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Mental Health Counsellor – Full-Time, Ongoing Contract
Posted 5 days ago
About the role
- Mental Health Counsellor providing assessment, treatment, and chronic disease support within Ontario’s collaborative primary-care network. Delivering evidence-based care virtually and in person.
Responsibilities
- Provide assessment, ongoing treatment and management of biopsychosocial aspects of health and well-being for identified patients
- Participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs for the TVFHT patient population
- Collaborate with an Inter-professional Healthcare Provider team
- Assist with health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management across patients’ lifespans
- Provide virtual and in-person care
- Monitor and evaluate service delivery for individual clients, communities, and populations using mental health and addictions measurement tools and technology
- Deliver efficient primary care, including sharing information and teaching
- Develop and facilitate groups
- Work independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited University
- Registered and in good standing with a regulated health professional College, including the College of Nurses of Ontario, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, or College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Minimum of five years clinical work experience
- Extensive mental health clinical training, generally acquired through post graduate studies
- Knowledge and experience in mental health treatment and management, including evidence-based treatments such as CBT
- Advanced mental health knowledge and experience working with adults, children, youth, and families, acquired through a minimum of 3–5 years supervised clinical practice in this area
- Understanding of addictions care and navigation
- Postgraduate studies such as MSW, OT, RN, BScN, CPMHN(C) or equivalent, and membership in a professional college
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience assessing and managing mental health presentations commonly seen in primary care
- Experience delivering efficient primary care, including sharing information and teaching
- Experience developing and facilitating groups
- Knowledge and proficiency in evidence-based social work methods and practices in primary care settings, with emphasis on chronic disease management, health promotion, and risk reduction
- Ability to monitor and evaluate service delivery using mental health and addictions measurement tools and technology
- Knowledge of relevant health care legislation and community mental health resources
- Understanding of social determinants of health and their impact on health and well-being
- Leadership, organization, research, evaluation, time management, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Desire and ability to update knowledge and skills through technology-based opportunities, courses, workshops, and conferences
- Active engagement in the performance management program
- Comfort providing in-person and virtual care
- Experience using an EMR, Microsoft Office, and measurement-based care platforms
- Ability to be open and non-judgmental
- Effective written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills
- Successful candidate must undergo a criminal background check and medical screening
- Must have a Social Insurance Number and, in some cases, a valid work permit
Benefits
- Virtual care provision
- Opportunity to participate in performance management program
- Technology-based learning opportunities, courses, workshops and conferences
- Equal Opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, safe, accessible, diverse, and respectful environment
- Accommodation assistance available
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