MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE WORKERS
$27.25 – $28.97/HOUR (BASED ON EXPERIENCE)
TEMPORARY (6 MONTHS) FULL-TIME POSITIONS
(70 HRS BI-WEEKLY, VARIABLE SCHEDULE)
THIS POSITION IS WITHIN OPSEU LOCAL 720 BARGAINING UNIT
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 26, 2022
Who we are!
Canadian Mental Health Association – Thunder Bay Branch is a nonprofit service provider working to ensure mental health services are available for all. CMHA Thunder Bay is committed to providing quality services for all of Northwestern Ontario residents where all staff strive to protect and promote mental health for all through healthy lifestyle and exemplary recovery focused approach improving upon each individual’s well-being.
What is the job?
The Mental Health Service Worker provides a range of supports to individuals who are being discharged from the Forensics Unit at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital and require supportive housing support to facilitate stable housing.
What will you do day to day?
- Ability to work with clients’ needs within a recovery framework.
- Ability to offer therapeutic life skills and recreational support to clients.
- Implement client-centred supports using a harm reduction approach.
- Knowledge of housing continuum, including supportive housing systems and addictions and related social services and how to access them.
- Routinely assessing client’s health for potential problems, and developing and implementing a plan with the client to address any health related concerns.
- Maintain relationships with local landlords and facilitate problem solving strategies that will help keep clients housed.
What do you bring to the job?
- Degree or Diploma in Social Sciences
- Minimum of one year or direct experience working with individuals serious and complex mental and physical health and addiction issues
- Experience working with or good working knowledge of local community agencies, landlords and housing providers.
- Ability to speak French is considered an asset
- Ability to travel and must have use of personal vehicle, valid Driver’s license and $2,000,000.00 liability
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Ability to travel and must have use of personal vehicle, Valid Driver’s license, and two million dollar liability
- Successful Completion of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) is required
What is in it for you?
- Competitive wages
- Opportunity to join a fast-paced, positive working environment where recognition and personal growth are highly valued
- Being a part of an organization which is “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” through Accreditation Canada
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume & three workplace supervisory references to: careers@cmha-tb.on.ca
CMHA Thunder Bay is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is fully accessible and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including those with a lived experience, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities.
Please make us aware of any known accommodation needs, if necessary.
We thank all candidates for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Full Covid-19 Vaccination Verification required subject to any contraindications that are medically supported.
NURSE PRACTITIONER – NEW OPPORTUNITY
FULL-TIME (40 HOURS, WEEKLY)
STARTING WAGE: $48.66 – $53.43/HOUR (BASED ON EXPERIENCE)
THIS POSITION IS WITHIN OPSEU LOCAL 720 BARGAINING UNIT
START DATE: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 19, 2022
Who we are!
Canadian Mental Health Association – Thunder Bay Branch is a nonprofit service provider working to ensure mental health services are available for all. CMHA Thunder Bay is committed to providing quality services for all of Northwestern Ontario residents where all staff strive to protect and promote mental health for all through healthy lifestyle and exemplary recovery focused approach improving upon each individual’s well-being.
What is the job?
To provide initial and ongoing assessment, treatment and evaluation for clients referred to CMHA. To ensure that standards of patient care are maintained according to the standards of practice within the College of Nurses of Ontario Registered Nurses in the Extended Class.
What will you do day to day?
The Nurse Practitioner shall assume responsibility and be evaluated for:
- Performs initial mental health assessment of clients, documenting in health record
- Prescribes, monitors and evaluates medication in treatment
- Order diagnostic testing for clients
- Refers clients to psychiatry services, relaying all pertinent information from assessment
- Develop, maintain and supervise psychopharmacologic and medical treatment and medication policies and procedures of Safe Bed program
- Maintain accurate and timely records
- Collaborate with consulting psychiatrist on appropriate treatment, advocating for the client, serving as primary liaison with psychiatry
- Collaborate with primary practitioners in shared care philosophy
- Provide education to staff as required
- Attend OTN appointments as required for district clients
- Comply with Nurse Practitioner practice standards as outlined by College of Nurses of Ontario
- Other duties as assigned
What do you bring to the job?
- Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP), Primary Health Nurse Practitioner (PHNCP), Master of Nursing/Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (MN/PHCNP), or related Nurse Practitioner Master’s Degree.
- Current registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario for Nurse Practitioner (Registered Nurses in the Extended Class), in good standing
- Up to date knowledge of psychiatric medications
- Training, knowledge and experience working with clients who have psychiatric illness, with particular emphasis on psychosis and concurrent disorders
- Knowledge of developmental issues and needs of young adults, their families, caregivers, and a sensitivity to the needs of indigenous clients
- Good communication, engagement, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
- Knowledge, skills, and experience, in integrating medical and recovery models of care with clients
- Ability to work collaboratively with, and knowledge of community resources, to support clients, families, caregivers, team members, hospital and community resources
- Computer skills using Microsoft Windows Outlook and Word
- Knowledge of screening tools used in psychiatric practice
- Knowledge and comprehension of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Child & Family Services Act. Substitute Decisions Act and Privacy legislation
- Current Police Clearance Certificate required
- Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle and $2,000,000 vehicle liability insurance
- Strong work ethic and emphatic to needs of clients with mental health issues
What is in it for you?
- Full medical and dental benefits upon completion of probation (CMHA pays 100% of benefit costs)
- Sick and vacation benefits
- Competitive wages
- Eligibility for participation in CMHA National Pension Plan
- Opportunity to join a fast-paced, positive working environment where recognition and personal growth are highly valued
- Being a part of an organization which is “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” through Accreditation Canada
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume & three workplace supervisory references to: hrdepartment@cmha-tb.on.ca
CMHA Thunder Bay is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is fully accessible and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including those with a lived experience, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities.
Please make us aware of any known accommodation needs, if necessary.
We thank all candidates for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Full Covid-19 Vaccination Verification required subject to any contraindications that are medically supported.
CRISIS RESPONSE WORKER – VARIOUS POSITIONS – FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY FULL-TIME, CASUAL- VARIABLE HOURS
STARTING RATE – $27.25/HOUR
THIS POSITION IS WITHIN OPSEU LOCAL 720 BARGAINING UNIT
START DATE: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
END DATE FOR TEMPORARY POSITION: MARCH 31, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 19, 2022
Who we are!
Canadian Mental Health Association – Thunder Bay Branch is a nonprofit service provider working to ensure mental health services are available for all. CMHA Thunder Bay is committed to providing quality services for all of Northwestern Ontario residents where all staff strive to protect and promote mental health for all through healthy lifestyle and exemplary recovery focused approach improving upon each individual’s well-being.
What is the job?
The Crisis Response Worker assists individuals experiencing a mental health crisis to resume community functioning. Specific responsibilities include information and referral assistance, crisis assessment, interventions and supports, brief crisis counselling and on site crisis intervention, emergency referrals, and follow-ups. The work of the Crisis Response worker is guided in practice to apply the principles of “Recovery” and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach Technology.
What will you do day to day?
- Adherence to all policies of Canadian Mental Health Association.
- Assisting individuals experiencing mental health crisis to resume community functioning.
- Provide telephone crisis assessment, brief telephone counseling, referrals and follow-up for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Respond and provide on-site crisis assessments, intervention and support to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Coordinate admission to the Crisis Safe Bed and to assist clients in accessing mental health specialists and/or local hospitals, as indicated.
- Provide Crisis support and to assist clients enrolled in the Crisis Safe Bed and develop Wellness Plans. Attend community appointments, and community referrals, as required.
- Determine the need for on-site crisis supports by the Mobile Response Team.
- Being part of a team assisting individuals to access mental health specialists and/or hospitals and to coordinate referrals, linkages, and follow-up to appropriate community support services.
- Maintain up-to-date client information and records in agency client records systems.
- Attend and contribute to Crisis Response Services Team meetings and other client-related meetings as required.
- Liaise with families and friends, mental health specialists, police, emergency service personnel, and Schedule 1 facilities to assist individuals requiring acute care admission under the Mental Health Act.
- Performs any other tasks related to the position as required.
What do you bring to the job?
- A post-secondary degree or diploma in the health or human services field, along with one year of mental health experience
- Applicants should demonstrate a good knowledge of community mental health and other social service resources and possess skills and experience in crisis assessment, intervention strategies, and crisis counselling/support
- Applicants should demonstrate a willingness to learn and actively participate in an extensive training program provided in the Crisis Response program
- The incumbent shall also have excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated understanding of personal space and the ability to role model healthy boundaries
- Ability to manage conflict and crisis situations
- Ability to communicate professionally with community agencies
- Cultural competence for diverse populations
- Personal qualities of empathy, understanding and patience
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Successful completion of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) is required
- Ability to speak French is considered an asset
- ASIST certification considered an asset
- You must be available for shift work and have a valid driver’s license
What is in it for you?
- Full medical and dental benefits upon completion of probation (for permanent full-time & part-time roles) CMHA pays 100% of benefit costs eligible employees
- Sick and vacation benefits for eligible employees
- Competitive wages
- Eligibility for participation in CMHA National Pension Plan
- Opportunity to join a fast-paced, positive working environment where recognition and personal growth are highly valued
- Being a part of an organization which is “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” through Accreditation Canada
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume & three workplace supervisory references to: careers@cmha-tb.on.ca
CMHA Thunder Bay is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is fully accessible and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including those with a lived experience, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities.
Please make us aware of any known accommodation needs, if necessary.
We thank all candidates for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Full Covid-19 Vaccination Verification required subject to any contraindications that are medically supported
Student Placements
We have filled all student summer placements/internships for 2022 but if you are interested in a placement or intern opportunity, interested students must contact: careers@cmha-tb.on.ca