The Mental Health Capacity Builder (MHCB) supports children, youth, families, and community partners to promote positive mental health and strengthen social-emotional skills through awareness, education, and skill-building. Working collaboratively with schools, the MHCB facilitates evidence-based programs that enhance mental health literacy and student resilience and provides resources for parents/caregivers to reinforce learning at home. As part of the Children and Family Well-being team, this role contributes to Recovery Alberta’s province-wide, community-based initiative focused on improving mental well-being across communities in Alberta.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build upon the strengths and capacity in children and youth, school staff, parents/caregivers and community partners to support positive mental health (social skills, self-confidence, peer relationships, emotional management and personal development), social emotional learning and healthy relationships in children and youth
• Provide information and help facilitate access to resources and services
• Ensure quality programming and services through regular supervision and completing administration work while adhering to Strathcona County and the program standards and guidelines
• Work alongside colleagues in programming, projects and committee work to planning, development, implementation and evaluation Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and assist in evaluating the effectiveness of programs

Qualifications and Skills:

• University Degree in Social Science (Human Ecology, Psychology, Sociology, etc.) plus 3 years related experience; Diploma in Social Science plus 5 years’ experience may be considered
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience using a capacity building approach working with children, youth and adults including coaching, mentoring and training
• Excellent working knowledge of positive mental health, social emotional development, and healthy relationships
• Strong relationship building, community collaboration/networking and time management skills
• Excellent organization, coordination, and analysis skills with the ability to adapt, multi-task and manage workload between preparing and facilitating programs and other learning opportunities in multiple locations, completing administrative responsibilities, and travelling
• Ability to take initiative with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills within a team environment
• Strong facilitation skills, along with excellent verbal and written communication, and an openness to others’ ideas; facilitating programs in classroom settings is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to gather information and apply critical thinking within a changing environment
• Creative problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Solid comprehension and practice of personal and professional boundaries Must be able to travel to various urban and rural locations throughout Strathcona County and surrounding area

Conditions of Employment:

• Submission of a Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check and Child Intervention Record Check
• Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s licence and submission of a 5-year Driver’s Abstract with less than 7 demerits
• Currently possess or ability to acquire First Aid certification
• Reliable personal transportation is required - mileage for work use will be reimbursed in accordance with Strathcona County vehicle allowance policies
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, including daytime, evenings and weekends Ability to perform physical labour as part of the job duties including lifting up to 30lbs.

Who We Are:

Strathcona County is a specialized municipality located in the heart of Alberta. Our vision is to become Canada’s most livable community, where our workplace culture and identity are supported by our people plan and values of integrity, respect, safety, collaboration, and accountability.

Why Join Strathcona County: (depending on position)

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
  • Extended health and dental coverage
  • Health and wellness spending account
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement and pension programs
  • Earned day off program
  • Employee and family assistance program
• Commitment to employee development, through internal and external training and development opportunities Well-being programs and a safety culture focused on physical and psychological health in the workplace

Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies for similar positions within the next 6 months.

Strathcona County is committed to an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace that represents the community we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who can contribute diverse perspectives and experiences.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.