Mental Health

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Job Title: Mental Health & Wellness CoordinatorStaff Bargaining Unit

Position Status: Temporary (12 months), Full-Time (35 hrs/wk)Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pmOSSTF

Location: Brampton, ON

Number of Positions: 1

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

A. Direct Student Support and Crisis Management 55%

• Act as point of contact for academic advisors, faculty, and student leaders working with students in distress.
• Updating and maintaining student records in accordance with PHIPA regulations
• Case management and brief solution-focused support
• Determining if there is a life‑threatening situation, risk of self-harm or harm to others
• and independently applying appropriate interventions
• Provide a timely, effective and skilled response to students who may be at risk to themselves, or may be agitated, distressed or anxious.
• Refer students to 24/7 community health supports for intervention as required, such as our student support program
• Provide support to students and the Student Success and Wellbeing team members when working with racialized, 2SLGBTQQIPAA students who require escalated mental health and wellness referrals and creating an environment of cultural safety.
• Implement student-centered, trauma-informed strategies for the purpose of supporting student wellness, reflective of the students' self-determined goals
• Maintain current knowledge and comprehensive understanding of relevant University policies, procedures, and practices, providing accurate information about wellness to students and the broader University community, including faculty and staff
• Engage in continual professional development and relevant learning to remain current and responsive in practice
• Support and advocate for students in order to foster academic success
• Collaborate and consult with key campus support services (e.g., Learning Centre & Accessibility Services, Student Success and Wellbeing, etc.) related to students’personal and academic needs and guide those students to the appropriate resources.

B. Program Coordination and Community Partnerships/Collaboration (35%)

• Develop relationships with various campus partners and community resources to foster support and engagement
• Lead the Mental Health Working Group and the Student Focus Groups.
• Manage student assistants and ambassadors as required.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external departments including SRSC, SKG, Makwa Waakaa’igan, AARC, SASA, AUSU, Student Life, etc to identify opportunities for community-based and alternative delivery of wellness education and training
• Collaborate with other Student Success staff, professionals, student leaders, and other stakeholders in broader student experience and student support programming on campus
• Participate constructively in relevant internal and external consultation meetings that support the overall work of the Wellness Team and benefit the University community
• Integrate strategies that reduce barriers for students to access mental health and wellness resources
• Coordinate student-driven institution-wide events or educational programs (e.g., Mental Health Awareness Month, World Suicide Prevention Day), and provide technical support or training to student organizations that participate in the planning of these activities.
• Research best practice models of mental health and well-being with post-secondary-aged populations.
• Conceptualize, develop, implement, deliver, and evaluate content related to resiliency, well-being, mental health, and harm reduction
• Collaborate on the development of resource materials and the delivery of wellness and health promotion outreach for staff, students, and faculty
• Assist in designing and facilitating training to student leaders and other key stakeholders across campus on various topics, including suicide prevention; the partnership for the mental health, health and wellness, well-being and safety of the campus community
• Assist in designing and facilitating learning workshops on various topi