{"id":171928,"date":"2025-03-05T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=171928"},"modified":"2025-03-12T00:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T04:35:52","slug":"765-clinical-mental-health-counsellor","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/?post_type=job_listing&p=171928","title":{"rendered":"#765 Clinical Mental Health Counsellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Number of Vacancies:<\/strong> 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wage:<\/strong> $29.35 &#8211; $36.69 per hour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours of Work:<\/strong> 35 hours per week<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type of Work:<\/strong> Full-Time, Permanent<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent graduate degree preferred; relevant undergraduate degrees will be considered;<\/li>\n<li>Minimum of 3 years of experience in emergency\/community mental health;<\/li>\n<li>Certification or registration in a regulatory body in good standing and adheres to all standards of practice as per the College is preferred (or the ability to obtain this within 6 months of hire);<\/li>\n<li>Certified in the following safety courses preferred: Crisis Intervention (i.e. NVCI, Safety Care, CPI or Safe Management), Standard First Aid &#8211; CPR C \u2013 AED, Suicide Prevention (ASIST), Mental Health First Aid;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. the Mental Health Act);<\/li>\n<li>Excellent organizational, problem solving and teaching skills;<\/li>\n<li>Strong interpersonal and oral\/written communication skills;<\/li>\n<li>Sound judgment, good observation and client assessment skills, tact and empathy;<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a commitment to continued professional development as required by the employer;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications required for electronic documentation;<\/li>\n<li>Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or verification that you are unable to be vaccinated;<\/li>\n<li>Must have access to a reliable personal vehicle;<\/li>\n<li>Current valid class \u2018G\u2019 driver\u2019s license;<\/li>\n<li>A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check);<\/li>\n<li>Actual life experience and\/or lived experience with mental illness or addictions an asset;<\/li>\n<li>Bilingualism, particularly proficiency in French, would be considered a valuable asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Duties<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Respond to individuals in non-medical crisis situations in person, over the phone or OTN or in the community; clients may be self-referred or referred by other community organizations (i.e. ACCESS Line, NHS Emergency Department\/PERT, COAST, Urgent Care, Safe Beds, family physicians etc.);<\/li>\n<li>Complete psycho-social and safety assessments on individuals accessing program services;<\/li>\n<li>Working knowledge of components of Mental Status Exam required;<\/li>\n<li>Identify areas of need and respond by developing or reviewing a care plan, which may include providing short term crisis counseling and treatment, case management, connection with appropriate community services, and follow-up;<\/li>\n<li>Provide clinical intervention with a sound knowledge of: crisis intervention, recovery-based practice, severe and persistent mental illness and substance use issues, clinical therapeutic interventions, community resources and services, and safety assessment tools;<\/li>\n<li>Conduct cross service\/sector linkages and act as a liaison by consulting with family members and other professionals, in direct collaboration and with the consent of the individual being served;<\/li>\n<li>Foster and promote positive change and independence in those individuals served by the program;<\/li>\n<li>Promote good public relations and healthy community partnerships and alliances;<\/li>\n<li>Ensure accurate and timely reports, data entry and documentation in relevant systems (i.e. CRMS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Application Instructions<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>CMHA Niagara is a culturally competent organization and is committed to building an inclusive community that respects the dignity and independence of candidates with multicultural and diverse backgrounds, multilingual abilities, and experience with the 2S&amp;LGBTQQIA+ community. Candidates with this background would be considered an asset.<\/p>\n<p>CMHA Niagara is committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities. Please see the related AODA policies on our website at, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmhaniagara.ca\">www.cmhaniagara.ca<\/a> for further details or contact our Human Resources department for any information in an alternate format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in applying for this position, it is your responsibility to ensure your application is received by Human Resources no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 11, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"hr@cmhaniagara.ca\">hr@cmhaniagara.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please insert #765 Clinical Mental Health Counsellor and your full name into the subject line when emailing. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24199,"featured_media":171934,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Welland, ON","_application":"hr@cmhaniagara.ca","_company_name":"Canadian Mental Health Association","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[5589],"job-types":[5567,5596],"class_list":["post-171928","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job-type-full-time","job-type-permanent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/171928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=171928"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=171928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}