Mental Health

**MENTAL HEALTH - CLINICIAL CARE**

**Youth Services**

If you are looking for a career working with amazing people while helping your community thrive, then this opportunity is for you and we want to hear from you. We urge individuals that have retired, semi-retired, are returning to the workforce, those that are new to Canada, and recent graduates to also apply. At Good Shepherd, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, equal and authentic workplace.

**About Good Shepherd**

The work of Good Shepherd is based on a fundamental belief in providing hope and restoring dignity to the most vulnerable members of our community. Our services include emergency food and clothing; daily hot meals; emergency shelters for men, youth, families, women and children; transitional housing and education for homeless and street-involved youth; hospice palliative care; community mental health programs; and supportive housing programs. This opportunity is with our Good Shepherd Centres, Youth Services - Brennan House.

**Why Work with Good Shepherd?**
- Be a part of a caring **TEAM THAT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY**:

- **POSITIVE **and **ENCOURAGING** atmosphere
- Dental Care
- Disability Insurance
- **EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM**:

- Extended Health Care
- Life Insurance
- Sick Leave
- RRSP match
- Out of Country Travel Insurance
- Vision Care
- Wellness Program
- Make a difference and provide **HOPE**:

- 3 weeks’ vacation (after mandatory completion of waiting period)

This role’s primary responsibility to is to provide clinical care to the youth Brennan House’s program. There is also responsibility for clinical care to youth, and consultation with staff within Youth Services and at Wesley Youth Housing. Brennan House is an 8 bed adolescent mental health out of the home treatment program for youth across the gender spectrum aged 15 to 18 years of age with significant mental health concerns.
- Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team that implements clinically informed care plans aimed at improving mental health status; improving family engagement and relationships; improving global functioning; engaging in the community and enhancing life skills
- Provide mental health intervention including assessment, psychotherapy and advocacy services for youth in residence
- Serve as a central point of communication and coordination between youth, their families, program staff and allied community health and social service professionals
- Facilitate consultation, education and support to a multi-disciplinary team
- Provides clinical consultation and direction to the Brennan House ACTS Program and works with a small number of youths from this program directly
- Provide individual clinical care for youth at Brennan House and provides clinical recommendations to staff
- Thorough knowledge of mental health issues, substance use, family conflict, child and adolescent development, and youth justice
- Possess a working knowledge of issues related to gender-based violence, trauma, homelessness, mental health and substance use
- Work from a trauma-informed, anti-racist, anti-oppressive and feminist framework

**Qualifications**
- Assessment skills, counseling and case management skills, acquired through a combination of education (MSW, BSW, MA or M.Ed in counselling) and experience in mental health service provision
- Knowledge of community resources and services, social and environmental determinants of health, evidence informed practices in working in child/adolescent mental health, ability to develop and facilitate programs/groups to teach emotional and behavioral management skills
- Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team setting
- Current CPR and First Aid certificate
- Valid driver’s license required
- Excellent verbal and written communication, computer, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Committed to anti-racist/anti-oppressive practice and to the mission and values of Good Shepherd Centres
- Fluency in a language in addition to English is an asset
- **Hours of work**: Days Monday - Friday. Flexibility around hours, including occasional evening work is required

**Don’t Meet Every Requirement?**

**How Can I Apply?**

or FAX 905-308-9354

**Our Values**
- **Hospitality**_, as inspired by St. John of God is at the heart of Good Shepherd’s mission. This means that we welcome all people with compassion, acceptance and a spirit of generosity; creating opportunities for transformation.

Hospitality embodies our **Values** of:

- **Responsibility**:

- **Availability**:

- **Adaptability**:

- **Quality**:

- **Dignity**
- Good Shepherd, a ministry of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, is an equal opportunity employer operating within an anti-racist and anti-oppression framework. We strive to establish workplaces that reflect and are enhanced by the rich diversity of the community we serve._
- Good Shepherd has a mandatory verification of COVID-19 vaccination p