Assistant Manager - North Vancouver, Canada - Canadian Mental Health Association North & West Vancouver Branch

Description

Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT) Assistant Manager (16 hours/week)

CMHA NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

• Our vision: Mentally healthy people in a healthy society_

Reports to:
PACT Manager


Direct reports:
Weekend/Evening shift PACT Mental Health Professionals and PACT Peer Workers


Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides supervision to a dynamic team of Mental Health Professionals and Peer Workers, holds space for them, and is available for them during the entirety of the shift.
• Promotes collaboration with other CMHA programs and services including but not limited to counselling, outreach etc.
• Works to meet or exceed program dispatch targets set in collaboration with BC Division and other service providers.
• Positively represents the program with community partners, clients, stakeholders, and rights holders.
• Ensures that schedules, program documentation, statistics, client notes etc. are documented in accordance with CMHA policies and relevant privacy legislation.
• Oversees daytoday operations (including effectively managing workflow and timelines pertaining to a variety of projects/tasks simultaneously, in various stages of completion).
• Assists with orientation, training, and performance evaluation of the team of Mental Health Professionals and Peers.
• Actively participates in department and clinical meetings.
• Ensures staff adhere to program policies and procedures and engage in accordance with CMHA values in their interactions with clients and their colleagues.
• Supports administrative duties such as scheduling, facilitating meetings, and data entry as required.
• Completes all required training but not limited to ASIST, Mental Health First Aid, Naloxone, Trauma-Informed Practices, etc.

Abilities and Values

• Proven people leadership skills.
• Ability to demonstrate strong boundaries with clients and staff.
• Ability to model strong work life balance and create a healthy workplace for the team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Natural team player, collaborator and solutions focused attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster constructive relationships at all levels inside and outside the organization.
• Impeccable judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions to mitigate risk.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the person and familycentered care, traumainformed care, wellness model in mental illness, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Ability to speak Farsi or any other language than English is an asset.
• Values and recognizes diversity among First Nation, Inuit and Metis communities including differently abled and LGBTQ2S+ populations.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Listen nonjudgmentally and effectively deescalate and resolve conflict.
• Demonstrated knowledge of person and familycentered care, traumainformed care, wellness model in mental illness, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify emotional, social, or environmental barriers and intervene to eliminate stigma.
• Knowledge of harm reduction principles, crisis prevention and intervention, and conflict resolution.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people living with disabilities and/or multiple barriers including poverty, racism, trauma, nondominant language, culture, sexuality or identified gender, and mental health or substance use challenges.
• Degree or Diploma in mental health, Counselling or Social Work.
• Experience in the field of crisis deescalation, mental health, substance use disorder, and harm reduction.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
• Must have experience with using Office 365 platform and Outlook platforms.
• Valid First Aid and CPR
• C with AED, Mental Health First Aid, ASIST, Mental Health First Aid, Naloxone, Trauma-Informed Practices (or willingness to complete it).
• Criminal Record Check is a condition of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against Covid19 or able to provide a vaccination exemption from the Provincial Health Officer.
• Valid BC driver's license and clean driver's abstract.
• Deescalation training and indigenous cultural competency training are recommended.

Hours of Work and Considerations

Hours:
Saturday and Sunday, 4:00pm to 12:30am which includes an unpaid 30-minute meal break.

Location:
On location at the Marine Drive office in North Vancouver.

Salary:
$38-$42 per hour depending on experience.


Benefits:
3 weeks of vacation and psychological benefits.


We are an equity employer and encourage applicants from women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people, people of all sexual orientation and genders and others who may contribute to our further diversification.

How to Apply

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent


Pay:
$38.00-$42.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16 per week


Benefits:

• Company events

Flexible Language Requirement:

• Fre