Mental Health Clinician
Requisition ID: 389234
Position Number: 21000325
Posting End Date: October 5, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Shared Health - MATC
Department / Unit: Rural Northern Telehealth Service - Jordan's Principle
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.50
Annual Base Hours: 1950
Salary: $45.436, $47.072, $49.063, $50.835, $52.842, $54.862, $57.077, $59.289, $61.665
Winnipeg based with travel to First Nation communities
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
Child and Youth Treatment Service (CYTS) embraces the goal of Jordan’s Principle to ensure that all children and youth have access to the health services they need in a timely manner. This Mental Health Clinician position will focus on providing virtual and in person mental health service to children, adolescents and their families in First Nations communities to support this initiative.
Duties may include receiving and responding to requests for service, consultation, triage and initial assessments of needs, and ongoing clinical interventions. Establishing and maintaining liaison with First Nation community resources, health services, other Jordan’s Principle partners and stakeholders is an important part of the role. Working collaboratively with community partner to support competency, resource awareness and collaboration with other CYTS service areas are key parts of the role.
The Mental Health Clinician will work in collaboration with psychiatrists, primary care physicians, nursing station staff, community service providers, clients and their families.
This position is based in Winnipeg with some travel required to First Nations communities throughout Manitoba.
Experience
- Experience working with a variety of First Nations communities; their culture and healing practices.
- 4-5 years’ experience preferred working with children, youth and families.
- Experience and training in treatment models related to developmental trauma.
- Experience in case management.
- Experience and or training in any of the following: DBT, CBT, family treatment models are assets.
- Experience developing and delivering mental health education is considered an asset.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Master’s degree in a relevant health discipline from an accredited education institution required.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Active member in good standing of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.
Qualifications and Skills
- Training and demonstrated skill in several of the following areas: clinical assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, play therapy and systems intervention.
- Core knowledge of child and adolescent development and mental health issues in childhood and adolescence. An appreciation and understanding of the impact that colonization has had on First Nations communities in Manitoba.
- Skilled in building collaborative working partnerships with a variety of service providers, Jordan’s Principle service coordinators/case managers, clients and families.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.
Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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