Mental Health Therapist Provincial

Job title: Mental Health Therapist Provincial

Job description: Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists to be part of the changing landscape of addiction and mental health services in the Central Zone. Access Addiction and Mental Health will be a single point of contact for AHS Addiction & Mental Health (AMH) services in central Alberta and will support Albertans who are looking to access services and programs, as well as provide system navigation support and general service information. As a member of the AAMH Intake Team, you will be responding to callers and conducting the tele-triage of addiction and mental health calls. Dependent on the nature of the call, you may be required to conduct a thorough screening and intake assessment to determine appropriate level of service required for the caller, enroll the caller into an AHS AMH service, advise of appropriate external community based services, provide immediate brief intervention and appropriately triage to services where necessary. As part of a virtual team providing expanded intake services for Central Zone community clinics in the days and evenings, you will be supporting clients across the age continuum, including clients in rural and remote areas. If you are ready to grow your career by expanding your intake skillsets and having an impact across the Central Zone, this could be the opportunity you have been searching for. Some in person and travel may be required for training and meetings as identified. This position is primarily virtual and the successful applicant can be located anywhere within the Central Zone.

Description:

As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to perform the restricted activity of psychosocial intervention utilizing a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, 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 Health Therapist Provin
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Department: RedDeer Mental ChildMental 86
• Primary Location: Red Deer Prov Bldg/Addic Srvs
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 26-NOV-2021
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 06-DEC-2021
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days/Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• 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:

Equivalent education and experience is defined as: Bachelor degree in Social Work with Psychosocial Intervention Authorization; Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy with experience in mental health assessment and intervention; Bachelor of Science in Nursing with experience in mental health assessment and intervention; Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Minimum of three (3) years within the last five (5) years providing mental health support, including conducting intakes and screenings for new or returning clients seeking services. Experience with Microsoft Office programs including Skype for Business. Experience providing support to clients regarding both addiction and mental health concerns. Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP. Required compliance with WHS Alternate Workplace Arrangement policy. Preferred Qualifications:

Experience providing support to clients through a telephony platform. Experience working on a virtual and/or geographically dispersed team. Experience providing crisis intervention. Comprehensive knowledge of addiction and mental health services in Central Alberta.

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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