Mental Health Therapist Staff

Position #: 075312

Expected Start Date: May 28, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: St. Joseph's Health Centre

City/Town: Ile-a-la-Crosse

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics&Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 224 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Mental Health Therapist - Staff $35.546 to $43.466

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Provides ongoing mental health and psychosocial client services. Services delivered include screening and assessing client needs and determining relevant treatment plans. Initiates or participates in community development initiatives, participating in PHC initiatives evaluation within site. Promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care. This will be done in accordance with organization mission statement, policies and procedures.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor degree in Social Work, Psychology or other health related discipline

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Written Communication Skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Verbal communication skills
• Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Apply ethical, culturally sensitive and legal principles in practice
• Awareness of current Mental Health and Addictions issues
• Ability to communicate in a First Nations language
• Provide culturally competent, client & family centered & strength based care
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to work independently in a self motivated manner & respond under pressure

Other Information

• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body
• For more information on the village of Ile-a-la-Crosse please visit https://sakitawak.ca/
• Ile-a-la-Crosse is located approximately 220 km north of Meadow Lake
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement