Position #: V37799
Expected Start Date: August 11, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services
City/Town: Regina
Department: Community Outreach and Support Team
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, Stats
Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Assessor Coordinator - Degree $36.721 to $44.902
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: Under the direction of a Program Manager and as part of the interdisciplinary Community Outreach and Support Team, the Assessor Coordinator provides a range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case coordination services to a community mental health and addictions population. The Community Outreach and Support Team provide crisis intervention, support, assessment and follow-up plans to clients in the community who are in crisis or require assistance. The team also assists in the successful stabilization and/or transition of acute patients from hospital/detox to community or alternatively to prevent admission/readmission by providing short term acute mental health/addiction services to those who present in crisis. Follow-up may include brief monitoring/support, referral to appropriate community organizations/support networks or collaboration with existing supportive organizations. Prevention of ongoing or future crisis is a goal of the program. The model of service is mental health and addiction outreach and crisis intervention. Services are provided through extended hours (days, evenings and weekends).
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education
Recognized degree/diploma in nursing, social work degree or addiction counsellor degree.
Experience
One year of recognized experience (postgraduate) in working within community mental health and addiction services.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of a variety of mental health disorders and interventions required to enable clients to sustain stability.
Knowledge of a variety of addiction and harm reduction strategies and interventions required to enable clients to sustain stability.
Knowledge of community resources is essential.
Work experience with mental health and addictions community outreach and competence in delivering mental health and addiction crisis interventions.
Demonstrated clinical assessment skills, case planning, and consultation experience.
Able to work independently and in a self-motivated manner, ability to respond under pressure.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with a multidisciplinary team and other agencies in the community.
Demonstrated cultural competency skills.
Knowledge and practical application of the Mental Health Services Act.
Demonstrated consultation and public relation skills with the ability to maintain effective work relationships.
Demonstrated interpersonal competence including effective problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution skills.
Demonstrated communication skills – both written and oral.
Ability to enter and retrieve data in a computer database system
Other Information
Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement. HSAS seniority within the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be considered under the Selection Criteria.
Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.
Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/
