Mental Health Worker

The Assertive Community Treatment Team is looking for a Mental Health Worker to join their team. The Mental Health Worker provides advocacy and support services to clients and families affected by mental illness.

Requirements

• Degree in one of the behavioral sciences (e.g., social work, psychotherapy) and/or an acceptable combination of education/training and experience.
• 3-5 years working with people diagnosed with severe and persistent psychiatric illness.
• Experience in providing community-based mental health services including crisis intervention, group work, referral, and advocacy.
• Clinical skills: ability to provide psychoeducational and therapeutic mental health services to families of clients.
• Thorough knowledge of and proficiency in current community mental health assessment and intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of mental illness from a bio-psycho-social perspective and experience working with clients with complex mental health issues.
• Must have strong commitment and belief towards a client centered practice and nonjudgmental attitude; ability to establish supporting and trusting relationships with personal experiencing mental health issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Administrative skills: completing reports and maintaining client records; working in a computerized (Windows) environment.
• Requirement to work regularly scheduled day, evening, and weekend shifts as well as scheduled on call shifts.
• English essential; Bilingualism and other languages an asset.
• Valid Ontario Driver’s license, access to a dependable vehicle in safe working order and appropriate insurance coverage.

Benefits

• 4 weeks vacation plus other leave entitlements
• Extended Group Health benefits
• Flexible Health & Wellness Spending Account
• HOOPP