Specialist - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Title : Specialist - Mental Health & Psychosocial Support

Employee Working Location : Remote (Manitoba, Canada)

Employment status : Temporary Full-Time, 12 months (with possibility of extension).

Salary band : $37.75 - $39.50 / hour.

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) one of the most inspirational not-for-profit organizations on this planet and an awardee on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2022 - is seeking a Specialist - Mental Health & Psychosocial Support to join our team.

We are guided by our Fundamental Principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

We help people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience.

Starting with the hiring process, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment where everyone can reach their full potential.

We encourage all qualified persons who share our values and want to contribute to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace to apply.

The incumbent will work with the Senior Manager - Emergency Management, and will collaborate with the guidance of the Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) national team.

As part of this national team of MHPSS Specialists, you will contribute towards CRC commitments to delivery services by addressing the psychosocial needs of those affected and contribute to individual and community capacity and resiliency in the areas of mental health and psychosocial support.

In this role, you will :

• Advise the Operations management team on the MHPSS / protection considerations and risks related to the operation;
• Support Provincial Operations Team to deliver MHPSS services in coordination and collaboration with the national MHPSS team;
• In coordination with the MHPSS national team, Field Ops / Virtual Ops and support services, determine MHPSS workforce requirements for field deployment;
• Provide technical guidance to MHPSS staff working in the field;
• Provide mental health care within an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) setting or health-related operation, in collaboration with other CRC service team members;
• Provide mental health care within other service areas as required (i.e. mobile clinics, in-patient department, isolation / outbreak areas, phone consultations / referral, etc.);
• Support community mobilization and stakeholder engagement;
• Contribute towards the identification of partnerships at the regional and national level to increase CRC’s surge capacity to provide culturally safe and competent services;
• Support MHPSS national team with ongoing projects

What we are looking for :

• Professional certification or graduate qualification in medicine, psychology, social work, nursing or other mental health related field;
• Current Professional Registration (registered and in good standing) within province of operation;
• Psychological First Aid training an asset;
• Minimum 6 years professional experience, including 2 year in a leadership position;
• Experience managing and supporting staff in their professional field;
• Professional experience in infection diseases outbreak management, public health, working in rural and remote environments an asset;
• Experience in emergency management is a strong asset;
• Experience with Indigenous populations is a strong asset;
• Demonstrated ability to explore and analyze complex issues and to prepare written evaluations and recommendations for leadership;
• Strong written and verbal communication in English is essential;
• English is required, French is an asset.

Working conditions :

• Service delivery is based on capacity to surge in responses, comprised of various profiles, available for 2-4-week deployment periods, within an activation window of 24 72 hours.
• Field missions can involve working in environments that are unstable and unpredictable requiring very strict adherence to security regulations and with limited access to basic services and will require working non-traditional hours and therefore, a demonstrated ability to work in stressful and often ambiguous conditions is required.
• When outside of response / deployment this position will work remotely and / or from a home environment.
• Eligibility to work in Canada : At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for.

Refer to our FAQ for more information.

• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).
• At this time , the CRC has temporarily suspended our Covid-19 vaccination policy and does not require but continues to strongly encourage full vaccination of all our personnel.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible - those who apply after the selection process has started may be held for a second review if needed OR reviewed for alternative roles.

We appreciate the time and effort it takes to apply and thank you in advance.