Job Description
Project Lead (Travel Required), Indigenous Mental Wellness Division, Dalton Associates
Dalton Associates (DA) is a mental health services organization. With a dynamic team of over 75 employees and over 150 clinicians, DA provides specialized and quality assured, psychological, psychotherapy, social work, and behavioural health services that are culturally sensitive, safe, accessible, and timely throughout the province of Ontario.
Over the past several years, DA has been honoured to develop strong partnerships with Indigenous communities and regional councils in Northern Ontario to support the development of regional and community-based mental health and wellness programs that are tailored to the unique needs of the region/communities.
We are looking for a Project Lead who has a passion for supporting dynamic, customized, collaborative and community-focused mental health and wellness programs in partnership with Indigenous communities and regional authorities in Northern Ontario.
Responsibilities
● Support community-led program development and implementation in remote First Nation communities;
● Travel to a First Nation, on a frequent and as-needed basis (approximately 60% of your time), to engage with community members and service providers to build relationships, assess community needs, and manage the project to actualize the program components and support the mental health and wellness of individuals, families, and the community as a whole;
● Personally engage in reflexive and culturally responsive practice, developing collaborative and respectful relationships that are informed by the community’s knowledge and belief systems;
● Ensure clinicians are regularly engaging in learning opportunities so that their clinical supports are consistent with cultural teachings and cultural safety;
● Ensure clinicians are engaging in harm reduction strategies and promoting health equity with individuals and families impacted by barriers to various social determinants of health; and
● Liaise with co-workers and service providers to develop community-based, culturally-minded safe practices (e.g. policies, procedures, processes and protocols) to ensure a consistent reference guide and standard of practice for the support of children, youth, adults, families, and community;
● Manage the travel logistics (coordinating travel arrangements and schedule) for all Dalton Associates staff and contractors who attend the community
● Support Dalton Associates staff and contractors in-community with travel logistics (shelter, food, orientation) and scheduling;
● Prepare for client referral, consent, and intake for Dalton Associates services and contractors, particularly Psychological services;
● Facilitate and coordinate Dalton Associates clinical team meetings and debriefs;
● Support the composition of official communication, marketing materials, etc. for the various programs and services offered by Dalton Associates;
● Develop and implement a Clinician Professional Development Plan that includes mandatory standardized training in which all team members must engage/complete (e.g., San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Course), ongoing professional development opportunities for clinical and cultural competency, etc.;
● Development and maintenance of all job descriptions for Dalton Associates staff working with the community;
● Support the analyzation, summarization, and reporting on metrics that are gathered for the purposes of monthly reports and program evaluations;
● Ensure the incorporation of evaluation results in the continued evolution and operational improvement of Indigenous Services programs and partnerships;
● Identify areas for improvement, make recommendations for change and participate in the review and revision of systems and protocols as appropriate; and
Qualifications
- A Degree in social work, education, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Minimum requirement of 5 years’ experience working in the mental health/management/leadership field;
- Strong experience in project management is a requirement of this role.
- Ability to travel to remote First Nation communities on a frequent basis. Frequency of travel may fluctuate month-to-month depending on project needs and priorities, and at times may include multiple trips within a month.
- Experience working in First Nations communities, with knowledge of First Nation wellness and priorities;
- Ability to engage of ways of learning and practice that acknowledge the skills, language, knowledge, concepts and understandings from both Indigenous and western knowledge systems;
- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills;
- Individual with Indigenous background is an asset;
- Fluency in Cree language is an asset; and
- G Licence is an asset.
Dalton Associates is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Reasonable accommodations will be made available upon request for candidates taking part in any step of the recruitment and selection process.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience living in or working in Northern First Nation Communities?
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- Healthcare: 2 years (required)
Language:
- a traditional indigenous language. (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
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