Case Management Clinician - Psychogeriatric

Case Management Clinician - Psychogeriatric, Oxford

Direct Service (OPSEU)

Full-Time, Contract – End date: February 28, 2026

Multi-Site Accountability; Oxford Catchment Area 

- Application Deadline: September 9, 2025 -

We believe that everyone has the right to live with dignity, autonomy and independence in our community.

As a Case Management Clinician you would work one on one or in groups with individuals who choose our program to meet their needs. You will support individuals as they improve their health and quality of life in the face of Mental Health and/or Addictions concerns and the accompanying barriers they experience. The SOAR Case Management Clinician assesses the person’s needs, strengths, and supports to co-develop goals and a customized recovery and support plan. You would work from a trauma informed perspective as part of a team and part of a community to advocate, challenge stigma, and prevent harm. 

The Case Management Clinician acts as a special resource in psychogeriatric care, including concurrent disorders; provides consultation and formal teaching; is responsible for the provision of clinical services to the psychogeriatric client through assessment, treatment, monitoring and directing care; act as liaison with community agencies and care providers; and assists in community development activities.

Consider revitalizing your career and making a difference in your community by joining our team!

Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) completed within the last six months. In order to avoid delays in beginning a position, interested applicants who are in need of a PVSC are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible.

• When you'll work -  70 hours over a two week period, flexible time schedule
• What your benefits will be – 9% in lieu of benefits
• Your pension plan - Optional enrolment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

HOW YOU WILL BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE:

• Strong understanding of recovery principles and their application to people with mental illness
• Working knowledge of the bio-psychosocial model of care and best practices for co-occurring disorders, and community resources
• Establish a working and supportive relationship with clients
• Assess clients’ mental, physical and emotional functional abilities and needs and investigates client’s present resources
• Liaise with other professionals and with the community for the benefit of the client while adhering to the principle of confidentiality.
• Advocate for client rights as necessary or ensure self-advocacy
• Support and assists family members with issues related to the client’s mental illness
• Manage a caseload of clients involved in the program
• Assess, coordinate and provide clinical care for older adults that both facilitates and supports recovery for those experiencing a broad range of mental health challenges including dementia as well as clinical interventions for care partners of individuals living with dementia and other mental disorders
• Provides psychosocial interventions in individual and group therapy
• Provides psycho-education around meds and symptom
• Crisis prevention and intervention, and safety plan
• Monitor symptomology, medication, and activities of daily living to help improve
• Individuals’ ability to function on a day to day basis and within the community
• Assist with resource navigation and linkage with community mental health services to support transition and ongoing care
• Ongoing collaboration and communication with the inter-professional team and with the client’s social and community networks
• Employs technological approaches such as video-conferencing, telephone and other methods to deliver clinical and educational programming
• Act as a liaison and client advocate among those involved with the client’s care including family, other care-givers, medical and other multi-disciplinary providers
• Provide skill development, linkages, resources, information, counselling and advocacy
• Develop respectful and trusting relationships with clients using Recovery and Psychosocial Rehabilitation principles
• Provide coverage for other team members as volunteered/directed

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY:

Police Vulnerable Sector Check

Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) completed within the last six months. In order to avoid delays in beginning a position, interested applicants who are in need of a PVSC are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible.

We require the following qualifications:

• RPN, RN, Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Occupational Thereapy, Nursing, Social Work, Psychology or related field required
• Currently registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, the College of Nurses of Ontario, or the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario 
• Valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, and vehicle insurance in compliance with CMHA Policy

We prefer the following qualifications: 

• Experience working with seniors and detailed knowledge of their needs
• Experience with P.I.E.C.E.S framework
• Experience with MoCa assessments
• Experience in crisis intervention/management and crisis resolution
• Experience working with individuals with an ABI or Development Disability 
• Experience in the treatment of Addictions
• Extensive knowledge of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of mental illness & experience in monitoring/administration of medication
• Knowledge of legal system
• Current CPR and First Aid certification
• ASIST certificate
• Bilingual both official languages, preferred; préférence sera accordée aux candidats qui sont compétents dans les deux langues officielles du Canada