Adult Mental Health - Thunder Bay, Canada - Matawa Health Co-Operative

Matawa Health Co-Operative

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Thunder Bay, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ADULT MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS LEAD

JOB DESCRIPTION

Must be "fully vaccinated" against COVID19. (In Ontario, a "fully vaccinated individual" is defined as one who has received the required number of doses as outlined by Health Canada and they have received their final dose of the COVID19 vaccine at least 14 days ago.) Must provide Health Canada's proof of vaccination (vaccine receipt or enhanced vaccine certificate)._

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
Matawa First Nations established the Matawa Health Co-operative (MHC).

This provincially incorporated Co-operative consists of the nine Matawa member communities - Webequie, Neskantaga, Nibinamik, Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Aroland, Ginoogaming, Long Lake #58, and Constance Lake First Nations.

The MHC Adult Mental Health & Wellness Lead will work closely with the Director of Mental Health Services, the Mental Health Team, and Matawa Health Cooperative staff.

They will be responsible for overseeing our Adult Mental Health Team as well as the implementation, evaluation, and professional development of adult mental health programs/services.

They will report to the Executive Director of the
Matawa Health Co-operative.

SCOPE
The MHC Adult Mental Health & Wellness Lead will oversee our Adult Mental Health Team/Staff who service and provide mental health and wellness supports to our adult populations from the communities served by
Matawa.

They will oversee preventative mental health and wellness-based service delivery and programming from a wholistic perspective; seeking to address all areas of wellness including: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Service delivery must also take into strong consideration our Indigenous culture and traditional values.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision of Adult Mental Health Staff:

Acts as a role model; provides strong leadership and guidance to Adult Mental Health Team/Staff;
Demonstrates ability to build positive rapport and healthy working relationships with superiors, colleagues, and staff while also give constructive criticism in a way that encourages and promotes growth and skill development amongst staff;
Supervises and directs the activities of Adult Mental Health Team/Staff. Works with team members to ensure they are being given adequate support, supervision, and direction while also ensuring all necessary performance evaluations are being completed in a timely fashion;
Assists Adult Mental Health Team/Staff with coordination, planning, and scheduling of travel and necessary arrangements;
Oversees scheduling and time off requests (e.g., overtime, lieu time, annual/vacation leave, medical/sick leave, etc.) of Adult Mental Health Team/Staff to ensure consistency, continuity of care, and ongoing maintenance of daytoday operations and services.

Program Management & Development:

Participates in the development of policies and procedures as well as work instructions for Adult Mental Health Team;
Seeks input and feedback from our Matawa communities, Health Directors, leadership, as well as Adult Mental Health Team/Staff to ensure that our mental health services are responsive to the unique needs and requests of each Matawa community;
Works in collaboration with MHC Director of Mental Health, Adult Mental Health Team, and the EMR/Privacy Coordinator to ensure and maintain that all documentation, reporting, and forms are being created, collected, and stored in a way that respects and honours client confidentiality and ethics;
Works collaboratively with MHC Director of Mental Health and Adult Mental Health Team to ensure ongoing program evaluation of adult mental health services is taking place. Seeks input and feedback in order to ensure we are consistently improving the quality of our adult mental health services;
Gives input and assists MHC Director of Mental Health with proposal development and submissions that will benefit and support services based on areas of need;
Works with MHC Director of Mental Health & Adult Mental Health Team to ensure necessary data and statistics are being inputted and collected as required;
Ensures that service delivery is being delivered in compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures. Ensures they remain current with mental health regulations, laws, policies and standards which may impact service delivery. Ensures Adult Mental Health Team is aware of any necessary updates which impact service delivery and that they are acting in accordance with such;
Works with the Director of Mental Health Services (and designated Board Members) in recruiting and hiring qualified mental health staff. Recruits, screens, interviews, conducts reference checks, and facilitates orientation/training for new Adult Mental Health & Wellness Worker hires;
Provides any necessary updates to MHC's Executive Director, Director of Mental Health Services, Chiefs, and MHC Board Members as required/directed in a timely fashion. May be required to p