FT Tele-Mental Health Coordinator

Status: Full-time, permanent
Location: Any SOAHAC site – Cambridge, Chippewa (Muncey), London, Owen Sound or Windsor
Hours: 35 hours/week
Salary: $59,910 to $70,488 per year
Paid Time Off: 3 weeks of vacation, plus sick days, spiritual/cultural leave, birthday
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental and more
Pension: HOOPP (defined benefit plan)
Posting Date: June 19, 2024
Deadline: July 3, 2024

Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) is a diverse, dynamic, multiservice Indigenous health and wellness agency. We strive to provide quality, wholistic health services by sharing and promoting traditional and western health practices to enable people to live in a more balanced state of well-being. SOAHAC provides services to Indigenous people including those who live on and off reserve, status, non-status, Inuit, and Metis within the Southwest, Waterloo Wellington and Erie St Clair regions. SOAHAC has a mandate of ensuring that health services are accessible, of high quality, and are culturally appropriate. It is SOAHAC’s objective to build health care capacity within Indigenous communities.

An opportunity exists for a dynamic and innovative Tele-Mental Health Coordinator to join SOAHAC. This Program provides child and adolescent mental health services by connecting children and families to mental health professionals for clinical assessments, capacity building, and education. This occurs through the coordination of intake and referral to ensure the appropriate provision of consultation and support services for the client. The position can be based out of any of our SOAHAC sites: Chippewas of the Thames, London, Owen Sound, Cambridge or Windsor. The position involves a high amount of travel (including overnight travel) within Ontario.

Responsibilities:
▪ Coordinates the intake process and receives referrals from Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) community service providers and conduct a ‘Service Readiness Review’
▪ Works in partnership (where appropriate) with the CYMH community service provider to review alternate local mental health supports, determine that the service will meet the needs of the child/youth, and that it is the most effective service
▪ Schedules consultations between CYMH community service providers on behalf of the client and appropriate Hub
▪ Follows up with CYMH community service provider to ensure ongoing Case Management and to review consultation and determine if further consultation is required
▪ Provides education and training to designated sites and satellites and the community about the program
▪ Conducts outreach and builds relationships with various stakeholders
▪ Participates in committees composed of Tele-Mental Health Coordination Agencies and Hubs to work collaboratively across the Service areas
▪ Enters key information to a variety of databases such as the Human Resources and Client Management systems
▪ Follows policies and procedures as outlined by the program
▪ Attends agency wide meetings to stay current with agency plans, learns about different programs and meets and shares information with colleagues
▪ Works closely with the SOAHAC team for support and resources

This job may require additional responsibilities and duties as assigned by Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre.

SOAHAC values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer; however, hiring preference will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants (please self-identify). SOAHAC is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, please advise Human Resources.