Substance Use Clinician - Bachelors

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $44.85 - $56.02 / hour.

Join Our Team as a Clinician for Community Mental Health & Substance Use! Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in mental health and substance use services? We’re looking for dedicated professionals to join our dynamic team as a Clinician for Community Mental Health.

• Qualifications:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling, Counselling Psychology or other relevant related discipline.
• Experience:
  
  Two (2) years’ recent, related experience working with clients and families with, or affected by, mental illness and substance use disorders, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will also be considered.

To learn more about our MHSU programs and services, read employee insights, and current job vacancies, please visit Fraser Health MHSU.

As a member of the designated Community Mental Health & Substance Use Services or Integrated Response team, you will support engagement, care coordination and system navigation across substance use & mental health services, local service areas, and regional and provincial services, with an emphasis on reducing barriers to enter/re-enter the system of care and facilitating timely treatment and rapid re-engagement of clients where appropriate and feasible.

You will provide client- and family-centered care through a trauma-informed approach and evidence-informed practice to individuals and families with and affected by serious and persistent mental disorders and alcohol and drug addictions. As a clinician in a shared-team model, you will provide initial screening, intake, client assessment, treatment recommendations and plans, determine referral needs, follow-up support, group education, liaison with community resources for specialized services, counsel clients, and outreach as required;

where assigned to Aftercare services, you may be designated as the "most responsible clinician" for specific clients dependent on the client's primary needs.

You will maintain respect for client dignity and maximum client self-determination and independence in provision of services. You may participate in local committees and internal and external case conferences. You may develop and deliver in-services, presentations and training to clients, families and caregivers. You may participate in process improvement activities and follow clinical and customer best practices. You may be required to work at more than one location and/or on an outreach basis to engage with clients within their own environment and community.

• Performs initial screening of referrals to determine appropriate treatment based on client needs, urgency of request and best practices.
• Supports the intake process and assesses client needs by gathering information via phone or other methods; conducts initial assessment of client mental health and substance use status and risk; collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to determine best approach to care and assess the need for emergent crisis intervention.
• Provides individual, group, and family support using a variety of interviewing, supportive counseling, and assessment methods; shares responsibility for workload to manage cases, formulate recovery plans and goals, provide crisis intervention, assist with home visits, run groups, and outreach as required.
• Provides first level intervention and support until formal treatment or further assessment can be conducted (e.g., short-term brief interventions, follow-up, monitoring, and evaluating treatment outcomes).
• Provides treatment/support and case management for complex situations including people in crisis; delivers individual and…