Mental Health Specialist-Mobile Crisis Response Team
About SOAR Community Services
SOAR Community Services Brantford has been an established part of the community for more than 50 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.
Our Values
These aren’t just “lip-service” to us – we work and live by them. If you do, too, we want to talk to you!
- Inclusive – we value everyone and their unique perspectives and journeys
- Compassionate – we care about our clients, our staff, partners, and the communities we serve
- Collaborative – we work together to support our clients and community
- Integrity – we hold ourselves accountable and are fair, trustworthy, and dedicated to our mission to empower people to achieve their vision of independence, health, and wellbeing
- Innovative – we are open to change and continuous improvement
- Genuine – we are honest, respectful, and authentic with our clients, each other, and our partners
- Optimistic – we believe that everyone can accomplish their goals
Weekly Rotating shifts: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Duties
The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) works alongside local police services responding to 911 calls for individuals or families in a mental health/addiction or situational crisis. As a Mental Health Specialist, you will use de-escalation strategies and techniques to defuse situations and prevent further escalation, complete risk assessments alongside police to determine level of risk and safety plan with those at risk of harm towards themselves or others. This position is co-located with police service partners.
As a Mental Health Specialist, you will:
- Provide immediate crisis intervention services and referrals to ongoing mental health services.
- Provide a range of accessible services including assessment, intervention, and referrals in response to crises.
- Interpret, evaluate, and prioritize information gathered during assessment to assist with developing treatment, action, and safety plans.
- Work in collaboration with police to respond to and assess crisis situations and transport individuals to hospital as required under the Mental Health Act.
- Work within the crisis team and broader addiction and mental health system to advocate for and support connection to ongoing supports and build an effective community crisis response network.
- Act as a key liaison with police services regarding knowledge exchange and relationship maintenance.
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry and clinical documentation.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related Social Services field
- Proof of current registration in good standing with a governing body such as Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) or College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Highlight clinical experience working with individuals, groups and/or families affected by addictions and mental health conditions in your resume
- Experience assessing safety risks and conducting safety planning and a demonstrated ability to apply relevant theoretical models when providing assessments to identify strengths, needs and level of risk, and case management
- Proficient in MS Office and familiar with databases
- Access to reliable transportation
- Able to manage frequent and severe exposure to direct and vicarious traumatic stress
- Please also note that the successful candidate will be required to provide a police vulnerable sector check as a condition of employment, however strong consideration is made to the type of offense
Eligibility
As soon as possible
Benefits
- An Employee Assistance Plan for all staff and their families
- Full Time staff start at 3 weeks’ vacation
- 60 hours of Personal Leave Time including 15 Wellness Hours per year (pro-rated the first year)
- Fun events for all staff
- Participation in RSP/TFSA plans for all staff, with Agency pension match for Full Time and eligible Part Time staff
- Group health, vision, dental and travel insurance plans for eligible Full-Time staff
- An Agency committed to ensuring your physical and mental health/safety is paramount
How to Apply
Email: mary.dawdy@soarcs.ca recruit@soarcs.ca Fax: 226.400.8759
Apply by: January 22, 2025, at 5:00pm Reference: FT MH Specialist-MCRT
Our Commitment to Job Seekers
St. Leonard’s Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.
The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The Agency encourages applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.
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