Mental Health Therapist Staff

Position #: 100648

Expected Start Date: June 02, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Sandy Bay Health Centre

City/Town: Sandy Bay

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics&Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Mental Health Therapist - Staff $35.546 to $43.466

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Provides ongoing mental health and psychosocial client services. Services delivered include screening and assessing client needs and determining relevant treatment plans. Initiates or participates in community development initiatives, participating in PHC initiatives evaluation within site. Promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care. This will be done in accordance with organization mission statement, policies and procedures.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience working with clients and families coping with mental health disorders

Education

• Bachelor degree in Social Work, Psychology or other health related discipline

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Computer skills
• Counseling skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to conduct a suicide risk assessment with other health care providers
• Ability to create a risk management plan with other health care providers
• Ability to advocate on behalf of clients
• Knowledge and skill in mental health intervention methodologies.

Other Information

• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• HSAS seniority in the SHA will be considered under the selection criteria
• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body
• Sandy Bay is located approximately 191 km north of Flin Flon
• For more information on the village of Sandy Bay please visit https://www.peterballantyne.ca/sandy-bay/