Mental Health Clinician

Description:

As Mental Health Clinician, you will be part of a collaborative and multidisciplinary team that integrates an Indigenous worldview into its practice, honouring and respecting the values, beliefs, and customs of individuals, families, and communities, while also adhering to current best practices in the mental health field. You will provide trauma-informed care within a culturally safe environment that supports client healing and wellness, including consultation, intake, assessment, collaborative care planning, education, system navigation, and referrals — all delivered through a decolonizing lens. You recognize the intersectionality of each client and support their unique healing journey by tailoring treatment to meet their specific needs.

About You Education

• A Master’s degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or a related health discipline with a focus on mental health, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Advanced training in threat/risk assessment, trauma response, and brief intervention approaches (i.e. CBT, motivational interviews, SBTA).

Occupational Certification

• Current practicing registration with the applicable professional governing body in BC – i.e. a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), a Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), or a Registered Social Worker (RSW).
• A valid Class 5 BC driver’s license and willingness to submit a drivers abstract.

Experience

• 5–7 years of experience working within complex social systems.
• Min. 3 years of recent and relevant clinical mental health and addictions experience supporting children, youth, and/or adults.
• Min. 3 years of recent and relevant experience conducting assessments and providing trauma-informed interventions and post-vention services.
• Proven ability to deliver culturally safe mental health services in partnership with First Nations communities, utilizing holistic and decolonizing intervention techniques (i.e. somatic experiencing modalities, motivational interviewing).
• Care coordination experience in a multi-disciplinary team of internal and external partners is an asset.