Mental Health Specialist (ER & Crisis), Evenings & Weekends

Hybrid
Posted Oct 15, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 32 hours per week
Office presence: 3 days per week

Job summary

The Mental Health Specialist will assess, manage, and prioritize high-risk mental health cases within the Dialogue platform. They will provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and coordinate with emergency resources to ensure safe and timely clinical outcomes.

Job details

Your role as Mental Health Specialist (ER & Crisis), Evenings & Weekends Reporting to Annabel Tremblay, Manager, Mental Health Specialists, the mission of the Mental Health Specialist (ER & Crisis) is to assess, manage, and prioritize high-risk mental health cases within the Dialogue platform. This role ensures safe, timely, and clinically appropriate intervention for members experiencing acute distress or elevated risk. What you'll be doing Conduct suicide risk and crisis assessments (including C-SSRS and other clinical tools) Triage and manage high-risk and urgent mental health cases in a high-volume environment Provide crisis intervention, safety planning and de-escalation support Determine risk level and appropriate clinical pathway (internal or external escalation), coordination with emergency/community resources Collaborate with medical, nursing, and primary care teams for continuity of care Maintain clear, accurate, and clinically sound documentation Support member navigation to appropriate services Contribute to continuous improvement of crisis and triage protocols We'd love to hear from you if you have Bachelor's degree in a mental health or human relations field 2+ years of intervention experience as a social worker (or similar role) with a population presenting with challenges related to mental health including being comfortable with psychosocial assessments Available to work 32 hours per week including weeknights and weekends Very good knowledge of community and institutional resources Desire to work in an environment that encourages autonomy, professionalism and versatility Attracted by an innovative environment, as well as an ease with computer tools At Dialogue, your well-being is our priority Taking care of others also means taking care of our team! Depending on your role and employment status, you could have access to the following benefits: Access to the Dialogue app and virtual mental health support for you and your family Fully funded insurance, a health spending account, dental coverage, and fitness reimbursement 4 weeks vacation, 9 wellness days, and 1 volunteer day Hybrid work: 3 days/week in our Montreal or Toronto offices, excluding remote roles Work abroad up to 4 weeks/year Incentive plans, referral bonuses & RRSP matching Learning via Coursera, external training budget & mentorship Optional parental leave top-up

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a mental health or human relations field and possess at least 2 years of intervention experience. Proficiency in psychosocial assessments and availability for evening and weekend shifts are required.