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Job Summary

Island Health is seeking a qualified Mental Health Specialist to join our team in providing culturally safe and effective mental health services to Indigenous communities. As a Mental Health Specialist, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals with mental health issues, with a focus on Indigenous-specific needs and cultural sensitivity.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assess and diagnose individuals with mental health issues, taking into account their cultural background and Indigenous-specific needs.
  • Develop and implement culturally safe treatment plans, working collaboratively with clients, families, and community members.
  • Provide crisis intervention and stabilization services, using evidence-based practices and Indigenous-specific approaches.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care, including psychiatric and addictions treatment, and community-based services.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with Indigenous communities, organizations, and stakeholders to ensure culturally safe and effective services.
  • Stay up-to-date with relevant legislation, policies, and best practices in Indigenous mental health, and apply this knowledge in practice.
Requirements
  • Baccalaureate degree in a health-related discipline from an approved post-secondary institution.
  • Recognized post-basic education related to mental illness and/or alcohol and drug addiction.
  • Minimum two years of experience working within or with Indigenous communities.
  • Two years of recent related experience in areas requiring understanding of trauma in the context of Indigenous people.
  • Valid BC Driver's License.
Skills and Abilities
  • Demonstrated ability to work within Island Health's framework and standards within rehabilitation/recovery, harm reduction-focused models.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and clinical skills, including crisis intervention, stabilization, de-escalation, and brief psychotherapy.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of support services and resources within respective geography available for Indigenous clients.
  • Knowledge of the significance of culture in relation to individual, family, and community health services.
  • Demonstrated a basic knowledge of health and wellness services available on Vancouver Island for Indigenous clients (First Nation, Métis, Inuit).
  • Demonstrated an understanding of Canadian colonization, Indigenous-specific racism, and its impact on the current health and wellness of Indigenous Peoples.
  • Knowledge of the significance of provision of culturally safe health care engagements and environments for Indigenous Peoples.
  • Demonstrated organizational, problem-solving, and teaching skills.
  • Demonstrated judgment, good observation, and client assessment skills, tact, and empathy.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to work professionally and effectively with very difficult/at-risk clients.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and to proactively manage and resolve conflict.
  • Ability to promote positive change and independence.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize workload.
  • Ability to carry out the duties of the position.
  • Ability to foster good public relations.
  • Ability to operate a personal computer with a variety of Windows-based software and other office equipment.