Service Navigation Specialist

3 weeks ago


Winnipeg, Canada Canadian Mental Health Association MB & Wpg Full time

The Canadian Mental Health Association Manitoba and Winnipeg, is part of a 100-year-old nation-wide non-profit organization that promotes the mental health of Canadians and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
- Why Choose CMHA Manitoba and Winnipeg?_

For a great work/life balance

For career development

For our comprehensive group benefits plan, including extended health, life insurance, and long-term disability coverage

For our CAPB pension plan

For the opportunity to work with a talented team who are passionate and dedicated to mental health recovery and well-being.

**The Opportunity**

Winnipeg School Division (WSD) and Huddle have partnered for a pilot project involving the hiring of three Service Navigation Specialists. One WSD Service Navigation Specialist will be located in each Huddle site located within the WSD catchment, including Huddle Broadway, lead by CMHA Manitoba and Winnipeg.

**Partners**

Winnipeg School Division

WSD is recently celebrated 150 years of learning and has 78 schools, 29,593 students and 4,573 full-time employees. Its purpose is to provide a learning environment that fosters the growth of each student’s potential and provide equitable opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for meaningful participation in a global and diverse society.

Huddle

The Manitoba Youth Hubs Initiative sites are included under the new Huddle brand and bring multiple health and community service partners together to provide easy-to-find, inclusive and welcoming wrap-around supports to Manitobans aged 12 to 29 and to their families. Huddle sites bridge Indigenous and Western models of health care, employment and mental health and addictions services to better serve diverse youth and their communities. The Huddle Backbone team, supported by United Way of Winnipeg works in partnership with the lead agencies for each site.

**The Position**

The Service Navigation Specialist offers WSD schools a direct link to the supports available at Huddle Broadway. They are a direct resource and contact for School Support Teams - including Elders, Principals, Vice Principals, School Counsellors, IERTs/ Resource Teachers, Clinicians, Community / Intercultural Support Workers, Indigenous Graduation Support Teachers, other support staff. They are also a direct support for the school community, parents/ guardians, and family members.

The Service Navigation Specialist welcomes and engages with youth, caregivers, and families to facilitate connections to recovery-oriented supports and services in the mental health and addictions systems. This happens by providing accurate and timely information, performing assessments, identifying, and developing plans to overcome barriers, making appropriate referrals, and ensuring service linkages with mental health and addictions supports.

**The Responsibilities**
- Support school communities and caregivers to access supports in the areas of counselling, mental health / addictions, employment services and primary medical care, bridging school, community and home;
- Form a strong collaborative relationship with each Huddle site;
- Directly link the Huddle services with Winnipeg School Division school support teams;
- Ongoing communication and education to Winnipeg School Division Support teams on Huddle Services and part of the communication strategy (website, social media platforms, newsletters, staff meetings, meet the teacher) to ensure all WSD school communities and caregivers are aware of the Service Navigation Specialist and Huddle;
- Collaborate with all levels of Winnipeg School Division administration, departments and school communities to identify needs and work with Huddle to co-create supports (for instance newcomer mental health supports);
- Identify opportunities to bring Huddle services into a variety of schools to remove the barrier to access;
- Provide outreach and have a strong presence within Winnipeg School Division schools;
- Identify and collaborate with previously established youth run school leadership groups (GSAs, Sources of Strength groups, cultural groups);
- Work within families and community systems as required to consult, provide education and navigate supports;
- Link with other agencies as required for advocacy or support;
- Provide professional development opportunities to Winnipeg School Divisions staff, students and caregivers as required on resource awareness, information, and events;
- Work with the Huddle and Winnipeg School Division to eliminate barriers to services; (including transportation, hours of operation);
- Collect data on service navigation interventions, connecting with students, families and schools, and measure outcomes and impact from service delivery model.

The Service Navigator Specialists will work within a number of overlapping teams: Huddle Broadway team; WSD School Support Teams (Principal/ Vice Principal, Counsellor/ Resource, Clinicians and others); H


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