Mental Health Navigator

2 months ago


Ottawa, Canada Somerset West Community Health Centre Full time

Job Posting

Position Title: Mental Health Navigator

Classification: Mental Health Navigator

Department: Primary Health Care (PHC)

Reporting to: Manager, Ottawa Newcomer Health Centre

Position Type: Term 0.4 FTE (2 days/week)** ASAP until - March 31, 2024**

Pay Band: $26.20- $31.56
- _________________________________________

**About SWCHC and ONHC**

Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) is a non-profit, community-governed organization that serves over 16 thousand clients annually. We provide a wide range of health care services such as primary health care, health promotion, community development, mental health, and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve.

We make our work meaningful for our community by striving to ensure that our team reflect the community we serve.

We work within an anti-racism, anti-oppression framework that acknowledges systemic racism exists and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.

ONHC is a proud program of SWCHC that provides healthcare, offers timely, coordinated and culturally appropriate health and social services to newcomers. Our approach to care is through a health equity lens with a focus on addressing the social determinants of health to improve the lives and wellbeing of our clients.

**Position Description**

**Position Requirements**

**Education**
- Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Member of a recognized college

Professional Experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience in a community setting with emphasis on crisis intervention, practical assistance and case coordination
- Minimum 3 years experience working with marginalized and diverse client populations, specifically with refugees and immigrants

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Awareness of acts or legislation that governs practices: Workplace Hazardous Material

Information System (WHMIS), Child Protection Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), Mental Health Act, Principles of routine practices (universal precautions)
- Knowledge of social determinants of health, mental health promotion and prevention
- Awareness related to cultural competence
- Experience with crisis counseling
- Ability to provide system navigation support
- Good awareness and knowledge of local community resources and services
- Good understanding and knowledge of culturally sensitive care and interventions
- Community mental health experience
- Knowledge and comfort with a harm reduction approach
- Commitment to strength-based philosophy and practice
- Assessment and intervention skills; sound judgment
- Ability to provide basic education to individuals and families
- Working in a collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
- Excellent communication skills, able to bridge gap between clients and service providers and service agencies
- Ability to coordinate case conferences of professionals from various disciplines and family/significant others
- Ability to provide client advocacy

Language Capability
- Fluency in English is required
- Fluency in French, Arabic, Dari, and Pashtu is highly desirable
- Fluency in any other languages is an asset

*** It is the policy of SWCHC to require COVID-19 immunization for all employees, volunteers, students, and contractors, including those who work offsite with the following exceptions: Persons with a medical reason that prevents them from being vaccinated against COVID-19; Persons with other reasonable considerations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code that restrict them from being vaccinated against Covid 19 vaccination.**
- Somerset West Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who values the diversity of individuals in our programs and services._



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