Therapy Support Navigator - High River, AB, Canada - CASA Mental Health

Description

Join CASA Mental Health in shaping a brighter future for children, youth and families by providing them with timely mental health care and empowering them to thrive.

Monday

• Friday, 7.

High River School DivisionUnion:
In-scopeClassification: Therapy Support Navigator


FTE:
1.PermanentAbout the RoleCASA Classrooms are CASA's new model for school-based mental health service.

The program addresses the need for services closer to students by bridging a child's mental health and school needs, through a coordinated approach by a mental health team and a teacher.

CASA Classrooms are delivered in partnership with the Government of Alberta, community partners and school divisions.


The Therapy Support Navigator will:
Provide outreach support for youth in the community, in consultation with the CASA Classrooms and Transition teams.

Develop and maintain a list of community resources and use these to refer patients and families to community agencies for additional mental health support.

QualificationsBachelor's degree in social work, arts (majoring in psychology), education or related field.

Minimum of three years of practical experience in a children's mental health treatment setting, with a particular emphasis on dual diagnosis, learning disability, developmental delay and executive dysfunction.

Valid Class 5 driver's license and access to vehicle.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or exemption on the basis of a protected legal ground.

Ability to pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA), as well as physical ability to perform all interventions.