Team Leader - MH&A Recovery Services

Position Overview

The WRHA Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Services provide a range of mental health and addiction services across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health services, social services and community sectors, WRHA Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities, to improve access and coordination to minimize the impact of mental health and addiction issues for individuals and families and to work towards the sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities.

Youth Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Service provides short-term responsive response for children and youth experiencing mental health and/or substance use concerns, along with supporting their families. These services will provide timely consultation to service providers who deliver treatment resources to the child and youth population suffering with mental and emotional health challenges; and direct time-limited intervention to children and youth to support community stabilization. The service teams will work with the youth and community to fill service gaps, reduce barriers, and create pathways to existing services.

Housing Transition and Supports Services provides housing supports and services, transition planning services and supports as required to eligible individuals. Services support individuals to choose, get and keep housing, develop skills and obtain supports to live in the community. 

With a trauma informed and equity informed perspectives these services connect clients to existing resource supports “close to home”. Brief treatment may be provided in collaboration with community partnerships utilizing anti-racist, culturally informed and a person centric approach.  Thus, allowing for increased safety for a diverse inclusive population of youth. Low barrier service delivery with smooth service transition is emphasized. This role requires a leader who can foster a team environment that is well positioned to support indigenous clients and families that may require these services. This includes identifying and developing improved pathways to service for indigenous clients.

The incumbent will demonstrate a commitment to holistic practice and will be focused on individual assets, strengths, recovery, and increasing competencies. Values of individual and family-centered care, accessibility, respect, continuous improvement and ethical practice will direct implementation of the service delivery. The Team Leader will assume the day-to-day- leadership role in assessment, treatment planning, formulation of an action plan to resolve the crisis and documentation. This role requires an ability to work collaboratively with other SDO’s and agency partners.

Main Function

The incumbent will report to the Manager Health Services and provide:

• Clinical Leadership and Coordination
• Clinical Therapeutic Interventions
• Clinical Supervision and Collaboration
• Program Development and Practice Standards
• Education and Training

Note: The incumbent may be required to work beyond regular business hours. As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment. May include advanced security screening.

Experience

• 4-5 years related clinical experience in mental health/ addiction services, preferably in the child and youth area.
• 3 years’ experience in supervisory and managing in a unionized and interdisciplinary team environment.
• Demonstrated experience in working with multi-sectoral partnerships: in developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with a broad range of individuals and organizations, including the ability to facilitate, collaborate and resolve conflict.
• Clinical knowledge and experience in the area of Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.
• Experience with case conceptualization and clinical consultation.
• Experience working within brief treatment and crisis intervention models preferred.
• Experience working with diverse and vulnerable populations.
• Experience and having a comfort level working within new initiatives which come with some ambiguity and need for development and organization.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary degree in a relevant health discipline from an accredited education institution - BSW, BScPN, BN,RN, RPN, OT or related health/human service degree required.
• Master’s preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be licensed and/or registered and an active member in good standing or eligibility of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated mid-level leadership capabilities. The provincial health system in Manitoba has adopted the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.
• Knowledge of the Provincial Mental Health and Addiction service system and community and crisis intervention-based services.
• Ability to work independently with an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and intrasectoral context.
• Ability to handle sensitive system level issues in a multi-level service system with professionalism.
• Ability to adapt to high stress and fast paced situations in a calm and composed manner.
• Working knowledge and skill in trauma informed care and equity-based service delivery and models.
• Working knowledge of legislative acts governing healthcare, and specific knowledge of the Manitoba Mental Health Act, as it relates to service provision to clients in mental health crisis.
• Understands and demonstrates knowledge of relevant evidence-based practices to providing crisis intervention services.
• Knowledge and awareness of Truth and Reconciliation Committees calls to action, commitment to decolonization and cultural safety.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings, and to lift and carry items of up to approximately 10 kg.
• Ability to respond quickly to virtual and community-based requests.
• Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle for travel within the province.