Position #: V44127
Expected Start Date: July 07, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services
City/Town: Regina
Department: Centralized Intake
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Hours of Work: 8 hours shifts; days; field hours
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: Yes
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Assessor Coordinator - Degree Senior $39.658 to $48.494
Travel Required: Yes
Human Resources Exemption: No
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Manager, the Assessor Coordinator (Degree) Senior is responsible for Intake and as part of an interdisciplinary team, is responsible to respond to initial requests for information and services across Mental Health and Addiction sites. The Assessor Coordinator (Degree) Senior will provide a range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case management services to a population of acute and chronic mentally disordered adults as well as children/ youth and their families. The incumbent will provide consultation and coordination of service including prioritizing and assigning to multidisciplinary staff or referring to community agencies. Also provides evaluation of clinical interventions, supervision and professional and public education regarding mental health issues and resources. The Assessor Coordinator (Degree) Senior provides formal supervision (clinical, professional and administrative) to other employees and students.
Experience
Minimum of two (2) years recent post graduate experience working within community mental health and addiction services, with combined experience working with adults, children/youth and their families in a community mental health service setting.
Education
Recognized degree in Social Work or a degree in nursing.
Post-graduate training or courses in psychiatric nursing is an asset.
Must have a current practicing registration with their professional association.
Knowledge and Abilities
Demonstrates a high degree of knowledge and skill in assessment, triage, treatment, case management, community outreach and crisis interventions.
Knowledge of normal child and adolescent development and psychopathology. Knowledge of family systems, and models for therapeutic intervention strategies appropriate to the treatment of child, adolescent mental health diagnoses and family problems. Knowledge of interventions empirically validated or supported by best practice literature.
Knowledge of a variety of mental health disorders and addiction and harm reduction strategies required to enable clients to sustain stability.
Ability to identify, implement and evaluate areas of client difficulty across a wide range of clinical presentation and formulate evidence based intervention.
Ability to implement a variety of intervention strategies (individual or group) for individuals with mental health and addiction problems in a community based setting, including but not limited to assessment, triage, treatment, case management.
Knowledge and practical application of the Mental Health Services Act, the Family Services Act and the Health Information Privacy Act.
Demonstrated cultural competency skills.
Organizational skills, including the ability to maintain priorities while managing multiple and diverse demands.
Demonstrates strong leadership abilities and the ability to work within a change management model. Interpersonal competence, including effective problem solving and conflict resolutions skills.
Knowledge of community resources and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain consulting relationships within a multidisciplinary team, interagency programs and across the community of human services.
Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and independently to manage complex and multiple demands.
Sound communication skills – both written and oral. Ability to prepare reports in a clear, concise and timely manner and ability to provide public presentations and professional training.
Effective problem solving, decision-making and conflict resolution skills.
Ability to enter and retrieve data in a computer database system.
Ability and willingness to travel and work evenings/weekends as required
Basic computer skills.
Valid driver's license.
Other Information
This position is Centralized and will work across CYS and MHC
For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/
Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body
Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
Please provide a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.
