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Mental Health Care Coordinator

Date Posted : 12 / 17 / 2024

Req ID : 41150

Faculty / Division : UofT Mississauga

Department : UTM : Health & Counselling Ctr.

Campus : University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Position Number : 00048742

Description : About us :

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible markon the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learningand discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongsidethe Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome thosewho want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

The Health & Counselling Centre (HCC) at UTM is a multi-disciplinary health clinic that provides student-friendly medical care, mental health counselling, and health education and promotion programs and services to a diverse student population of undergraduate and graduate students. The HCC strives to empower students to make healthier, evidence-based choices to support their growth and development, assists students in their pursuit of academic success, and promotes adoption of positive coping skills to foster greater resiliency in the pursuit of current and future goals. The HCC works closely with other departments across the University with the goal of ensuring students have timely access to quality medical and mental health supports.

Your opportunity :

Under the general direction of the Lead Nurse, Health & Counselling Centre, the Mental Health Care Coordinator (MHCC) is responsible for supporting initial mental health needs of undergraduate and graduate students at UTM, diverse in age, culture, race, gender, sexual identity, educational background and ability. The MHCC is the first point of contact for students who present seeking new mental health support from a physician or psychiatrist. The incumbent will be expected to conduct brief preliminary assessments and / or mental health triage, complete Interim Accommodations assessments where appropriate, and assist with continuity of care for students being supported for mental health concerns. The MHCC provides crisis intervention on an emergency basis when available and needed. The MHCC will also provide psychoeducation for students on mental health conditions and or / behavioural issues that are impacting on academic success, and identify students at risk requiring consultation with the Lead Nurse, Medical Director, or other physician designate.

The MHCC will provide initial brief screening and assessment, assist with coordination of appropriate services and supports tailored to each student’s unique needs, collaborate with other Health & Counselling Centre clinicians to provide regular updates to care plans, manage an evolving case load of students who would benefit from closer monitoring on their overall wellbeing, and help students develop appropriate connections on campus with other student affairs and academic services. The incumbent will provide case management support to students with urgent and / or complex problems requiring the coordination of multiple services. The MHCC will meet with members of the clinical team to provide support and assist with monitoring care plans for students with complex mental health concerns, including follow-up between physician and psychiatry appointments, monitoring post-hospitalization, etc. There will be opportunity to prepare and deliver occasional psychoeducational workshops and support the health promotion efforts of the department.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Assessing the mental health of clients
• Determining if there is a life-threatening situation, risk of self-harm or harm to others and independently applying appropriate interventions
• Making informedreferrals and supporting an individual in distress until referral contact is made
• Liaising with a health care team to facilitate collaboration on cases
• Providing case management support to students with urgent and / or complex problems requiring the coordination of multiple services
• Maintaining continuity of care in the absence of a treating clinician
• Providing initial clinical support and / or counselling to distressed students in crisis and making referrals to appropriate resources
• Leading mental health workshops

Essential Qualifications :

Assets (Nonessential) :

To be successful in this role you will be :

Closing Date : 01 / 10 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 15 $95,627. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $122,290. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Health & Wellbeing

Recruiter : Jessica Halteh

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected] .

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