Salary: As per MGEU Prof Tech Collective Agreement

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide secure, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

This text is available in French upon request/Ce profil de poste est disponible en français sur demande. E-mail [email protected].

Position Overview

The Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW) is a regulated health provider who provides mental health services to residents of Southern Health-Santé Sud (SH-SS). As a member of an interdisciplinary team, the incumbent provides a broad range of mental health services to clients and their families that are based on principles of recovery, empowerment, and self-determination. Services are evidence-based, time-limited, goal-oriented, change-focused interventions, therapies, and/or consultations that are based on informed consent, voluntary participation and within individual capacity. The CMHW requires a comprehensive knowledge base about trauma informed psychiatric care, evidence-based therapies and the ability to possess and integrate into practice crisis management and suicide intervention skills.





Community Mental Health Worker - Youth Huddle specific duties

The Youth & Young Adult Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW) provides accessible, recovery-oriented mental health and addictions support to youth and young adults (12-29 years) experiencing mild to moderate mental health and/or substance use concerns. Working within Southern Health-Santé Sud and the Youth Huddle Integrated Youth Services (IYS) framework, supported by United Way, the CMHW delivers early intervention and short-term supports in collaboration with health system, community, and social service partners.

The role is grounded in youth-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practice, with a strong focus on reducing barriers to care and supporting continuity across services. The CMHW works to the full scope of practice and engages in ongoing education and maintains competency congruent with SH-SS policies, professional standards of practice, the appropriate college and code of ethics and the Regulated Health Professions Act. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of SH-SS.

Experience

- Minimum of two (2) years' experience providing evidence-based mental health and addictions counselling to youth and adults. 3-5 years preferred.




- Advanced level of practice in clinical assessment and treatment models including individual (youth and adult), family and group therapy interventions.
- Experience in providing clinical assessment and case formulation, mental status examinations, psychotropic medications, psychopathology, substance use and dependency, individual/group/systems intervention.
- Experience and training in trauma informed care, Brief Treatment models, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, etc.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

- Graduate of an accredited post-secondary education in Health-Related Social Sciences (e.g. BSW, BScMH, OT, MACP, BScPN, BN, RPN). Other relevant educational qualifications and experience may be considered.
- Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) or equivalent.
- Masters degree an asset - qualified as a Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist (MOT), Clinical Social Worker (MSW), Family Therapist (MFT), Masters of Counselling Psychology (MACP); or equivalent.
- Enrollment and/or completion of the Applied Counselling Certificate Program: Specialization in Addictions or its equivalent considered an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

- Active license and registration to practice as required by professional association and provincial legislation.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver's license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.

Qualifications And Skills

- Advanced mental health psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of appropriate evidence informed therapeutic counseling models, approaches and interventions.
- Knowledge and understanding of the range of mental disorders, substance use disorders and co-occurring presentations as per DSM V,

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