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Reporting directly to the Director of Education and School Principal. The Mental Health Worker is responsible for carrying out the duties as outlined herein.
DUTIES
1. Adhere to the Personnel Policy as set out by the Chief and Council;
2. Maintain strict confidentiality at all times;
3. Must understand, support and participate in the community enhancement initiatives in working towards the vision of Yellow Quill First Nation which improves the quality of life;
4. Provide services and deliver programs in relation to the children and youth and their families to establish and maintain positive mental health;
5. Develop cooperative, professional and productive working relationships with the community service providers, supervisors, Chief and Council.
6. Work as an integrated team member with other service providers from the school, health clinic, child and family services, justice, Elders, youth and recreation services as well as services outside the community;
7. Ensure opportunities exist for one-to-one support or counseling sessions;
8. Organize and facilitate healing circles for youth and their families as may be appropriate;
9. Stay current with contemporary approaches to counseling;
10. Provide a mix of traditional and contemporary approaches in a balance that meets the needs as requested;
11. Attend Living Well Facilitator meetings;
12. Participate in community staff and program meetings as appropriate;
13. Engage in professional development opportunities;
14. Develop and maintain client files and annual summaries;
15. Participate in an annual file audit;
16. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Education within the scope of duties.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Social Service Worker (SSW) Diploma
- Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma
- Chemical Dependency Counselling Training/Certification
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Cultural Awareness Training
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Research techniques
Type of Community or Social Service
- Child welfare
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
- Services for pregnant teens
- Bereavement issues
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Implement life skills workshops
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Implement substance abuse treatment programs
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Provide personal services support to persons with special needs
- Establish registry of special needs support workers
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Work Setting
- School help service
Ability to Supervise
- More than 20 people
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Willing to relocate
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check
- Driver's validity licence check
Target Groups or Clients
- Aboriginal groups
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