Community Mental Health Worker – Child and Adolescent
Health Careers Manitoba
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: St. Pierre-Jolys • 🇨🇦 Canada
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About the role
- Provide psychosocial assessment, consultation, evidence-informed counselling intervention and psychosocial rehabilitation.
- Assist individuals/families to maximize independence, self-responsibility, and promote personal wellness, community integration, and social justice.
- Apply case management functions focusing on functional assessment and skill development, relapse prevention, and rehabilitation.
- Work in an integrated team approach, within a framework of mental health clinical practice, including consultation, assessment, therapeutic interventions, and evidence-based treatment.
Requirements
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience providing evidence-based therapy to children and adolescents, 3-5 years preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years supervised counselling experience.
- Experience and training in trauma informed care, Brief Treatment models, CBT, DBT, etc.
- Experience in providing mental health services for adults or children and adolescents or adults with serious mental illnesses, or senior’s mental health.
- Experience in completing psychosocial assessments and mental status examinations.
- Active license and registration to practice as required by professional association and provincial legislation.
- Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST).
Benefits
- Services in English and French in designated program/service areas
- Ongoing education and competency maintenance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
psychosocial assessmentevidence-informed counsellingcase managementfunctional assessmentskill developmentrelapse preventiontrauma informed careCBTDBTpsychosocial rehabilitation
Soft skills
independenceself-responsibilitypersonal wellnesscommunity integrationsocial justiceteamworkconsultationtherapeutic interventionsevidence-based treatment
Certifications
active licenseregistration to practiceCertificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)