Position #: 179979
Expected Start Date: September 08, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Swift Current Community Services
City/Town: Swift Current
Department: Community Response Teams
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree $38.247 to $46.770
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the program area manager, as applicable, the Occupational Therapist Degree is responsible for providing direct specialized care from a recovery service perspective that is inclusionary and flexible for individuals with moderate to severe and persistent mental illness, addiction and concurrent disorders. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Clinical Experience in mental health setting
Education
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Competencies
- Advanced - Written Communication Skills
- Advanced - Excellent assessment, diagnostic and intervention skills
- Intermediate - Organizational skills
- Intermediate - Critical thinking skills
- Basic - Counseling skills
- Basic - Crisis management skills
- Advanced - Verbal communication skills
- Intermediate - Problem solving skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
- Ability to deal with life threatening situations including suicide
- Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to competently use computers and software applications
- Know...
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