Mental Health Specialist

3 weeks ago


West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada First Nations Health Authority Full time

About the Role

As a Mental Health Specialist with the First Nations Health Authority, you will provide advanced level expertise in community-based clinical services specific to crisis and trauma response with communities from across the Vancouver Island Region.

About You

  • A Master's degree in Counselling, Psychology or a relevant human services field
  • Up to date registration and in good standing with professional regulatory body
  • Advanced training in threat/risk assessment and/or trauma response
  • 5 to 7 years of experience working with complex social systems or an equivalent combination of experience and education
  • Minimum of 2 years working with threat/risk and trauma assessment, intervention and post-vention
  • Current valid B.C. driver's license and willingness to submit a driver's abstract

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
  • Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry who chose to identify (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our FNHA family members to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders. We work as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.

As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021. We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.


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