Thursday, June 20, 2013

Job Posting: Team Leader, Child and Youth Mental Health (SPO 28) - Terrace, BC

Team Leader, Child and Youth Mental Health (SPO 28)
Salary $65,140.29 - $74,532.69 annually
 
This position is also posted as a Nurse 9 REQ 14991 and a Licensed Psychologist 6A REQ 14492
 
Please note: These positions are posted on an on-going basis. The competition will remain open until a successful applicant has been found.
Provide direction and leadership and make a difference in your community

The Child and Youth Mental Health Program provides specialized mental health assessment and treatment services to children, youth and their families when the child or youth is suffering serious emotional, psychological, or behavioural disorders.

Under the direction of the Community Services Manager, the Team Leader administers child and youth mental health services by providing direction, leadership and supervision to professional staff on the Child and Youth Mental Health Team. The Team Leader is directly accountable for the quality of service clients receive from the team and for monitoring and maintaining appropriate standards of multi-disciplinary professional mental health practice in accordance with established standards and policy. Clinicians provide individual, family and group interventions within a systems context, and participate in prevention and consultation activities. 

The Team Leader has the authority, accountability and responsibility to plan, develop, manage, coordinate and evaluate the delivery of mental health services for children, youth and families in the Terrace area. The Team Leader has broad responsibilities to work with diverse community partners to promote the establishment and maintenance of a full range of mental health services within the community. Your dedication to excellence creates a motivated team capable of delivering high standards of quality service to clients. The Team leader will be supervising 7 child and youth mental health staff in the communities of Terrace and Kitimat. The two communities are 60 kilometres apart.

Consider this exciting opportunity to live, work and play in the vibrant
City of Terrace.

For more information about this posting, please contact:
Yvonne.Reid@gov.bc.ca DO NOT APPLY TO THIS EMAIL. For technical problems, please email BCPSA.Hiring.Centre@gov.bc.ca.

For more information on this exciting career opportunity and TO APPLY please visit the BC Public Service Recruitment System on the BC Public Service Agency website :
https://search.employment.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=14989

To be considered for this position your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have the following:

Education Required:

- SPO28: MSW (Clinical Specialty or equivalent training/education), MEd (Counselling), MA (Clinical Psychology), Master's Degree in Child and Youth Care or comparable graduate degree at Master's level (i.e. Counselling Psychology, Clinical Psychology).

- Nurse 9: Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and licensed under the Registered Nursing Association of B.C. and/or College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of B.C.

- Psychologist 6A: Ph.D. in clinical/applied psychology, and registered with, or eligible for, registration with the College of Psychologists of B.C.

Experience Required:

- A minimum of 3 years post degree experience in the provision of mental health services to children, youth and their families is required. Applicants must have previous supervisory experience. Preferred is 6 (six) months in the last 3 (three) years and direct experience (6 months or more) in the supervision of staff and the coordination or management of a Child and Youth Mental Health or directly related program.

- The successful applicant will have exemplary leadership skills, as well as demonstrated ability to mentor/orient new clinicians. The position requires proven demonstrated abilities to develop team cohesion and the ability to implement specialized child and youth mental health programs. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ability to successfully engage in community development activities with contracted agencies, service partners, schools and other MCFD teams.

Willingness Statement:

- You may be required to work evenings/weekends.
- You may be required to travel and you may be required to use your own vehicle on an expense account basis.
- You are required possess and maintain a valid BC driver’s licence.


Applicants moving forward in this competition may be assessed on, but not limited to the following:

Supervisory skills, teamwork and cooperation, leadership, change management, expertise, planning, organizing and coordinating, knowledge of DSM IV.

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