This page lists current employment opportunities with CMHA SK – Canadian Mental Health Association, Saskatchewan Division.
See below for current job openings at the provincial office (located in Regina, with program positions located in many communities like Saskatoon, North Battleford, and Prince Albert), as well as other local branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association in Saskatchewan:
Updated June 28th, 2021
JUSTICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time, In-Scope
Location: North Battleford
Salary Range: $4,385.75 – $5,051.62
Hours of Work: Field Hours – 37.5 hours per week
Travel: Yes, 25% of the time
Criminal Record Check: Required, including vulnerable sector query as a condition of employment
Closing Date: July 1, 2021 – 12:00pm
The Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc. invites applications for the position of Justice Community Support Worker III. If you have a strong interest in working with and being a positive role model for at-risk adult offenders in the community, consider joining our team!
The Justice Community Support Worker (JCSW) assists people in the community who have been identified as high risk to re-offend (through the Serious Violent Offenders Response) who also possess a mental health barrier to the successful completion of their probation order. The services offered to our clients range from developing life skills, securing medication, attending medical appointments, brief counselling, and attention to individual client needs.
The JCSW works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to help guide the best possible outcomes for our clients. As a JCSW you will participate in discussion with the other team members in the Serious Violent Offenders Response around client and community safety.
The JCSW is a critical link between the resources offered in our community and the clients that we serve. As a JCSW you will make and maintain positive working relationships with a multitude of community stakeholders and service providers.
Qualifications & Experience:
The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of mental health and addictions systems, theories, intervention strategies, indicators and dynamics of addictions, domestic violence, poverty, disabilities, family relationships, abuse, neglect and their impacts, in the criminal justice system.
The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal skills, the ability to engage resistant individuals, the ability to accurately assess, develop and adjust case, treatment and intervention plans based on client needs.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with Community Corrections, Police, and Crown Prosecutions to ensure safety and success for our client base.
Typically, the knowledge and skill set needed to successfully meet the requirements of this position comes from the completion of a degree in Human Services (Psychology, Sociology, Social Work), or Psychiatric Nursing and experience in community-based service delivery. A combination of other relevant education and experience may also be considered.
We are seeking a confident individual who displays integrity, leadership, professionalism and collaboration with our partners and clients.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those applicants we wish to interview will be contacted. Please forward resumes to:
Andrew Love, Director, Justice Community Support Program
Canadian Mental Health Association
(Saskatchewan Division) Inc.
2702 – 12th Avenue
Regina SK S4T 1J2
email: jcspdir@cmhask.com
VOCATIONAL/RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKER
(MENTAL HEALTH WORKER I)
TEMPORARY – FULL-TIME
Salary range: $2,919.65 – $3,394.58/month (MHWI scale)
Temporary Position: July 19, 2021, to May 31, 2022
Some evening and weekend work may be required.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Please forward resumes to:
The Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc. invites applications for the Temporary full-time (35 hrs/week) position of Vocational/Recreational Development Worker in our Weyburn Branch.
Under the general supervision of the Program Director, the Worker is responsible for:
- Providing structured services for and in consultation with clients, consisting of one or more of the following areas: social, recreation, employment, training-on-the-job, vocational training, life skills or related support activities, in a community service centre and/or other community facilities, with the goal of assisting clients to independently maximize community services and resources.
- The design, implementation, and evaluation of rehabilitative, vocational, recreational and recovery-oriented services and programs provided for the specialized needs of our clientele and community.
- Working cooperatively with appropriate persons and agencies to further advance and coordinate participation in casual and/or contractual employment in a work crew setting.
- Utilizing community and volunteer resources to plan and carry out mental health programs and recreation activities, in a centre-based setting, that will assist the consumer in learning/acquiring social skills and proper time management.
Mental Health activities and programming may include:
- Writers group, art and craft projects, yard games, swimming, skating, bowling, billiards, walks, day trips, dining out, site seeing, cards, board games, coffee & conversation, movies, shopping, visiting museums, art galleries, etc.
- A flexible approach to an ever-changing environment is needed as duties and responsibilities may be adjusted or changed to fit the needs of our programs and services. Some heavy lifting required must be able to lift 50 lbs.
- Completion of some post-secondary training in the social sciences and significant experience in a human services field, preferably the mental health field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training is required. Good knowledge of community resources, effective organizational, public relations and communication skills are essential. The successful candidate must have a valid driver’s license and will be required to provide a clean Criminal Record Check.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those applicants we wish to interview will be contacted. Please forward resumes to:
Tasha Collins, Program Director
Canadian Mental Health Association – Weyburn Branch
Email: tashac@cmhask.com
VOCATIONAL COORDINATOR (MHWII)
PART–TIME–MOOSE JAW BRANCH
Salary range: $21.77 –$25.40per month(MHWII Scale)
The deadline for applications is Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 5:00 pm.
The Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc. invites applications for the part–time (20hrs/week) position of Vocational Coordinator in our Moose Jaw Branch.
Under the general supervision of the Program Director, the Vocational Coordinator is responsible for:
- Providing structured services for and in consultation with clients consisting of the following areas: employment, vocational training, placement and on–the–job support, life skills or related support activities with the goal of assisting clients to independently maximize community services and resources to achieve and retain active employment.
- The design implementation, and evaluation of recovery–oriented vocational support services and programs in consultation with the needs of our clientele and the community.
- Consultation with clients and support to enhance their self–image, recovery and symptom management by providing education on topics such as conflict resolution/de–escalation, goal setting, life skills and vocational opportunities.
- Managing cash funds as required.
- Planning and delivering promotional and public education events and maintaining effective relations with other professionals in the mental health field and /or media contacts regarding vocational rehabilitation services.
QUALIFICATIONS
Completion of a University Degree in the social sciences and significant related experience in a human services field, preferably mental health field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training. Good knowledge of human behaviour, local community resources, effective organizational, public relations, communications, assessment and problem–solving skills are essential. The ability to perform administrative functions and provide supervision to vocational rehabilitation services.
The successful applicant must have a valid driver’s license and will be required to provide a current clean criminal record check.
Please forward resumes to:
Attn: Andrew Love,
Acting Program Director
Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc.
2702 –12th Avenue, Regina SK
S4T 1J2
email: jcspdir@cmhask.com
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
BRANCH DIRECTOR (MHW IV)
MOOSE JAW BRANCH
Salary range: $28.85 per hour (Step 1, MHWIV)
Excellent benefits package is provided.
Please submit your resume in confidence by 5 pm, Friday, July 9th, 21021
The Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc. invites applications for the temporary (6 months with the possibility of extension) position of Branch Director in our Moose Jaw Branch. This is a temporary, part–time, out–of–scope position working 20 hours per week.
As the senior staff person in the Branch, you will be responsible to the Association’s Executive Director for the development and implementation of community–based programs for persons suffering from mental illness.
To qualify for this position you would typically have a University Degree in the Social Sciences, Social Work or a related field. A combination of relevant experience and education will be considered. An in–depth knowledge of the mental health field is required. Administrative and supervisory experience in a unionized workplace, as well as experience in fundraising, public relations (including school and community presentations) advocacy, peer support and working effectively with a community Board of Directors, would be definite assets.
The successful applicant will be required to provide a clean criminal record check prior to hiring.
While we thank all applicants for their interest in this position, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please forward resumes to:
Phyllis O’Connor,
Executive Director
Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc.
2702 –12th Avenue, Regina SK
S4T 1J2
Email: marisolj@cmhask.com