Crisis Intervener – Mobile Crisis Team – Mental Health & Addictions

Job title: Crisis Intervener – Mobile Crisis Team – Mental Health & Addictions

Job description: Req ID: 136578
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Bayers Road Centre
Department: MHA CZ Mobile Crisis Intervention
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-Jul-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

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Responsibilities

The Crisis Intervener is responsible to deliver crisis support services to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis as well as community organizations and families/friends who are supporting them. The support includes triage of the caller to ascertain that the referral is appropriate and the severity of the crisis, clinical assessment of the client’s psychiatric or mental health status, the current situation, and risk of harm to self or others; to provide interventions, information, education and problem-solving facilitation that are culturally sensitive and nonjudgmental; referral and disposition to appropriate services either immediate or long-term as deemed necessary and advocacy on behalf of the client to obtain the required supports. The intervention strategies include crisis prevention (e.g. case conference, precise planning), intervention (full stages of intervention) and (e.g. follow up immediately after the crisis). The Crisis Intervener is required to provide consultation, education, liaising and advocacy services to community organizations and support persons as deemed appropriate. The Crisis Intervener is a licensed professional, accountable to their applicable Code of Ethics, who is able to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Social Work or Health Related discipline from a recognized university with up to date applicable licensure and NS Registration
• Two (2) years’ experience with a specific knowledge of mental health issues; knowledge of crisis intervention issues and ability to implement these interventions in order to achieve evidence based outcomes; knowledge of system related issues-community and government services and resources ability to achieve a degree of autonomous practice and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team required.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Suicide Intervention Training, Defensive Driving Certificate, CPR
• Working knowledge of the Hospitals Act as it pertains to Mental Health; Ability to complete Brief Psychiatric Assessment and Mental Status Exam; Basic Working Knowledge and Understanding of DSMIV
• Skills required to work effectively and safely through a combination of telephone and on -site assessment and intervention
• Sound Working knowledge of community resources and government legislation as it pertains to resources and client services
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Effective interpersonal, clinical and assessment skills
• Knowledge of community and government organizations, agencies and services
• Demonstrated knowledge of theory and practice of individual, family and community systems
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other team members and the community
• Knowledge and understanding of current social, health and community trends, which may impact on individuals accessing the MHMCT and the provision of service in general
• Ability to adhere to District and Service policies and procedures and guidelines when carrying out duties
• Demonstrates competent computer skills
• Must have a valid Nova Scotia Driver’s License
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Hours of Work

Long Assignment, Part Time (50%) Position; 37.5 hours bi-weekly

Approximately 12 Months

Dates are subject to change

Salary Information

$32.82 – $41.44 Hourly

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

​As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify.

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