Mental Health Liaison

4 weeks ago

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada Coast Mental Health Full time
Job Title: Community Mental Health Worker

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Community Mental Health Worker to join our team at Coast Mental Health. As a Community Mental Health Worker, you will play a vital role in providing culturally safe and trauma-informed care to Indigenous clients and communities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Establish and maintain working relationships with Indigenous clients to assess their needs for support in a culturally-safe manner.
  • Coordinate client spiritual care requests and facilitate access to sacred spaces to support and cultivate Indigenous practices, beliefs, and customs.
  • Advocate and counsel clients concerning emotional and practical problems.
  • Identify clients' needs for services and supports; develop alternate strategies for client support, when required.
  • Act as a resource for staff regarding the provision of culturally respectful care.
  • Establish effective working relationships with community-based agencies and health care providers who provide services for Indigenous clients and communities.
  • Develop and maintain a list of relevant community referral services and Indigenous community-based agencies that may serve the HUB clients.
  • Daily documentation of client care activities.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and understanding of Indigenous people and their culture.
  • Comprehensive understanding and experience delivering culturally safe, trauma-informed care.
  • Have a solid understanding of the historical and current effects of colonization, intergenerational and direct effects of residential schools, and homelessness.
  • Degree or diploma in a relevant Social Sciences discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Recent, related experience of two years.
  • Ability to provide/obtain the following upon hire: Certificates in First Aid + CPR, WHMIS, and FoodSafe; Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Clearance; TB Clearance; Immunization Records; Medical clearance; Access to a vehicle and class 5 license.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
  • Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
  • Knowledge of social, economic, political, and historical realities impacting Indigenous communities.
  • Demonstrated understanding of Canadian colonization, Indigenous-specific racism, and its impact on the current health and wellness of Indigenous peoples.
  • Knowledge of BC Indigenous peoples' demographics, languages, cultures, customs, and traditions.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) communities and organizations.
  • Knowledge of Indigenous health issues impacting Indigenous communities.
  • Knowledge of community-based Indigenous organizations across BC, including organizations mandated to provide mental health and substance use care services.

About Coast Mental Health:

Coast Mental Health is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada, operating a large array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around Vancouver. We foster a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth, and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services.

Why Coast:

  • We believe in the person, not the disease.
  • We operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.
  • There is a variety of work within a particular position and within the organization.
  • We strive to be the best that we can be.
  • We hold Exemplary Status accreditation through Accreditation Canada.
  • We have won numerous awards for our innovative programming.
  • We care about our employees, and believe in living our values and culture throughout the organization.

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