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Bilingual Mental Health Social Worker "Correction"
Full Time Permanent (UPSE) Position


Department: Health PEI
Location:Evangeline Community Health Centre, Wellington and CMH, Summerside

(COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY)

Preference will be given to employees of Health and all Government Departments

Primary Location: Evangeline This position provides clinical services to the spectrum of clients presenting with mental health problems. The incumbent is expected to perform intake and screening functions, and to provide assessment, treatment and consultation, counselling to children, adults and families experiencing a wide variety of mental disorders. Duties will include:

- working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with a Community Health Centre in partnership with the school personnel and other government or community agencies;

- receiving and screening referrals and conducting intake interviews as required for case assignment purposes;

- developing next step mental health treatment plans that will deal with the immediate crisis and serve as a beginning process to a long-term treatment intervention;

- responding to and dealing with emergency calls or walk-in clients in a crisis situation or a potentially violent situation;

- precisely assessing and classifying with clinical impressions included, the client’s mental health issues / complaints / problems taking into consideration the environmental, individual, familial and social perspective; as well as assessing for suicidal thoughts, behaviour and plans;

- identifying resources and facilitating referrals to community resources;

- participating in conferences with other professionals to provide advice or guidelines concerning mental health and its impact on areas such as child welfare, addictions, seniors care, etc.;

- maintaining and protecting confidential records and case reporting as part of the case management process;

- providing a variety of professional and educational services that contribute to the overall goals of the region; and

- other related duties.

Bi-Weekly Hours: 75.0 hours bi-weekly / Days / possibility of evenings and weekends

Qualifications:

∙ The successful applicant must have a Master’s degree in Social Work and must be registered with the P.E.I .Social Work Registration Board in good standing.

∙ Considerable experience in a mental health setting.

∙ Applicants are required to be proficient in both French and English, oral and written.

∙ The successful applicant must have a good previous work and attendance record.

Other Qualifications:

∙ Experience with crisis intervention in a mental health setting would be an asset.

∙ The successful applicant must provide a satisfactory criminal records check prior to beginning employment.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO MALE AND FEMALE APPLICANTS

Salary Range:$29.49 - $36.88 per hour (UPSE Level 19D)
Posting ID:109785-1110EPPO
Closing Date: Ongoing Recrutiment
Contact email: apply@gov.pe.ca
  Please contact the PEI Public Service Commission at 902-368-4080, prior to the closing date, if you do not receive a confirmation that we received your e-mail.

How to Apply for this Position


You can apply online for this job by clicking on the link below. If you've already registered for JobsPEI, you will be able to send in your application with one click. We recommend that you go to JobsPEI and confirm that your information is current and accurate. If you haven't registered, youll be given the opportunity to do so, and should set aside 20-30 minutes to enter your employment, education and other information (the information you enter will be saved and can be used later to apply for other positions).

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If you would rather not apply online, simply return an application form (clearly marked with competition number 109785-1110EPPO) to:


PEI Public Service Commission
c/o ACCESS PEI/ACCÈS Î.-P.-É.
120 Harbour Drive,
Summerside, PEI C1N 5L2

Applications may be sent by fax to (902)888-8083. Due to the fact that receipt of applications by fax cannot be guaranteed, applicants transmitting their applications by fax may wish to confirm receipt by telephone or in person prior to the closing date to (902) 888-8013.

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