Mental Health & Addictions Manager

• Position: Mental Health & Addictions Manager
• Term: Full Time, Permanent
• Provide leadership, oversight, planning, and evaluation of the Mental Health and Addictions programs and services within the Division of Mental Wellness and Healing.
• Develop strategic priorities, annual work plans, and service objectives aligned with departmental goals and community-identified needs.
• Monitor program effectiveness through quality improvement activities, data collection, outcome measurement, reporting, and service evaluation.
• Manage divisional budgets, resources, contracts, and funding allocations in accordance with organizational policies and community priorities.
• Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures, standards, and best practices related to mental wellness and addictions services for Nunatsiavut communities.
• Clinical and Administrative Supervision
• Provide direct clinical and administrative supervision to Mental Health and Addictions Workers and related community wellness staff as needed
• Support staff in areas including assessment, intervention planning, case management, referrals, counselling supports, outreach, crisis response, and community engagement.
• Schedule and facilitate regular individual and group supervision sessions, team meetings, case consultations, and professional development opportunities.
• Complete performance evaluations, workload monitoring, scheduling, recruitment participation, and staff development planning.
• Promote staff wellness, and self-care practices
• Community Wellness and Service Integration
• Support the development and delivery of holistic, trauma-informed, harm reduction, and culturally appropriate services that address mental health, addictions, grief, loss, violence, and intergenerational trauma.
• Collaborate with community partners, Elders, traditional knowledge holders, and other service providers to strengthen land-based, cultural, and healing-focused initiatives.
• Support community responses to critical incidents that have impacted the mental health and or wellness of community members including but not limited to, emergencies, suicides, traumatic events, and other community wellness concerns.
• Promote community capacity building through education, awareness initiatives, prevention programming, and training opportunities.
• Partnership Development and Collaboration
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships within Nunatsiavut Government departments, as well as local health authorities, educational institutions, Child, Youth and Family Services, justice and victim services, Indigenous organizations, and community agencies.
• Collaborate with justice, victim services, and violence prevention partners to improve coordinated responses for beneficiaries affected by trauma, crime, family violence, and other adverse experiences.
• Participate in regional, provincial, federal, and Indigenous-led committees, working groups, and planning initiatives related to mental wellness and addictions as directed.
• Advocate for service improvements, funding opportunities, and policy development that advance Inuit mental wellness and healing.
• Professional Development and Best Practices
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging evidence, best practices, and Indigenous approaches related to mental wellness, addictions, trauma recovery, suicide prevention, harm reduction, and healing.
• Support continuous learning opportunities for staff and community partners.
• Ensure services reflect Inuit values, cultural safety principles, and community priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or a related health or human services field. A Master’s degree is considered an asset.
• Must be registered and in good standing with the appropriate regulatory body relevant to their profession and scope of practice, where applicable.
• Minimum three to five years of progressive experience in mental health, addictions, community wellness, or related services, including supervisory and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed care, harm reduction, crisis intervention, case management, and community-based service delivery.
• Demonstrated understanding of Inuit culture, values, history, and the social determinants of health affecting Nunatsiavut beneficiaries.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities, particularly Inuit communities, is strongly preferred.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, conflict resolution, and collaborative partnership-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral teams.
• Experience in program development, evaluation, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within Nunatsiavut and Labrador as required.
• Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Assets
• Fluency in Inuktitut.
• Experience in rural and remote service delivery.
• Training in trauma-informed practice, suicide intervention, and Indigenous wellness approaches
• Experience supporting land-based and culturally grounded healing initiatives.
• Competitive Paid Leave Package
• Group insurance including health and dental
• Department: Health and Social Development
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