Mental Health Clinician
Your Opportunity:
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new pilot project with our partners at Calgary Police Services supporting detainees with addiction and mental health concerns out of the Arrest Processing Unit, Spy Hill. Under the direction of the Clinical Operations Manager and Clinical Supervisor the Mental Health Clinician is responsible for providing specialized, time sensitive mental health assessment and consultation services as part of a collaborative team approach. This position is clinical in nature. Clinicians are responsible for providing mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, referrals, and advocacy. The Mental Health Clinician in collaboration with the APU team will support clients with identification of needs and referrals to services with identified goal of diversion from future legal, forensic involvement. Clinicians will provide service to the challenging, hard to serve population who suffer from severe mental illness and addictions and face multiple problems in the community, including legal and forensic involvement, homelessness; social isolation; marginalization and often encounter significant barriers to accessing mental health and medical services. Clinically focused liaison and consultation to colleagues within health services and with Calgary Police Service officers as well as with community service providers will be required. The Mental Health Clinician will work within the limits of confidentiality and information sharing with our partners. Successful completion of a Calgary Police Service Enhanced Security Clearance approval is required.
Description:
As a Mental Health Clinician, you will work as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, collaborating in the delivery of care to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. You will be responsible for intake, clinical interviews and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders. You will liaise with a variety of internal and external partners and work collaboratively with other team members, as required. You may have the opportunity to participate in program planning and development and provide supervision to practicum students. This position is open to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and Occupational Therapists.
- Classification: Mental Health Clinician
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Social Mental Health and Addiction Referral Team
- Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date: 16-NOV-2027
- Hours per Shift: 9.69
- Length of Shift in weeks: 6
- Shifts per cycle: 24
- Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $43.14
- Maximum Salary: $57.37
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of one of the following programs: a master's degree in Psychology; a bachelor's degree in Social Work with education in mental health assessment, brief counselling and crisis intervention; a master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with comparable education in mental health assessment, brief counselling and crisis intervention; a bachelor's degree in Nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment, crisis intervention and brief counselling; or a bachelor's degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:RN or RPN, BSW, MPsych, or OT. Registered with the appropriate regulatory body: CRNA, CRPNA, ACSW, ACOT, or CAP. Minimum 5 years’ recent addiction and mental health experience. Extensive experience conducting crisis/mental health/suicide risk assessments required with a provisional diagnosis. Solid knowledge foundation of intervention and treatment modalities relevant to various clinical disorders & psychosocial and environmental problems is required. Experience working with diverse populations. Must be confident to work from a concurrent capable perspective. Comprehensive knowledge of co-existing medical and mental illnesses which impact the lives of vulnerable and marginalized populations. Comprehensive knowledge of relevant community resources and agencies. Comprehensive knowledge of the Alberta Mental Health Act and legislation is required. Comfort with working with forensic clients who may pose a danger to the community. High degree of creativity & flexibility as well as the ability to work as part of a team and to engage and work with a diverse client population with complex needs. Basic computer skills are required. Ability to set priorities & organize time effectively. Ability to work in stressful, demanding and changing conditions. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi system partnership. A solid working knowledge of community agencies and programs.
Preferred Qualifications:Master’s in social work, Nursing, or Occupational Therapy. Social Work authorized to perform psycho-social interventions. 2 years of experience in community setting. Experience working in a collaborative multi-system partnership.
