Crisis Worker

**Requisition ID**:349260

**Position Number**:480-715701592A069-05

**Competition #**:SS-23-1638

**Posting End Date**:Open Until Filled

**City**:Steinbach

**Site**:Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Work Location**:Crisis Stabilization Unit - Steinbach

**Department / Unit**:Mental Health

**Job Stream**:Clinical

**Union**:CUPE

**Anticipated Start Date - End Date**:As mutually agreed** - **Indefinite

**Reason for Term**:Other Leave

**FTE**: 0.4

**Anticipated Shift**: Days/Nights/Weekends

**Hours of Work**:7.25 hour shifts

**Wage Rate**:As Per CUPE Community Collective Agreement

**Term Condition **(if applicable): For CUPE: The employee occupying this indefinite term position shall receive notice equivalent to the amount of notice the employee returning from leave provides the Employer.

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Summary**:
Reporting to the Regional Manager - Crisis Services and under the day-to-day operational leadership and direction of the Crisis Stabilization Unit Practitioner or Crisis Clinician, the Crisis Worker is responsible for providing crisis intervention and supportive services to individuals in mental health or psychosocial crisis and their families and care givers as required, to ensure timely professional crisis intervention for those seeking urgent mental health services within the region.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

**Qualifications**:

- Complete of High School Education, Manitoba standards
- Completion of a recognized Community College Diploma program in Social Services, or a related health discipline
- An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience will be considered
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Food Handler Training Certificate Level I
- Mental Health First Aid Training is an asset
- Knowledge and understanding of the mental health system including: resources, acute in-patient care, psychosocial rehabilitation and community mental health delivery systems
- Principles of crisis intervention
- Two (2) years’ mental health experience at the para-professional level, providing support services to adults with mental illness
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums
- Good work and attendance record

**Conditions of Employment**:

- Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate
- All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern HealthSanté Sud policy.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.