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Community Crisis Counsellor
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AVI Health and Community Services is seeking a skilled Community Crisis Counsellor to join our team. As a Crisis Response Specialist, you will provide acute mobile crisis support and de-escalation services for individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use related crises.
Key Responsibilities- Provide rapid point of service mental health crisis management and de-escalation, including assessment, suicide intervention, and safety planning.
- Develop comprehensive safety plans and establish post-crisis follow-up care, centering the needs of the individual in crisis.
- Work effectively as a team, including respectful communication throughout and following an emergency crisis response.
- Utilize situational awareness, assessment, de-escalation, and mental health training to work safely within changing and unpredictable environments.
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience in mental health services, de-escalation, and crisis response, and case management.
- Undergraduate degree in the mental health field (counselling, social work, psychiatric nursing), or equivalent number of years work experience in health and/or social care.
- Crisis Intervention Skills, including extensive experience with situational awareness, mental health assessments, and suicide intervention.
AVI Health and Community Services offers a competitive hourly rate of $33.99, with stepped increases based on seniority. We also offer a casual schedule with shifts falling between Monday to Sunday, 7:00am to 3:00pm, 12:00pm to 8:00pm, and 5:00pm to 1:00am. Afternoon premium applies to shifts with at least 50% of their time scheduled between 4 pm and midnight.
AVI is a union environment under the Collective Agreement: HEABC & Health Services & Support Community Subsector Association 2022-2025. This role is a BCGEU union position.
Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We would like to thank all those that apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
