Mental Health Clinician

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Take a Hike Foundation Full time

**Mental Health Clinician - Vancouver**:
Are you passionate about youth, mental health, and the outdoors?

THE OPPORTUNITY
Each Take a Hike program has one full-time Mental Health Clinician to support vulnerable youth in changing their lives. The Mental Health Clinician will work regular classroom hours on designated Take a Hike school days, typically 5 days a week, and will accompany the team on all the land-based learning days (once a week).

This role requires full participation in weekly out days as well as multi-day wilderness trips; typically, 1-2 multi-day trips per year ranging in length from 2 to 5 days. We are seeking a Mental Health Clinician who is an adventurer at heart and truly values the positive impact of spending time in nature; someone who recognizes that impactful therapeutic breakthroughs can happen outside of an office setting, perhaps in a canoe or on a mountaintop.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
- Individual psychotherapy with youth during school hours
- Family therapy sessions to support parents / guardians of youth
- Group psychotherapy sessions addressing relevant youth issues
- Participate in all parts of the program including planning, creating group safety and belonging, multi-day camping trips, volunteering, and events
- Liaise with the entire staff team, and external agencies that can provide additional support to youth
- Build relationships with school district and community partners to ensure Take a Hike’s success within the community
- Support intake and facilitate youth assessments and data collection
- Contribute to organizational design and processes to ensure fidelity and alignment across programs

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

**Education and Experience**:

- Master’s in Counselling Psychology, Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy or Master’s in Social Work with a clinical focus.
- Registered member of B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors or a Certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- Minimum 20 hour remote or wilderness first aid certification
- Experience with youth and people in crisis and confident with group facilitation processes
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**:

- Comfort with attachment-based and trauma-informed therapeutic models of support
- Knowledge of or experience with couples and family therapy
- Collaborative team player, able to establish and maintain positive working relationships
- Must be comfortable in the outdoors, able to care for self and others regardless of the weather and conditions
- Physically able and comfortable in the outdoors (including hiking and water-based activities), able to care for self and others regardless of the weather and conditions
- Ability and skills to camp overnight on self-propelled outdoor experiences
- Above all, a passion for supporting vulnerable youth

TERMS AND COMPENSATION
This is a full time, permanent position located in Vancouver, BC with an ideal start date of August 2024. We offer a salary of 75K-85K, commensurate with experience, based on a 37.5-hour work week with generous benefits that include:

- 100% employer paid benefits including extended health and dental
- Disability and Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching
- Health Spending Account
- Generous vacation time
- Professional development budget and training opportunities
- This position is located in Vancouver, BC.

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