BSW or Mental Health Counsellor – Bachelor’s (MHC-B) – Outpatient Mental Health #590-26

Categories: Allied Health Professionals

Location(s): Owen Sound

Types: Full Time

POSITION TITLE: BSW or MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLOR – BACHELOR’S (MHC-B)

DEPARTMENT: OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH

LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – HPD

STATUS: FULL-TIME

REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT

WAGE RATE: $41.24 – $53.47

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Outpatient Mental Health Services, the BSW/MHC-B provides a range of outpatient mental health services to clients who have the most serious mental illness, have severe symptoms and impairments, and have not benefited from traditional outpatient programs. The incumbent will be working closely with the team who provide treatment, rehabilitative and support services to clients in order to achieve their goals. This position is initially targeted to work on the Case Management team, with the understanding that the BSW/MHC-B is a member of Outpatient Mental Health Services and as such may be assigned to another program as needed.

Required

Qualifications / Skills / Abilities

Bsw

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and membership in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

Mhc-b

• Bachelor’s degree Social Work, Psychology or a related health or Social Services field
• Current registration in good standing with the College of Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Both

• Minimum two years’ experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in Crisis Intervention/emergency psychiatry and working with community agencies
• Familiarity with principles and practice of intensive case management, rehabilitation and the Recovery model for persons with serious mental illness
• Working Knowledge of Mental Health ACT
• Psycho/Social and mental status assessment skills
• Ability to provide a wide range of counselling, support, advocacy and education services to family members and others of significance in the patient’s life
• Ability to provide practicum supervision of students in the field of Social Work
• Ability to communicate positively and professionally with family members, community providers and physicians
• Knowledge of DSM-5
• Extensive traveling required – Possession of a valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s License and personal vehicle
• Ability to work closely as a member of a team and share responsibilities
• Knowledge of medication side effects and coping strategies
• Excellent organizational skills and scheduling abilities
• Ability to co-ordinate multiple departmental interests to provide quality patient care
• Ability to problem solve and make effective decisions during highly stressful and potentially violent emergency situations
• Willingness to learn new concepts and integrate them into practice
• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
• Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
• Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful and culturally safe workplace that embraces diversity and promotes equity and belonging
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

Preferred

• CPR & CPI Certification