Position #: 179979
Expected Start Date: June 30, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Swift Current Community Services
City/Town: Swift Current
Department: Community Response Teams
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree $38.247 to $46.770
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the program area manager, as applicable, the Occupational Therapist Degree is responsible for providing direct specialized care from a recovery service perspective that is inclusionary and flexible for individuals with moderate to severe and persistent mental illness, addiction and concurrent disorders.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
Clinical Experience in mental health setting
Education
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Licenses
Valid Class 5 driver's license
Competencies
Basic - Crisis management skills
Advanced - Written Communication Skills
Advanced - Verbal communication skills
Intermediate - Organizational skills
Basic - Counseling skills
Advanced - Excellent assessment, diagnostic and intervention skills
Intermediate - Critical thinking skills
Intermediate - Problem solving skills
Knowledge and Abilities
Ability to prioritize work
Ability to competently use computers and software applications
Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge in recovery philosophy
Ability to deal with life threatening situations including suicide
Other Information
For more information on the city of Swift Current please visit http://www.swiftcurrent.ca/
Travel within the region and provincially
Registered/eligible with Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT)
Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Society of Occupational Therapists
