Overview

Job Summary
The Mental Health Coordinator provides individual and group supports, facilitates intakes for the child and youth mental health team, and promotes mental health services within the communities. The Mental Health Coordinator provides prevention and intervention services to children and youth and works alongside the families to ensure that they feel supported.

Qualifications
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor of Social Work degree or Child and Youth Mental Health or related degree;
• Group facilitation experience preferred.
• Direct experience working with children and youth who have experienced mental health challenges, trauma, addictions, etc.
• A significant combination of education and experience will be considered.

Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledgeable in child and youth mental health;
• Public speaking/group facilitation experience with children and youth;
• Values collaboration and builds trusting relationships;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Has attention to detail and respects confidentiality;
• Knowledge of ShareVision is an asset;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Creative Cloud, and Social Media web platforms;
• Ability to work independently and build effective interpersonal relationships based on trust with Indigenous children, families and communities;
• Ability to self-regulate, meet deadlines, have attention to detail, and respect confidentiality;
• Recognizes and respects all cultural diversity and has an understanding of local Aboriginal culture and traditions.

Working Conditions:
• Travel to multiple locations will be required.
• Potential for violence in the workplace.
• Hours of work are nonstandard and connected to services and community needs.
• Limited Supervision with occasional direction and very few checks of the work performed.

Conditions of Employment:
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Criminal Record Check.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid BC Driver’s License, class 5 with no restrictions.
• We offer a modified work week schedule, great benefits, time off at Christmas, team days, cultural training, elder support, and a great team to belong to!

Directly Supervises:
• None

Pay Grade:
• starting wage $31.44

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About Secwepemc Child and Family Services Agency

Secwepemc Child and Family Services Agency (SCFSA) is a progressive and culturally focused agency supporting family safety that endeavors to provide outstanding practice to First Nations families residing in the communities of the seven‐member bands; Adams Lake, Bonaparte, Neskonlith, Simpcw, Skeetchestn, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, and Whispering Pines/Clinton and who reside in Kamloops.
Striving to provide exceptional family healing services through prevention-based practice, SCFSA incorporates a Signs of Safety® framework as an innovative, strengths-based, and safety-organized approach to child protection casework.