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Mental Health Community Liaison Specialist

2 months ago


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Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health are seeking a skilled professional to fill the role of Mental Health Community Liaison Specialist.

About the Opportunity

This permanent full-time position involves providing clinical services to adults and their families affected by mental illness and/or substance use or gambling disorder. The successful candidate will work in both clinic and community settings, offering a range of services including screening, assessment, brief intervention, case management/navigation, individual and group treatment. They must be knowledgeable about harm reduction, community development, and psychosocial rehabilitation principles.

Responsibilities
  • Screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment
  • Independent practice with excellent assessment skills and ability to implement an evidence-based plan of care
  • Working knowledge of the DSM
  • Experience in offering brief, supportive intervention strategies focusing on harm reduction and recovery
  • Ability to navigate and de-escalate situations and offer crisis support
  • Group facilitation skills
  • Motivational interviewing skills and engagement with clients/families
Requirements

To be successful in this role, applicants should possess:

  • Bachelor of Social Work degree
  • Registration with professional regulatory body
  • One year post BSW clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions
Compensation

The salary for this position is $33.27-$42.01 hourly. This is a multi-site position between Port Hawkesbury and St. Martha's Regional Hospital, with travel required two days per week.

About Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health

We are a healthcare organization committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.