Community Mental Health Worker - Youth Huddle

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority • Portage, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW) is a regulated health provider who delivers mental health services to residents of Southern Health-Santé Sud. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the worker provides clients and families with a broad range of services based on recovery, empowerment, and self-determination. Services include evidence-based, time-limited, goal-oriented, change-focused interventions, therapies, and consultations, provided with informed consent and voluntary participation and suited to each person’s capacity. The role requires knowledge of trauma-informed psychiatric care and evidence-based therapies, as well as the ability to apply crisis-management and suicide-intervention skills.

In the Youth Huddle role, the CMHW provides accessible, recovery-oriented mental health and addictions support to youth and young adults aged 12–29 experiencing mild to moderate mental health or substance-use concerns. Working within Southern Health-Santé Sud and the Youth Huddle Integrated Youth Services framework, supported by United Way, the worker delivers early intervention and short-term support in collaboration with health system, community, and social-service partners. Practice is youth-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally safe, with a focus on reducing barriers to care and supporting continuity across services.

The CMHW works within their full scope of practice, maintains competency through ongoing education, and follows organizational policies, professional standards, the applicable college and code of ethics, and the Regulated Health Professions Act. The position is carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, values, and policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience providing evidence-based mental health and addictions counselling to youth and adults.
• Graduate of an accredited post-secondary program in health-related social sciences, such as BSW, BScMH, OT, MACP, BScPN, BN, or RPN; other relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) or equivalent.
• Active license and registration to practise as required by the professional association and provincial legislation.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s licence, an all-purpose insured vehicle, and at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance.
• Advanced mental health psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of evidence-informed therapeutic counselling models, approaches, and interventions.
• Knowledge of mental disorders, substance-use disorders, co-occurring presentations, and corresponding evidence-informed psychotherapeutic interventions for youth and adults.
• Knowledge of primary-care principles; child and adolescent development; family development; systems theory; and the biopsychosocial model of mental health and addictions.
• Knowledge of childhood and adolescent mental health and addictions issues, including suicide-risk assessment and management.
• Understanding of substance use, abuse, and dependency; crisis intervention; bereavement; psychotropic medications; client self-help; and family participation.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and standards, recovery-oriented principles, and the unique needs of 2SLGBTQ+ people.
• Ability to complete psychosocial assessments, mental status examinations, diagnostic impressions, and crisis-intervention plans.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and written-communication skills.
• Ability to work in a culturally informed manner, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and service sectors, and respect confidentiality across paper, electronic, and other formats.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• Good work and attendance record.
• Must complete and maintain satisfactory criminal record, vulnerable sector, adult abuse registry, and child abuse registry checks; the successful candidate is responsible for associated service charges.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of relevant experience is preferred.
• Master’s degree or equivalent qualification, such as Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist (MOT), Clinical Social Worker (MSW), Family Therapist (MFT), or Master of Counselling Psychology (MACP).
• Enrollment in or completion of the Applied Counselling Certificate Program, Specialization in Addictions, or equivalent.
• Training and experience in trauma-informed care, brief-treatment models, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, and related approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based mental health and addictions services to clients and their families using recovery-oriented, empowering, and self-determination principles.
• Deliver accessible early-intervention and short-term supports to youth and young adults aged 12–29 with mild to moderate mental health or substance-use concerns.
• Provide clinical assessment, case formulation, mental status examinations, and individual, family, and group therapy interventions.
• Apply trauma-informed care, brief-treatment approaches, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, and other appropriate evidence-informed counselling models.
• Use crisis-management, suicide-intervention, risk-assessment, and risk-management skills, including developing crisis-intervention plans.
• Collaborate with health-system, community, and social-service partners to coordinate support and continuity of care.
• Work within full scope of practice and maintain professional competency through ongoing education.
• Follow applicable organizational policies, professional standards, legislation, and ethical requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level