Assessor Coordinator Degree

Description

Position #: 9010659

Expected Start Date:August 04, 2026

Union:HSAS

Facility:Battlefords Union Hospital

City/Town:North Battleford

Department:Centralized Intake

Type:Full-time regular

FTE:1

Shift Information:Days

Number of Hours per Rotation:14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief:No

Float:No

Hours of Work:Standard Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Assessor Coordinator - Degree $36.721 to $44.902

Travel Required:Yes

Job Description:Reporting to the Manager, the incumbent is responsible for the screening and coordination of initial service requests for all programs within Mental Health and Addictions Services (MHAS) in the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The Assessor Coordinator - Degree provides screening, triage, assessment for urgency/risk, and coordinates case assignments. The position facilitates crisis response and short-term support for services to clients presenting with a variety of mental health and addictions issues. The Assessor Coordinator - Degree provides consultation to Community Agencies and Programs, regarding services available in Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS).

Human Resources Exemption:No

Experience

• Experience in mental health & addictions is an asset

Education

• Bachelor Degree in a related Health Science or Social Science discipline

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Communication skills
• Time management skills
• Organizational skills
• Risk management skills
• Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• ability and willingness to travel within service delivery area
• Ability to establish/maintain satisfactory working relationships
• Works independently, effectively and cooperatively with a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates effective relationships with staff, patients/clients, and families
• Knowledge of concurrent medical, psychiatric and substance abuse
• Able to cope w/ clinical, ethical, legal issues involving mental health services
• Ability to distinguish normal and abnormal emotional behavioral functioning.
• Ability to cope effectively with stress, change, and diversity
• Demonstrated knowledge of crisis assessment and intervention
• Working knowledge of Suicide Intervention skills
• Sound knowledge of mental health and addictions theory.
• Knowledge in Mental Health and Addictions
• Apply ethical, culturally sensitive and legal principles in practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act/related legislation
• Knowledge in community resources and services in the clinical area
• Knowledge/ability using MH&A screening to meet mental/physical needs of clients

Other Information

• For more information on the city of North Battleford please visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body