Overview
Relief, Counsellor, Mobile Crisis Response Team; Elgin Jobs in St. Thomas, Canada at CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Title: Relief, Counsellor, Mobile Crisis Response Team; Elgin
Company: CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Location: St. Thomas, Canada
Category:
Position: Relief, Counsellor, Mobile Crisis Response Team (Elgin)
Location: St. Thomas
Relief Counsellor, Mobile Crisis Response Team
Direct Service – (OPSEU)
St. Thomas, Ontario (Elgin Zone)
This posting is the result of an expansion of a relief pool.
Final date to receive applications:
July 7, 2026
When individuals in our community experience an urgent mental health or addiction crisis, they deserve a response that is person-centered and supportive, while focusing on personal dignity and wellbeing.
This position is responsible for working in a dedicated capacity supporting the St. Thomas Police Service (STPS), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Aylmer Police Service (APS) by providing a mobile response to individuals experiencing a mental health or addictions related crisis at the point of time of direct contact with police. The MHRW will occupy office space at the reporting police headquarters and respond with patrol officers to assist with de-escalation, diversion from medical intervention where possible, and facilitation of transition to acute care where required to help ensure positive outcomes for the individual.
We are currently seeking candidates with open availability for all shifts, including weekdays and weekends; including day, afternoon, evening, and overnight shifts. Shift length in these programs varies. Relief staff have flexibility to accept shifts that suit their schedules but will commit to accepting a minimum of three shifts per month. While the minimum shift requirement is currently three shifts per month, Relief staff have the ability to pick up shifts at their discretion up to a maximum of 44 hours per week.
Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check completed in the last six months. Interested applicants who reside in the City of London and are in need of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible as PVSCs in the City of London are currently taking approximately 4 weeks to be processed and offers of employment cannot be made without receipt of a PVSC.
WHAT
WE’RE OFFERING:
- What you’ll be making – Starting rate for this role is $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service), with a wage differential, based on regulation ($30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated).
- Successful candidates who are registered with one of the designated professional colleges (e.g. OCSWSSW, CNO, COTO, CRPO, CPSO, or CPO) will receive the wage differential for regulation.
- Successful external applicants will start at Level 1, with grid progression based on seniority up to Level 8 ($34.41 per hour for non-regulated, and $37.26 per hour for regulated).
- For internal applicants, grid level placement will occur as per the Collective Agreement.
- When you’ll work: Casual shifts to include days, afternoons, evenings, nights, and weekends.
- Your pension plan – Immediately eligible for optional enrolment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
HOW YOU WILL BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE:
Assessment, Direct Service, and Linking
- Work directly alongside police officers, including going out on patrol as needed, and to be ready to respond during working hours to assist in the de-escalation of crises.
- Complete crisis and mental health status assessments with individuals who come into contact with police and where the involvement of the MHRW is requested by an officer.
- Deliver support to individuals who have come into contact with police or to their family members in a safe, ethical, and sensitive manner.
- Employ training, knowledge, and expertise in the de-escalation of crises and, where possible, to help prevent incarceration or hospitalization as an outcome of police involvement.
- Complete additional mental health or addictions screening, comprehensive needs assessments, or service prioritization evaluations where appropriate to inform and facilitate community service referrals.
- Facilitate referrals for further specialized or formal assessment.
- Facilitate access to secondary healthcare services where voluntarily agreed to by an individual as part of an intervention or upon enforcement under the Mental Health Act, liaising directly with health professionals mas – Elgin General Hospital to ease the transition from police custody to…