Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone
Location: Labrador Health Centre

Mental Health & Addictions Outreach Counsellor - Social Worker I
Labrador Grenfell Zone - Goose Bay
Temporary Full-time
56204TMP

Hours 75 hours Bi-weekly; variable shifts.
Salary CG-39 of the NAPE-HP salary scales $37.94 - $42.46 per hour, plus the applicable Labrador Allowance
Competition Number VAC0002370
Posted Date 2024-10-17
Closing Date Open until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications
Reporting to the Manager of Mental Health and Addictions, the primary purpose of this position is to provide specialized mental health and addiction services to individuals, families, and groups, providing outreach to community members in various settings. The position will include working with and coordinating services of a harm reduction team. The incumbent works within a multidisciplinary team setting, and in addition to clinical/outreach services, works with other team members to develop and deliver health promotion and other educational sessions in the community. The successful candidate will work closely with Indigenous governments within the Central Labrador Region, including Nunatsiavut Government and members of Innu Nation. The outreach counsellor will primarily work out of office space that will be provided in a community setting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Social Work preferred; other health professionals will be considered
• Experience in mental health/addictions, including individual, family and group counselling
• Experience working with indigenous populations
• Experience in the development and delivery of education and training programs
• Experience and training in crisis intervention, suicide intervention and community trauma response
• The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.

Duties: (Included but not limited to)

• Provides outreach services to vulnerable members of the community and works in collaboration with the harm reduction team
• Works closely with vulnerable members of the community who experience houselessness and other societal barriers; provides support with system navigation
• Completes accurate and timely clinical documentation through the Client Referral Management System
• Utilizing a community development approach, work with community agencies to identify and respond to addictions/mental health needs
• Develops and facilitates linkages between regional and community-based resources and identified community mental health/addictions needs
• Provides consultative services to and works in cooperation with health care providers and a variety of Provincial and Federal Government Departments to provide an addictions/mental health and psychosocial components of intervention, education, and prevention programs
• Facilitates educational and training sessions as required
• As a member of the Regional Mental Health & Addictions Services team, provides supports to the other members of the interdisciplinary team, which may include providing coverage and/or travelling to various parts of the region to assist with service delivery
• Maintains a specialized level of knowledge and skill pertaining to adolescent addictions/mental health treatment and education /prevention programming
• Participates in service planning as part of the interdisciplinary team
• Participates in clinical supervision and continuous quality improvement
• When necessary, will carry a small clinical caseload
• Other related duties as required.