MHSU Case Worker and Counselor

Island Health is Hiring MHSU Case Workers and Counselors

Island Health is seeking MHSU Case Workers and MHSU Counselors to join our team today. Current and future full-time, part-time, temporary and casual opportunities are available across Vancouver Island, BC.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. Take the next step and apply today so that we can continue the conversation with you!

Island Health offers a range of services for people seeking support to help manage their mental health and substance use.

Our patient-focused MHSU Case Worker and Counselor team is compassionate and dedicated to providing care to clients in a diverse set of safe, respectful health care settings.

Opportunities include :

• Complex Care Housing (CCH)
• Acute Care : IPU, PIC, PES, Sub-Acute
• Residential and Supportive Housing
• Community
• Detox
• Tertiary
• Urgent Primary Care
• Child, Youth & Family
• Rehabilitation

Qualifications

• Case Worker : Baccalaureate degree in a mental health-related disciplineEligibility for licensing or registration in a professional association related to mental health care,Two years of recent related experience, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Counselor : Baccalaureate Degree in a health related discipline from an approved post-secondary institution.Eligible for registration with the appropriate Health Regulatory College and / or licensing body.

Two (2) years’ recent related experience in areas requiring frequent crisis intervention and risk assessment.Understanding of mental health and substance use issues, psychiatric and suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention and response techniques and strategies.

Knowledge of available programs and services.Knowledge of applicable legislation, such as the Mental Health Act, Child Protection legislation, Infants Act;

or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.Valid BC Drivers License.

Why Work Here?

Island Health offers health care services to more than 850,000 residents of Vancouver Island and adjacent coastal communities through hospitals, clinics, health centres, community based health units, long term care and assisted living facilities.

As the largest employer on Vancouver Island, we employ 27,000 employees, 2,400 physician partners as well as hosting more than 2,500 volunteers.

We believe that our values guide our actions and relationships, shaping how we make decisions and plan for the future. At Island Health, C.

A.R.E. guides everything we do :

• Courage : To do the right thing to change, innovate and grow.
• Aspire : To the highest degree of quality and safety.
• Respect : To value each individual and bring trust to every relationship.
• Empathy : To give the kind of care we would want for our loved ones.

Island Health continues to be selected for top employer awards, including . Employees may be eligible for exceptional employer-paid benefit packages including dental and prescription coverage, group live, long-term disability and an extensive extended health plan, as well as vacation, leave, and municipal pension benefits.

Our Commitment

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples.

As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.

Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at [email protected]

About Vancouver Island

Live, work and play! Surrounded by ocean, Vancouver Islanders enjoy the best year-round climate in Canada with warm summers and mild winters.

Imagine skiing, golfing and scuba diving all in the same day! The relaxed pace, easy access to outdoor activities, an abundance of art, music, theatre and festivals ensures that there is something for everyone.

Whatever the lifestyle you are looking for, we have it here.

Vaccination Notification

To keep our employees, clients and the communities we serve safe, Island Health is enforcing an employee mandatory vaccination policy which is intended to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

As such, Island Health requires Proof of BC Provincial Immunization Registration as a condition of employment, and any offers of employment are contingent on you providing proof of vaccination prior to commencement of the offered effective date.

If an offer of employment is extended, but proof of vaccination is not provided, the offer will be rescinded.

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