Immediate Intervention Specialist

**Support your community. Advance your career. Fulfill your purpose**

Joining the Canadian Mental Health Association - Peel Dufferin Branch means you’ll be part of something meaningful. For starters, we’re honored to have received the Canadian Non-Profit Employer of Choice Award for our efforts to help people live better. Providing support and services to those who live with mental illness and addictions, we’re committed to increasing awareness and addressing the stigma surrounding mental health. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to create a diverse organization that represents the communities we serve - and the people we help.

**What we offer**

As a community-based agency, we’re dedicated to the mental, physical, and social health of everyone - including our team members. That’s why we’re proud to offer a total rewards package that helps our team members balance their professional and home life. You’ll also be empowered to keep learning new skills and reaching your goals - from developing a career growth plan to participating in training sessions. We’re also honored to have received the Canadian Non-Profit Employer of Choice Award.
- In addition to EAP, we offer our contract team members some perks that stand out:_
- 2 weeks accrued vacation
- Accrued personal days
- Ongoing professional development plus $250 annual funding (pro-rated) for continuing education and certifications
- $250 annual allowance (pro-rated) to invest in achieving your personal wellness goals
- Mileage reimbursement and car detailing for work-related travel

**Salary band: $54,863 to $65,684 annually**

We are currently seeking a **full-time contract** **Immediate Intervention Specialist **for our Dufferin Bolton Caledon Multi-Disciplinary team. Reporting to the Program Manager, the **Immediate Intervention Specialist i**s the first point of client contact at CMHA PD and will determine how to best serve clients using a stepped care approach. The position will complete all necessary assessments to better understand need, provide the appropriate immediate brief intervention and if required, develop a plan for additional services.

CMHA Peel Dufferin has adapted to a hybrid working model including a mix of on-site and remote work. Staff is required to have onsite presence 2-3 times, or more if needed, to meet client and/or program needs. This is a **contract position until end of December 2023** and based out of our office at **1 Elizabeth St., Orangeville.**

**What you will do**
- **Assess client’s eligibility** for relevant services, while prioritizing treatment, based on level of need using initial assessment and information obtained from client and collateral sources
- Determine what intervention(s) clients would benefit from and ensure the** appropriate mix, and intensity of services** to allow for a stepped care approach where appropriate
- Provide **single session 1:1 in person or telephone support** for clients who will benefit from supports to alleviate any immediate distress
- **Facilitate groups** as part of CMHA PD groups calendar, including the creation of new groups as needed and acting as a back-up facilitator
- **Contact with primary care** at regular intervals to report clients’ service initiation and communicate interventions and care plans
- Assist clients and families to identify their concerns**, increase their awareness, access resources and appropriate education **about mental health and addictions
- Work collaboratively with other Immediate Intervention Specialists to **support organizational needs (e.g., volumes across all regions) **covered by CMHA PD.
- Work effectively and collaboratively within an **interprofessional multidisciplinary team** and ensure a stepped care approach is achieved

Each role will focus on and will provide expertise in one of the following functions:

- **Virtual Groups/Groups system development**: facilitate CMHA PD groups, develop new group initiatives, collaborate with other organizations and stakeholders to facilitate joint geography-based groups.
- **Primary care engagement**: develop and monitor a primary care engagement strategy to facilitate consistent communication processes to primary care providers by CMHA PD staff
- **BounceBack/Digital interventions system development**: develop a strategy to ensure high efficiency supports (cost effective and reach the most people) are always integrated within a client’s stepped care approach.

**What you need to join our team**
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in relevant discipline (e.g. BSW, MSW, OT, RN)
- Being a registered and/or regulated health professional is an asset
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the mental health and addictions sectors with a focus on assessment, brief interventions and short term supports
- Expertise in community mental health and/or community based human services
- Minimum of 2 of the following training and willingness to train up in 6 months: Single Session, Cognitive Be