About the role

Crisis clinician providing immediate and brief mental-health interventions for Manitoba children and youth. Supporting families, providers, and Indigenous communities through Shared Health services.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical services to individuals under 18 years of age experiencing mental health or psychosocial crisis
Provide immediate crisis response for children and youth and support their families, care providers, and professional supports
Provide timely consultation to service providers delivering treatment resources to children and youth
Deliver direct, time-limited interventions to support community stabilization
Work with youth and communities to fill service gaps, reduce barriers, and create pathways to existing services
Connect youth to existing resource supports close to home using trauma-informed and equity-informed perspectives
Provide brief treatment in collaboration with community partnerships
Support low-barrier service delivery and smooth transitions to services
Foster a team environment that supports Indigenous clients and families
Identify and develop improved pathways to service for Indigenous clients
Collaborate with the Crisis Response Services clinical team under the general direction of the Manager, Child and Youth Treatment Services

Four years related community experience; child and adolescent mental health experience preferred
BN or RPN required
Knowledge of Crisis Intervention Theory
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Suicide Assessment and Intervention Training
Valid driver’s license and vehicle preferred
Maintain and provide proof of active registration with the appropriate registering body
Effective crisis intervention skills
Expertise in mental health
Experience working within brief treatment models preferred
Experience working with diverse and vulnerable populations
Experience utilizing virtual models to care considered an asset
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Effective networking and agency relations skills
Current satisfactory Criminal Records Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search
Current Child Abuse Registry Check
Current Adult Abuse Registry Check
Preference given to bilingual French/English candidates