Spécialiste bilingue du soutien aux patients / Bilingual Patient Support Specialist

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Company : IWK Health

Department / Program : School Mental Health, Mental Health And Addictions

Type of Employment : Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date : February 2025

Compensation : $37.3118 - $50.7666 / hour

Closing Date : February 20, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

Successful external applicants will be eligible to receive a one-time Signing Bonus of $7000. The position also qualifies for a Relocation Assistance of $5000. (There is a Return of Service Agreement attached to these bonuses).

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Clinical Manager for IWK School Mental Health Services, the school-based clinician is responsible for working as part of the SchoolsPlus team to deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultation services to children/youth, families, and staff within a designated Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial (CSAP) family of schools.

The SchoolsPlus Clinician will practice the principles and philosophy of CAPA (Choice and Partnership Approach) in all areas of position responsibility. With a focus on providing early identification and intervention for mental health and addictions issues, the clinician will provide individual and group therapies, referrals to the Mental Health and Addictions Services, a bridge to support reintegration to school following treatment, and Mental Health/Addictions education and consultation to school staff. The clinician will integrate prevention and health promotion into clinical practice, provide input into programming, and participate in evaluation research.

Services will be provided throughout the year, including summer vacation and other school holidays, based on the identified needs of the client population, the school system, and the IWK MHA Program.

Hours of Work

37.5 hours weekly, Monday-Friday, flexibility in working hours required depending on caseload.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work required.
• Registered or eligible to be registered/licensed with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) required.
• Minimum two (2) years post-masters clinical experience working in child and adolescent mental health services required.
• Current successful completion of a CPR Level C Health Care Provider or Basic Life Support (BLS) course required within the last 12 months.
• Demonstrated ability to complete mental health assessments using DSM formulations required.
• Demonstrated experience integrating various psychotherapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavior therapy, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing in both individual and group work required.
• Demonstrated excellence in group facilitation and group treatments required.
• Training in group treatments, including Connect Parenting, Incredible Years, Friends for Life, Cool Kids, COPE, preferred.
• Proficiency in English and French required (oral and written).
• Training in cultural competency preferred.
• Experience working in a school setting an asset.
• Demonstrated high degree of interpersonal effectiveness, professional boundaries and judgment, empathy, commitment to teamwork, and strong understanding and application of ethical principles required.
• Awareness of local community resources and agencies required.
• Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self-organization, including the ability to meet professional and Health Centre documentation standards required.
• Demonstrated commitment to family-centered care required.
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle required, as travel is a requirement of the position.

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This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.