Overview

Youth Clinician - Mental Health & Addictions

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Youth Clinician to join the Youth Intensive Case Management team in Powell River, BC. Apply today to join our team!

Responsibilities

- Provide services to children, youth and families including comprehensive psychosocial assessments and individual, group and family counselling.
- Develop, implement and adjust individualized treatment plans for youth with substance misuse issues and who often have mental health issues; establish trust with youth and engage them at their level of readiness for change.
- Provide screening and referral services including psychoeducation, family sessions and parent groups; determine appropriateness of request, client eligibility and availability of resources.
- Collaborate and consult with colleagues, school personnel consultative services and others.
- Attend and participate in meetings, develop linkages with other facilities, agencies and support groups, and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Education & Experience

- Master’s Degree in Behavioural Sciences or Social Work.
- Three (3) years’ recent, related experience providing counselling services including two (2) years’ providing skilled services to youth with mental health and addictions issues, or an equivalent combination of training, education and experience.
- Valid BC Drivers License. Local area travel may require the use of a personal vehicle.

Knowledge & Abilities

- Comprehensive understanding of child and youth mental health and addictions issues.
- Comprehensive knowledge of mental health and addictions services and treatment protocols based on bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to client care.
- Broad knowledge of bio-psycho-social-spiritual issues that may occur in response to changing mental health and addictions needs.
- Knowledge of Early Psychosis Intervention, Attachment Theory and Crisis Intervention and family systems theory.
- Broad knowledge of the normal growth and development of youth.
- Broad knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects).




- Broad knowledge of psychotherapeutic and counselling skills.
- Broad knowledge of school, and legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to client.
- Knowledge of First Nations issues with respect to youth addiction and protocols for working with First Nations Communities.
- Knowledge of School and School District policy around care of students and the responsibility of the Principal.
- Demonstrated ability to perform psychosocial assessments and provide treatment planning and care.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct risk assessments and provide treatment planning for youth with complex mental health and addiction issues.
- Demonstrated ability to establish programming to assist youth with accessing school and work opportunities using a rehabilitative approach.
- Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of theory and practice to a case management process.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with children and youth, and their families, educational personnel, service providers, colleagues, physician, and other health care staff, both one-on-one and in groups.
- Demonstrated listening and information seeking skills that promote communication and lead to a cooperative approach to problem solving within an interdisciplinary setting.
- Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve.
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict situations.
- Demonstrated ability to provide consultation and crisis intervention.
- Ability to operate related equipment.




- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Basic computer literacy to operate computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and e-mail software.

Other Information

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

Why join Vancouver Coastal Health?

- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

EEO Statement

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2025. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

📌 Youth Clinician - Mental Health & Addictions - Masters - Casual Pool (Powell River)
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
📍 Powell River