Mental Health Therapist

Job title: Mental Health Therapist

Job description: Your Opportunity:

This Mental Health Therapist position offers balance of work and play. Located in beautiful Jasper, this generalist position is temporary for a year and will provide consultation to the hospital, receive crisis walk-ins, and carry a caseload of children and youth. Clinical supervision for CAP and ACSW Provisionals provided at no charge with a signed return for service agreement.

Description:

As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

• Classification: Mental Hlth Therapist CH/AS/NL
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Department: NZ HINTON CHC MH PC Clinics
• Primary Location: JasperHlth Ctr/Comm/MentalHlth
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 23-MAY-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 02-JUN-2022
• Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $39.42
• Maximum Salary: $52.36
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of one of the following programs: master’s degree in Psychology; master’s degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; master’s degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; master’s degree in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; Active or eligible for registration with the applicable regulatory college. Additional Required Qualifications:

Must be skilled at maintaining confidentiality and understand the nuances of small town living and dealing with dual relationships. Skilled at assessing, crisis triage, and working with children and their families. Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-cultural exposure will be valued assets.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.

Hiring Requirements:

The following must be provided prior to your first day of work:

Security Screening: Satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

COVID-19 Immunization: Proof of full immunization against COVID-19. Full immunization status is achieved when 14 days have passed after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine, or the first dose of a single-dose vaccine. See our for additional information.

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