Integrated Child

JOB SUMMARY:
Under A Pathway to Hope, the Province is implementing Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams in school district communities. This began in the fall of 2021, in five school district communities which are now operational. As announced in February 2023, ICY teams will now be implemented in seven additional school district communities. The Province has committed to implementing ICY teams in 20 communities across B.C. by 2024/25.

These multidisciplinary teams deliver wraparound mental health and substance use services and supports for children and youth (birth to 19) and their families. The service delivery will be flexible and outbound, reflecting the preferences of children, youth, and families. Each ICY team will support a cluster of Public, Independent and First Nations-operated schools and will include all children and youth within the geographic region.

ICY teams will be created through existing positions in the region and new positions where they do not currently exist. Core team positions include Integrated Care Coordinators (ICC), Integrated Child and Youth (school-based) Clinical Counsellors (ICY-CC), Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Clinicians, Youth Substance Use workers, Indigenous Support workers, Administrative Assistants, and Youth and Family Peer Support workers.

ICY Team Core Function:

- Teams use a collaborative planning process and a common care plan for each child or youth,developed with a family/caregiver-centered approach, with consideration of the child/youth’s voice.
- Teams work closely with schools and primary care to help with early identification of children and youthwho may need support and assist them to access services.
- Team practice will be informed by key principles including cultural safety and humility, trauma-informedcare and family-centered care.
- Team members bring expertise and related experience and will provide a range of services includingassessment and screening, consultation, and therapeutic services.
- Teams adjust service intensity to meet the specific needs of children and youth.
- Teams connect children, youth and families to higher intensity and more specialized services andsupports or help transition young adults to adult services and supports when needed.
- Team hours of operation will be flexible and responsive to meet the needs of community.

ICY Clinical Counsellor Core Function:
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Created: October 15, 2024 Note: The above job duties and responsibilities reflect the principal functions of the job. Other

comparable or transient duties which are within the areas of knowledge and skills required by the job description may also be

assigned.

Reporting and accountable to the Director of Instruction - Inclusive Education, the primary responsibilities of this position are to work as part of the multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional integrated child and youth team to provide therapeutic counselling services and school liaison support for children, youth and families experiencing mild/moderate mental health needs, and to manage and oversee the Youth Peer Support Worker position.

This role includes outreach work with the community to support a cluster of Public, Independent and First Nations operated schools within the geographic region.

This role is required to be available to perform time-sensitive work outside of regular (9-5) working hours as required, e.g., emergency counselling to children and youth and their families.
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Support the ICY team and schools served to mitigate and address factors which may precipitatemental health and substance use challenges for children and youth.
- Provide child/youth and family therapeutic counselling through a lens of intervention and/orprevention support. Monitor the progress of child/youth on their case load.
- Perform the functions of a manager of employees in the Youth Peer Support Worker positions as apart of the ICY teams including:
oProvide orientation, coaching, training and mentoring to direct reports

oManage employee conduct related matters including conduct employee relations relatedinvestigations with the human resources department, issues discipline and discharge of theemployee when necessary

oManage employee attendance including informal and formal discussions with employees whenabsenteeism is continuously impacting service delivery; provides consideration to all applicableleave of absence requests within the scope of the CUPE Collective Agreement

oManage employees including routine informal performance feedback, the development ofemployee work plans, and conduct staff performance review and related development plansreviews.

oManage assigned budget including staffing budgets allocated to the portfolio
- Liaise between school staff and the ICY team, to represent and advocate for the needs of allchildren and youth (birth to 18) within the geographic area with a focus on prevention/ea