Mental Health Clinician - Team Response to Adolescent & Children in Crisis

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $44.85/Hr. - CAD $56.02/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Mental Health Clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) on the Team Response to Adolescent & Children in Crisis in Richmond, BC! Apply now to join the team! 

Within the context of a client and family centered care model and in accordance with established standards of professional practice, and vision and values of the organization, works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide outreach crisis intervention to adolescents and children, and consultation services to support community partners. Performs assessments on children and youth experiencing urgent and emergent mental health issues including concurrent disorders, provides emergency mobile crisis response, facilitates access to a psychiatrist or immediate hospital facility admission if necessary, formulates and implements treatment plans, provides short-term individual and/or family therapy, and provides post-hospitalization bridging support. Attends case meetings, provides consultative and education services. Participates in team meetings, continuing education and engages in ongoing team planning and quality improvement initiatives.

Child and Adolescent Programs:

Assessment and treatment for children (6-11 years of age) or youth (12-19 years of age), including their families who are affected by serious and persistent mental health concerns. Services include couselling, interdisciplinary case management, crisis response and suicide risk assessment, and school outreach. The clinican's primary role is to develop and provide a combination of individual, family, and group education and therapy sessions.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Master's degree in a related regulated Health Science Discipline.
• Three (3) years' related experience working with children and youth in a mental health setting.
• Valid BC Drivers License. Local area travel may require the use of a personal vehicle.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of child and youth developmental theory and crisis intervention theory.
• Knowledge of psychotherapeutic and counselling skills.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects).
• Knowledge of neuropsychiatric conditions and care.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Knowledge of psychoeducation principles and methods.
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to children and youth.
• Ability to apply a variety of theoretical models to practice in assessment and intervention and critically evaluate against identified outcomes.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues, physicians, school counsellors, clients and their families, students, and other service providers in health and social services, both one-on-one and in groups.
• Ability to apply knowledge of theory and practice to a case management process.
• Demonstrated listening and information seeking skills that promotes communication and lead to a co-operative approach to problem solving within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to establish workload priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and e-mail software.

Closing Statement

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. ***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Compensation: 44.85 to 56.02 (CAD)