BC Public Service situated in Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1A7 CA is currently looking for applications for the role of High Risk/Outreach Clinician who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate must start work promptly. The available position is for a regular or full time job.
Employer Name: BC Public Service
Position: High Risk/Outreach Clinician
Salary: $90,774.07 – $103,579.21 annually, which includes a 4 Grid Market Adjustment
Employment type: Regular, Full Time
Location: Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1A7 CA
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Job Description
- The candidate will be responsible for supporting high-risk youth and their families in Chilliwack and surrounding areas.
- The candidate will be responsible for providing community-based mental health care and direct clinical services.
- The candidate will be responsible for intake, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and crisis intervention for children, youth, and their families facing barriers to accessing CYMH services.
- The candidate will be responsible for consulting with community agencies, schools, hospitals, and ministry programs while supporting education, development, and early intervention initiatives.
- The candidate will be responsible for collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to support the mental health and well-being of children and youth.
Job Requirements
- The candidate must hold a Master’s degree in Counselling, Social Work, Educational Counselling, Clinical Counselling, Clinical Psychology, Child and Youth Care, or a related field, or a comparable graduate degree in a similar discipline may be considered.
- The candidate will be required to ensure that degree earned outside Canada is evaluated for equivalency through ICES and a basic report is submitted by the closing date.
- The candidate must have a minimum of one year full-time experience in a treatment role working with children and youth experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges.
- The candidate must possess and maintain a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License with no restrictions or an equivalent licence from another Canadian province.
- The candidate will be required to have at least two (2) years of experience in a treatment role supporting children and youth with mental health or substance use concerns.
- The candidate must have experience using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) with children and/or youth.
- The candidate must have experience treating children and youth with suicidal risk.
- The candidate will be required to have experience delivering family-based treatment approaches.
- The candidate will be required to have experience applying trauma-informed approaches.
- The candidate will be required to deliver services using an outreach-based approach.
- The candidate must have experience providing services utilizing a strength-based case management model and multi-disciplinary wraparound services.
- The candidate must have experience liaising with or working in hospital settings.
- The candidate who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) may be considered if they possess the required combination of education and experience.
- The candidate must be located in British Columbia at the time of employment.
Additional information
Security and safety
- The candidate must undergo a Criminal Record Check (CRC) as well as a Criminal Record Review Act Check (CRRA).
Benefits
- The candidate will have access to flexible work options, with the possibility of working up to 1 day per week from home subject to an approved telework agreement.
- The candidate will have the opportunity to join a team that offers an innovative, inclusive, and rewarding workplace.
- The employer will provide reasonable accommodations across all stages of the hiring process, including during assessment and selection.
- The candidate will be offered competitive benefits, valuable learning opportunities, and rewarding work with exciting career development opportunities.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through the provided channels or options.