Trauma Informed Care Specialist

4 weeks ago

Winnipeg, Canada Neecheewam Inc. Full time

**Date Posted**:February 23, 2024

**Position**:Trauma Informed Specialist (Mental Health Clinician)

**Hours**:Full-Time, 40 hours bi-weekly

**Location**:Eagle Embracing You

**Hourly Wage**: $29.94-$38.72

**Annual Salary**: $62,275.20- $80,537.60

**JOB SUMMARY**

The Neecheewam Trauma Informed Specialist reports to the Program Manager and is responsible for providing support to individuals and groups. They will assume a leadership role in assessment, treatment planning, staff education, responding to crisis, and documentation. The Trauma Informed Specialist demonstrates a commitment to holistic practice that focuses on trauma-informed care and increasing competencies. The Trauma Informed Specialist works within a multi-disciplinary team providing collaborative support to self-referred female identifying youth between the age of 13 - 17 who may be struggling with mental health and substance-use concerns and who are at-risk of, or currently being sexually exploited. The Trauma Informed Specialist demonstrates a commitment to holistic practice that focuses on trauma-informed care.

Duties and responsibilities are carried out within a trauma-informed and relational framework that promotes Neecheewam’s models of care including Therapeutic Conflict Solutions, Daily Life Events, and the Circle of Courage® values. All duties are performed within a team environment that focuses on establishing collaborative and trusting relationships with one another and with program participants, while providing culturally competent services and ensuring client safety, choice and control.

**MISSON**: Our mission is to provide healing lodges where the seven sacred teachings (love, respect, courage, humility, wisdom, honesty, and truth) are the path to wholeness.

**VISION**:The strength of our communities is restored through the wellbeing of our children.

Our vision will be accompanied by:
a) Working in harmony with community-based programming and support services including public schools, youth justice, and mental health.

b) Recognizing, honouring, and promoting our children’s and youth’s Indigenous heritage and identity, in both traditional and contemporary ways of life.

c) Encouraging and supporting the children and youth we work with in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and confidence to transition into responsible, productive adults.

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Use evidence-based, strengths-based, trauma, resilience and culturally informed holistic, youth and family-centered practices
- Provide individual and group therapy as required
- Provide ongoing case management and support to current and past residents
- Use a wide range of assessment/learning and listening tools to engage residents
- Monitor resident goals and outcomes through ongoing assessment and documentation
- Liaise with community agencies regarding issues relevant to client needs and identify and develop partnerships in the community
- Provide consultation and clinical oversight to staff regarding specific therapeutic service
- Provide ongoing education to staff around assessment tools and clinical practices
- Participate in mental health program planning and development within the team
- Provide follow-up and transitional services to past participants (required to travel within city limits and rural Manitoba)
- Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge on mental health and addictions supports/services throughout the Province of Manitoba, along with the development of close working relationships with these resources and service providers
- Deliver targeted education as determined by program priorities around mental health, addictions, coping skills, healthy relationships, life skills, etc. Example: therapeutic groups and supports
- Maintain awareness and understanding of current Mental Health legislation and Privacy legislation

**EDUCATION**
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a Social Science, plus a minimum of 5 years of supervised experience in a counselling environment orPreferred Education of Master’s Level Degree in a Social Science, plus a minimum of 4 years of supervised experience in a counselling environment
- Knowledge and appreciation of the Indigenous Culture, Traditions and Seven Sacred Teachings. Strong knowledge of the issues affecting our children, families, and communities.
- Knowledge of the impacts of colonization and intergenerational trauma.
- Required to be registered with the appropriate regulatory body
- Additional training and/or experience in any/all of the following would be considered an asset: Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Addictions, EMDR, Group therapy, Family Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy

**SKILLS**
- Knowledge and experience working with people with complex trauma and cooccurring mental health and addictions issues
- Strong counselling skills and experience working with high-risk or vulnerable populations
- Strong working k

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