Indigenous Mental Health

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Full time

**Employment Opportunity**: Indigenous Mental Health & Wellness Counselor (Designated Position)

**Location**: Halifax, NS

**Salary Range**: $67, 000/ per year

**Employment Term: 1 year contract with options for annual renewal**, Full time hours (35 hours/ week),

**Reports To**: IMHW Program Manager

**General Description**:
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is centrally located in the urban Indigenous community of Halifax and is looking for **(1) Indigenous Mental Health & Wellness Counselor (IMHWC).**

The IMHWC provides a wide range of therapeutic services to urban Indigenous community members. This position is responsible for screening, assessments, evaluation, and intervention. The role requires a high degree of independent practice, excellent assessment skills, and cultural knowledge to develop and implement a plan of care which may include both individual and group interventions and provide ongoing evaluation to monitor community members outcomes.

The incumbent will need to be able to work well in a team-oriented atmosphere. This position requires community based short-term support with a two eyed seeing approach in accessing therapeutic services. Dignity of care will be client focused in areas specified by the client.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensure the program delivery is congruent with the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s mission, vision and philosophy.
- Assess behaviour, emotional and cognitive needs, counsel clients, and provide therapy
- Plan, organize and facilitate cultural healing circles, and/or other group interventions for Indigenous community members
- Provide mental health & wellness support from a culturally trauma informed approach and embody the principles of Two-Eyed Seeing/Etuaptmumk
- Connect clients to community cultural resources, supports, and meaningful activities as required.
- Plan interventions, programs, and conduct program evaluation.
- Ensure confidentiality of the community members and information is maintained.
- Deliver presentations, workshops and promote spiritual, mental, emotional, physical wellbeing
- Work collaboratively with a diverse team
- Provide consultation services to government and organizations
- Utilize and maintain the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s (MNFC) database to track community cultural mental health support work.
- Commit to the development of the MNFC and participate in internal committees, projects and activities.
- Work collaboratively with all team members and partnering organizations to achieve desired excellent service and outcomes.
- May perform other related duties as assigned.

Specified Skills:

- Interest in the social welfare of others and motivated to help others
- Patience, excellent interpersonal skills
- Bachelors with significant experience working with trauma informed care
- Understanding of two eyed seeing practices and Indigenous ways of seeing and knowing
- Excellent verbal, written skills
- Leadership, reasoning, ethics, and decision-making skills are a necessity

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree with significant experience.
- Registration (or eligibility with the applicable provincial licensing body)
- Comprehensive understanding of Indigenous, women’s, trans gender, poverty, trauma, and homelessness issues, and their root causes.
- Demonstrated understanding of two-eyed seeing approaches to mental well-being.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Varied shifts depending on the need of community members.
- Reliable means of transportation (must own a working vehicle).
- Experience using Microsoft Office (word, excel, outlook, access, power point).
- Core Competency Training: Mental Health First Aid, ASIST and NVCI.
- Required Vulnerable Sector Check & Child Abuse Registrar must be provided prior to start of position.
- **This position is designated for people with Indigenous Ancestry, please self identify**

**Application Deadline: April 9th, 2024**

**_Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel working within this job title._**

**_The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is an equal opportunity employer; and complies with all fair employment practices laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free form unlawful discrimination and harassment and prohibit the same against employees, applicants or other covered persons by co-workers, supervisors, managers, or third parties based on a person’s race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, veterans status, disability unrelated to job requirements, ethnicity, genetic information, military service, political affiliation, marital status and pregnancy or other protected status._**

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