Reporting to the Intake Program Supervisor, and as part of the Intake/Exit team, the Confident Parents Intake Coordinator conducts intake and exit questionnaires with families referred to the program using the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) tool and other measures. This position helps assess referrals for program fit and ensures exclusionary criteria is used to identify inappropriate referrals.
The position acts as one of the first official contacts for the program with families and provides a supportive presence to parents experiencing difficulties.
Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Ensure that clients are served in a timely manner according to program protocol;
Administer recorded semi-structured interviews/questionnaires as needed, following a telephone script and protocol;
Connect clients to other CMHA Resources as and when needed;
Consult with Confident Parents: Thriving Kids Coach Supervisors for clinical supervision when client safety concerns arise;
Apply the Agency’s Diversity Lens and Framework for Support in all assignments associated with this role;
Other duties as assigned.
ABOUT YOU:
You will have an undergraduate education (BA, BSW, BSc) in Social Work, Child and Youth Care or related human services field, along with 1-3 years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience may be considered.
You will also bring the following skills, knowledge and ability to the role:
Knowledge of the principles and practices of public health, health education, and health literacy, particularly in multiple settings or with various populations;
Knowledge of community outreach, along with knowledge of the mental health system in BC;
Knowledge of specialized and personal computer systems and databases, Internet, and software applications, particularly Microsoft Office;
Demonstrated ability to work independently, collaboratively, and under pressure to deadline;
Experience with telephone service delivery as well as direct engagement with the public;
Experience administering a standardized questionnaire an asset;
Empathy with boundary-setting;
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
Resourcefulness and innovation to solve problems;
Personal experience with mental health issues and services, through self or loved ones, is an asset in this role.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
This position is located at the CMHA BC Division office currently located in downtown Vancouver. The usual work week is 37.5 hours. Flexibility to work 2 evenings a week is required.
This is a full time permanent position, which offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefit package that includes dental and vision care and opportunity for advancement from within the organization.
The Intake Coordinator is a unionized position under the Health Sciences Professionals Bargaining Association Collective Agreement.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your resume along with a cover letter, in PDF format, clearly documenting how you satisfy the requirements outlined in this job posting to cmha.careers@cmha.bc.ca. by 5 p.m. Sept 30, 2019 We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview.
Given the intended reach of this program, we are actively seeking applications from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. We encourage you to self-identify in your application.
ABOUT US:
Founded in 1918, The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is a national charity that helps maintain and improve mental health for all Canadians. As the nation-wide leader and champion for mental health and addiction, CMHA helps people access the community resources they need to build resilience and support recovery from mental illness and/or addiction.
We are an equity employer and encourage applications from women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people, people of all sexual orientation and genders, and others who may contribute to our further diversification.
Public Health Approached & Practice in Complex Systems
Call for Abstracts extended until September 23rd!
Reminder to submit your nomination for the PHABC Board
We’re hiring an Administrative Officer for our Victoria Branch!
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for our upcoming conference, “Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches & Practice in Complex Systems,” happening November 14th and 15th, 2019 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. We’re excited to read about all the important work you have been doing for public health in BC and beyond!
For those of you who wanted to submit an abstract but life got in the way and the deadline passed. You’re in luck! We are pleased to announce that we have extended our call for abstracts until Monday September 23rd at 5pm PST. Act now to get yours in before the deadline, check out our website* to read the call and get yours in before time’s up!
Are you still on the fence about submitting an abstract and not sure about how your work links to complex adaptive systems or complexity science? Many public health issues are in fact complex in nature and therefore require complex solutions. If you work in population health, work with multiple stakeholders to address issues within your community, collaborate with various team members to achieve a goal, and/or have clients actively participating in public health initiatives then you are likely working within a complex system and we want to hear from you! Click here or copy the link below to read the full call and show us what you’ve been working on.
Have you ever wanted to join the Public Health Association of British Columbia’s Board of Directors? If so, please consider submitting a nomination application for this year’s call for nominations, open now until September 23rd, 2019. PHABC Board members are expected to participate via videoconference at monthly board meetings, meet face to face twice a year, join at least one PHABC committee, contribute to the annual summer school and conference, and promote and advocate the association’s mission. Click here or copy the link below to submit your application today!
As always, keep checking back on our website* for the most up to date conference information and we look forward to seeing many of you in Vancouver this fall!
*New for 2019! Everything conference related can now be found on our main menu by looking under the “Conference 2019” tab! You can read the call for abstracts & submit yours, nominate fellow PHABC members for our annual awards, apply to become a PHABC board member before the 23rd, register to attend the conference and read up on all aspects of the event as information is released!*
Public Health Approached & Practice in Complex Systems
Have You Submitted Your Abstract Yet?
The call closes on September 15th, along with early bird registration!
Now that school is back in session and summer is coming to a close, it’s time to think about contributing to BC’s premier public health event, PHABC’s annual conference “Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches & Practice in Complex Systems,” happening November 14th & 15th, 2019 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. This year’s theme is complex adaptive systems and complexity science; what is it, how to utilize it in your work and how it can support innovation in public health. Major topics to be discussed include: food systems and security, wicked problems in health equity, immunization & infectious disease control, and overdose response & safe supplies.
If you want to contribute to our dialogue act quickly! Our call for abstracts is still on but will be closing on September 15th, 2019. Don’t miss your chance to showcase the latest research to like-minded individuals while supporting public health in your province. All public health related abstracts are accepted; we encourage submissions from the full spectrum of public health and endeavour to be inclusive of quality submissions even if they do not fit under the identified topic areas.
To read the full call for abstracts and submit yours click here.
Also closing on September 15th is our early bird registration pricing. Save up to $65on two-day regular registrations. We know you want to attend, so why pay full price later when you can pay less now?
On the first day of our conference during lunch we will be holding our annual general meeting where we will announce the winners of PHABC’s annual awards. Do you know someone in the public health community whose hard work and dedication deserves recognition? Please consider nominating them for a PHABC award.
To read all the award categories and complete the nomination form at the bottom of the page, check out our award’s page on the website by clicking here.
We are also accepting applications for conference volunteers to support our event, if you are interested in volunteering please contact Christina Harding at coordinator@phabc.org to learn about volunteer duties and complete the application. Volunteer’s conference registration is waived pending the successful completion of their assigned volunteer hours and duties.
We would not be able to host our annual conference without the continued support of our generous sponsors, thank you again to all sponsors who contributed to last year’s event
Platinum Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Community Action Initiative
Nurse & Nurse Practitioners of BC
Ministry of Health
Doctors of BC
Compassion, Inclusion and Engagement
Northern Health
Interior Health
Gold Sponsors
BC Centre for Disease Control
First Nations Health Authority
PosAbilities
Vancouver Coastal Health
Red Cross Canada
Bridge 4 Health
If your organization is interested in sponsoring this year’s conference, contact Christina Harding at coordinator@phabc.org to learn about current sponsorship opportunities.
HELP is seeking an MDI National Lead to coordinate aspects of the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) National project, a population health research project that is supporting the use of the MDI in sites outside of BC across Canada and internationally. The purpose of this project is to encourage a greater understanding of well-being and resiliency during the middle childhood years by examining patterns of well-being in schools and neighborhoods across Canada through the use of the MDI – a population-based measure that provides information about children’s lives inside and outside of school.
The incumbent will coordinate a range of tasks related to the development and implementation of a plan for sustaining the MDI national project annually. These tasks will include building a framework that allows us to efficiently scale the MDI to sites across Canada and internationally by developing costing models, licensing agreements, and resource/training templates.
The incumbent will also act as the key point of contact in consulting with school districts and community contacts nationally; ensuring all legal and academic agreements are in place.
Provide leadership, supervision and training in a dynamic and changing environment
Under the general direction of a Program Coordinator, and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, the Shift Supervisor directs and supervises the comprehensive delivery of childcare and nursing services by: supervising Childcare Counsellors and Psychiatric / Registered Nurses; carry out pre-assessment and treatment services for severely thought disordered or conduct disordered adolescents admitted to the Maples Adolescent Centre.
The BC Public Service offers a healthy work/life balance, excellent benefits, including one of the best pension plans available, and a variety of opportunities for career learning and development. To find out more, explore What the BC Public Service offers You
The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.
Qualifications for this role include:
Eligible to practice Nursing under the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals as a psychiatric nurse or registered nurse.
Minimum of two years experience in Psychiatric Nursing
Extensive experience working within the service delivery system for difficult to manage or psychiatrically ill individuals
Preference may be given to candidates with the following:
Experience in residential care
Recent (within the last 2 years) supervisory experience.
The Community Action Initiative (CAI) was created to strengthen the role and capacity of the community sector to address substance use and improve mental health for British Columbians. The CAI was established in 2008 through a $10 million grant from the Province of British Columbia, and since then has received subsequent grants from the Province to continue its work and address a number of key provincial policy issues.
About the Job:
Your primary role will be to coordinate, manage and facilitate two mid-sized projects: a province-wide training bursary program and community of practice for the supportive recovery home sector; and a harm reduction granting stream for BC municipalities. This portfolio includes the implementation, management and administration of approximately $2M million in grants/bursaries in addition to supporting training, evaluation and knowledge exchange activities. With a focus on health equity, the aim of all CAI projects is to support the community-based sector to build capacity to achieve improved mental health and substance use outcomes in BC. This position reports directly to the CAI Provincial Secretariat Director.
Responsibilities:
Lead the application and adjudication process for dissemination of grant funding and training bursary awards
Develop and administer grant program training and capacity-building activities
Ongoing communication with grantees, and follow-up to ensure alignment with original grant application
Ensure reporting and accountability requirements of grants are met by grantees and trouble-shoot any difficulties or issues that arise
Work with an online system designer to ensure CAI’s online granting and reporting system is updated to reflect the needs of the project
Develop and manage a project budget and resources to ensure cost-effectiveness and program accountability
Support the CAI Manager of Policy, Learning & Evaluation and third-party evaluators by coordinating and compiling project related qualitative and quantitative data for quality improvement, reporting and grant program sustainability
Develop project reports, briefing notes and status updates
Lead analysis of the grantee pool and translate findings for policy relevance
Support knowledge translation efforts that promote high quality, evidence-based resources to guide and inform community-led approaches
Provide regular updates to the Provincial Secretariat Director
Perform other duties as required
What you will bring to the role:
You will have a Graduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Public Health, Public Policy, Public Administration, Social Work, Counselling Psychology), and 3-5 years of project and/or grant management experience. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.
Knowledge/Skills
Experience in working with community grants and an understanding of the principles and practices of contract management
Excellent project management skills including; project planning to ensure the project achieves its goals and objectives, resource and financial management, and being an effective communicator for successful project delivery
Knowledge of risk management, along with resourcefulness and innovation to solve problems
Strategic and conceptual thinking and analysis, including ability to adapt project delivery to respond to evaluation results, stakeholder input and opportunity
Establishing and maintaining effective relationships and partnership with internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity with the mental health and substance use service delivery systems and approaches in BC
Knowledge of and/or work experience in harm reduction
Ability to assess and prioritize multiple tasks and demands
Sound knowledge of principles of health equity, mental health and wellness, and social determinants of health
Plain language writing and editing, and structural editing
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Excellent working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Working conditions:
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours/week) located in downtown Vancouver, and we offer a flexible work environment. The usual workday is 7.5 hours. Most work is accomplished during usual business hours however; the successful candidate will need to maintain some flexible scheduling. Travel may be required.
This position is offered as a 12-month contract with the opportunity for extension.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter outlining how they meet the specific requirements for this position. Please submit these documents in PDF format to cmha.careers@cmha.bc.ca by 5 p.m. on August 30th, 2019. While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
We are an equity employer and encourage applications from women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Urban Aboriginal, and Metis people, people of all sexual orientation and genders, and others who may contribute to our further diversification.
