#725 Mobile Mental Health Crisis Worker

1 week ago

St Catharines, Canada Canadian Mental Health Association, Niagara Branch Full time

**UNION JOB POSTING # 725**

**Position Title**:
Mobile Mental Health Crisis Worker

**Vacancies**:
1

**Workgroup**:
Immediate and Brief Services

**Posting Date**:
January 31 - February 6, 2024

**Status**:
Full-time Coverage

**Start Date/ End Date**:
Immediate - TBD

**Hours**:
35-hours per week; 12-hour shifts on both weekdays and weekends

**Salary Range**:
$29.16 - $36.45 per hour
- **About CMHA Niagara**_
- CMHA, Niagara is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to promoting mental wellness and to improving the lives of people in its service area who have mental illness as well as their families. CMHA Niagara achieves its mission through a number of programs and services._
- CMHA, Niagara is committed to a recovery philosophy which focuses on the potential for people with mental illness to lead full, productive and engaged lives in their communities. The Branch works in partnership with many others who share in the commitment to supporting the broad determinants of health._

**Position Summary**

The Mobile Mental Health Crisis Worker provides brief on-site risk assessments, crisis counselling and treatment, and community connection to services for individuals presenting with severe mental health and addictions concerns from 911 police calls.

The Mobile Mental Health Crisis Worker works in collaboration with Police Officers, Hospital Staff and Crisis Workers from COAST, Urgent Support Services and Safe Beds as well as other community service providers. The intent is to ensure client safety, to encourage empowerment, and provide crisis resolution and prevention, within a recovery framework which integrates the client into their community with supports.

**Essential Job Functions**
- Ride with Niagara Regional Police Officers in their vehicles responding to potential mental health related calls
- Respond to individuals in crisis situations in the community through crisis counselling and intervention
- Complete mental health assessments
- Assess risk to the individuals in crisis and to those around them
- Recommend measures to help protect the individual or others by developing safety plans
- Provide clinical intervention with a sound knowledge of: crisis intervention, recovery based practice, severe and persistent mental illness and substance use issues, clinical therapeutic interventions, community resources and services, and safety assessment tools
- To ensure support and follow-up to individuals in crisis through conducting cross-service/sector linkages and acting as a liaison by consulting with family members and other professionals, in direct collaboration and with the consent of the individual being served
- Promote good public relations and healthy community partnerships and alliances
- Educate the community on the functions of the Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team
- Participates in the preparation and delivery of police Crisis Intervention Training as required
- Ensure accurate and timely reports, data entry and documentation in relevant systems (i.e. CRMS)

**Essential Job Requirements**
- Masters or Bachelor Degree in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy (other degrees with relevant experience may be considered).
- Registered as either a Registered Social Worker, Registered Social Service Worker, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Registered Occupational Therapist and good standing and adheres to all standards of practice as per the College
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in crisis/community mental health & addiction setting providing assessment, consultation, treatment and education to target population
- Certified in the following safety courses: Crisis Intervention (i.e. NVCI, Safety Care, CPI or Safe Management), First Aid/CPR, Suicide Prevention (ASIST), Mental Health First Aid, and Use of Force training
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. the Mental Health Act), the use of psychotropic medication, psychiatric diagnosis and formulation of a mental health assessment for a diverse age group and population
- Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Community and Aboriginal Based Services
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or verification that you are unable to be vaccinated
- Must have access to a reliable personal vehicle
- Current valid class ‘G’ driver’s license
- A satisfactory high-level police screening
- Actual life experience and/or lived experience with mental illness or addictions an asset
- Bilingualism is preferred
- **Our Mission**_
- Our purpose is to strengthen mental wellness in the Niagara community._
- **Our Vision**_
- A Niagara where mental health is recognized, supported and optimized._
- **Our Values**_
- Service_
- Respect_
- Integrity_
- Teamwork_
- Competency_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: $29.16-$36.45 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Do you have a Masters or Bache

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