Mental Health Coordinator

5 months ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Ontario Native Women's Association Full time

**_**Indigenous Women are encouraged to apply. First preference will be given to all qualified Indigenous applicants.**_**

**Why make ONWA your career choice?**

**_
Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change. ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:_**
- Competitive salaries
- Generous paid vacation time
- Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
- Additional paid stat and civic holidays
- 35-hour work week
- Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision, and EAP. All premiums are covered by the employer.
- Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
- Competitive Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid sick days
- Paid cultural/personal wellness days
- Paid summer wellness days
- Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
- Ongoing professional development.
- Possible reimbursement on a portion of cell phone and internet expenses
- Remote/hybrid work offered for various positions

**VISION**:
At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honor the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally, and internationally for generations to come.

**SCOPE**:
The **Mental Health Coordinator** will provide specialized mental health assessment and treatment services to Indigenous women and their families. The Mental Health Coordinator will provide training and capacity building within ONWA and the community to address mental health and addictions. Specialized services also include community development, consultation, coordination of educational/informational sessions. The Mental Health Coordinator will provide wholistic approaches that meet the needs of Indigenous Women and their families in a trauma informed, gender-based framework to ensure client centered approaches to mental health and addictions.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but a minimum two-year Social Work Diploma with a combination of 3 years’ experience advocating and supporting Indigenous women and/or Indigenous families.
- Minimum three years clinical experience working in mental health services, with responsibility for providing community based mental health and addiction services.
- In-depth understanding of psychological, social, and cognitive development.
- Experience working with Indigenous populations in mental health and substance misuse issues.
- Strong understanding of behavioral, emotional, and mental health wellness, diagnosis, and disorders of Indigenous women and their families (including children and youth).
- Ability to provide evidence-based counselling support services.
- Awareness of the recent, historical, and intergenerational trauma that Indigenous women and their families may have experienced, including the psychological, neurological, physiological, social, and spiritual impact of trauma.
- Understanding of the principles of cultural trauma-informed care and wise practices in providing trauma-informed care.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills and an ability to follow through on assigned duties independently with strict deadlines.
- Professional ethics and approaches to resolve ethical dilemmas in the work with community members.
- Proven ability to provide training and education workshops on a variety of topics to address mental health wellness and substance misuse.
- Proficient working knowledge of MS Office Software, internet, and general office equipment.
- Ability to travel.
- Reliable vehicle, appropriate vehicle insurance coverage and valid Ontario “G” class driver’s license.
- Current, valid vulnerable sector criminal records check. Valid 1st Aid/CPR.
- A cellular phone and internet access are required within this position.
- Must be willing and able to work a flexible working from home arrangement if required. This may include a combination of virtual remote work in your home and in office arrangements. This will be based on operational needs and will be determined by the ONWA.
- Ability to speak an Indigenous Language is considered an asset.
- _ONWA is committed on implementing measures to protect its community members, staff, and other stakeholders from COVID-19. As a result, ONWA has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy. Exemptions will be made for those with a valid medical exemption; proof of the exemption will be required_
- As Indigenous leaders, ONWA is continuing full operations including hiring, while working from home, as supporting our community members is a priority. ONWA is scheduling all interviews, and providing all training, onboarding, and orientation for new employees, through the use of virtual tools. We will continue to accommodate remote and home-based work arrangements in an effort to keep our ONWA employees healthy

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