Child and Youth Mental Health System Navigator

Lynwood Charlton Centre (LCC) is a publicly funded charitable organization in the City of Hamilton which provides a spectrum of innovative and evidence-based, mental health services, including congregate care, day treatment, community-based services including in-home and school-based services, including in-home and school-based programs to children, youth, families within the community.

Lynwood Charlton Centre is the Lead Agency for the Hamilton service area for Moving on Mental Health. This is a Ministry initiated plan to transform the experiences of children, youth and families dealing with mental health issues, and strengthen the community-based system for delivering mental health services to them. Through our Lead Agency role, we are responsible for leading and facilitating system reform in Hamilton. To do this, we work collaboratively with other child and youth mental health service providers, other affiliated community partners including our child welfare, health, and school board partners, and parents and youth engaged in our services.

The Centre is funded and licensed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) and accredited by the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. We are currently looking for **temporary full time Child and Youth Mental Health System Navigator **to join our team.

**Role Overview**

Working under the direction of the Access and System Navigation Manager, the Child and Youth Mental Health System Navigator works as a team to effectively execute a single point of access and system of navigation for children, youth and families who require mental health services in the Hamilton area.

**What we Offer**
- $30.79 hour +4% vacation pay + 7% in lieu of benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Onsite parking, business casual dress, and a fantastic team of co-workers

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- Screen clients for a milieu of services using eligibility criteria and level of care assessment (CALOCUS-CASII/ESCII).
- Match clients and their families with the services that meet their required level of care.
- Use Trauma-Informed and LGBTQI competent engagement techniques to build a rapport with children, youth and families encountered.
- Prioritize patient, gentle, persistent engagement with the most vulnerable and highest acuity children and youth.
- Facilitate and maintain client records and data collection, including program statistics for the purpose of required reporting, evaluation and/or research.
- Operationalize client safety through adhering to established policies and guidelines that ensure consistency in the delivery of quality and safe care, and by identifying and reporting any client safety incidents.
- Abide by the specific requirements of Section 28 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as well as any further health and safety responsibilities outlined in the agency’s policies and procedures.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical standards in compliance with the agency’s policies.
- Answer, triage and navigate incoming calls and/or in-person inquiries from clients, caregivers, and community service providers in an effective, efficient, and client-centered manner.
- Work collaboratively with clients to co-create next steps for service.
- Other related duties as assigned.
- Training and Professional Development
- Participate in all mandatory agency and program training.

**Experience /Skills and other requirements of System Navigator**
- 1-5 years of experience working in children and youth mental health settings required.
- Bachelor’s degree required in social work, social services or related field, or equivalent education relating to specific populations being served required.
- Established working relationships with Hamilton community service providers is an asset.
- Proficient in the assessment of psychomotor, treatment history, diagnostic information, functioning, substance use, trauma history and attachment styles.
- Proficient in the assessment of risk, crisis, violent threat, imminent harm to self or others, and development of appropriate safety plans.
- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Suite programs at an intermediate level (i.e., Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint) required.
- Proficient in the use of technology as required of the position, including working in a virtual environment with Microsoft operating systems experience preferred.
- Familiarity of EMHware is an asset.
- Awareness of issues of personal power and privilege, dedication to cultural humility, and demonstrated high value for diversity and inclusion in work team is essential.
- Highly developed collaborative working style with the ability to work in a conciliatory, respectful manner within and between systems that service children, youth, and their families.
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to maintaining an optimistic, solution-focused, and strength-based approach.

**Other requirements**
- Vulnerable Sector Po