Assessor Coordinator Degree

Position #: 9009572

Expected Start Date: March 16, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Swift Current Community Services

City/Town: Swift Current

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics&Programs - Centralized Intake

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Assessor Coordinator - Degree $36.721 to $44.902

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience working with mental health and addictions clients

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a health related discipline

Other Education and Training

• Registered/eligible registration with appropriate licensing body if applicable

Competencies

• Organizational skills
• Computer skills
• Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others as required
• Knowledge in clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with policies/procedures of SHA/MHAS/ED
• Initiative in organizing work in accordance with departmental procedures
• Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
• Ability to clearly articulate assessment findings 
• Knowledge of provincial human service org, resources and referral procedures
• Knowledge in principles, programs and practices in community mental health care
• Ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external contacts.
• Trained in current ASIST suicide risk assessment model
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy is required of assigned responsibility
• Ability to plan/organize/coordinate with other multidisciplinary team members
• Knowledge of motivational interviewing
• Knowledge in addictions screening, assessment tools and procedures
• Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure 
• Ability to teach & train a variety of users in workshop and individual sessions
• Understands Mental Health Services Act, forms, policies & procedures of SHA/MHAS
• Applied knowledge of drugs abuse and their effects during use and withdrawal
• Demonstrated knowledge in the area of assessment and referral coordination
• Demonstrated knowledge of youth and adult Mental Health & Addiction treatments
• Ability to complete case management assessments, follow-up and treatment
• Applied knowledge of Suboxone/Methadone/Sublocade assisted recovery programs
• Knowledge in Transtheoretical model of change
• Knowledge of Health Information Protection Act and other legislation.
• Has demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Knowledge in community resources and services in the clinical area

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Swift Current please visit http://www.swiftcurrent.ca/