Mental Health Clinician

**Mental Health Clinician - Coquitlam (18 month Contract)**:
Are you passionate about youth, mental health, and the outdoors?
Take a Hike Foundation is seeking a Mental Health Clinician (a Registered Clinical Counsellor - RCC or CCC) with expertise in mental health, and a passion for the land, education and supporting vulnerable youth and families, to become part of our Programs Team.
**THE ORGANIZATION**:
Take a Hike empowers youth who experience vulnerability to change the trajectory of their lives with a full-time mental health and emotional well-being program embedded in an alternate education classroom. Take a Hike engages youth with intentional, continuous clinical counselling, experiential land-based learning, and community. Our public school district partners provide high quality education, and together, we empower youth with the skills and resilience they need to graduate high school, build healthy relationships, and achieve success - however they define it.
**THE OPPORTUNITY**:
Each Take a Hike program has one full-time Mental Health Clinician to support youth in changing their lives. The Mental Health Clinician will work regular classroom hours on designated Take a Hike school days, typically 5 days a week, and will accompany the team on all the land-based learning days (once a week).
This role requires full participation in weekly out days as well as multi-day camping trips; typically, 1-2 multi-day trips per year ranging in length from 2 to 5 days. We are seeking a Mental Health Clinician who is an adventurer at heart and truly values the positive impact of spending time in nature; someone who recognizes that impactful therapeutic breakthroughs can happen outside of an office setting, perhaps in a canoe or on a mountaintop.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Individual psychotherapy with youth during school hours
- Family therapy sessions to support parents / guardians of youth
- Group psychotherapy sessions addressing relevant youth issues
- Participate in all parts of the program including planning, creating group safety and belonging, multi-day camping trips, volunteering, and events
- Liaise with the entire staff team, and external agencies that can provide additional support to youth
- Build relationships with school district and community partners to ensure Take a Hike’s success within the community
- Support intake and facilitate youth assessments and data collection
- Contribute to organizational design and processes to ensure fidelity and alignment across programs

**KEY COMPETENCIES**:

- Collaborative team player, able to establish and maintain positive working relationships
- Comfort with attachment-based and trauma-informed therapeutic models of support
- Ability and skills to camp overnight on self-propelled outdoor experiences
- Above all, a passion for supporting vulnerable youth

**QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS**:

- Master’s in Counselling Psychology, Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy or Master’s in Social Work with a clinical focus.
- Registered member of B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors or a Certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- Minimum 20 hour remote or wilderness first aid certification
- Experience with youth and people in crisis and confident with group facilitation processes
- Knowledge of or experience with couples and family therapy
- Must be comfortable in the outdoors, able to care for self and others regardless of the weather and conditions
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset

**TERMS AND COMPENSATION**:
We offer a salary of 75K-85K, commensurate with experience, based on a 37.5-hour work week. Take a Hike is proud to offer generous benefits that enable Take a Hike employees to thrive personally and professionally which include:

- Professional Wellbeing:  internal and external learning opportunities, professional development budget and training opportunities
- Life Balance: 5 weeks' starting vacation for MHC, generous paid time off
- Financial Wellbeing: 4.5% RRSP matching program
- Physical and Mental Wellbeing:  Health Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, employer paid Extended health and Dental, and travel health coverage
- Community Wellbeing:  Shared values (Wellbeing, Relationships, Exploration, Gratitude, Growth), Open communication and yearly departmental retreat

This is a full-time, 18-month contract position located in Coquitlam, BC.
**HOW TO APPLY**:
If this position is of interest to you, please submit your cover letter and resume to our online portal, Collage, by February 7, 2025.