Assessor Coordinator Degree

Position #: 9010659
Expected Start Date: November 16, 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

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

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