Clinical Director - Mental Health and Addictions

• Help shape and lead a transformative addiction recovery program in a beautiful and culturally rich environment
• Earn $100k-130k/yr with competitive benefits while making a real impact
• Join us in shaping a brighter future for our community through innovative and compassionate care

About the Tsakwa’lutan Healing Centre

We, the We Wai Kai Nation, embrace our language and culture to build a proud, healthy, safe, and self-sufficient community. We support and encourage each other to thrive by following the footsteps of our ancestors as stewards of our lands and waters while balancing our role in modern society.

The Tsakwa’lutan Healing Centre, located on beautiful Quadra Island, represents a vision for addiction recovery with the goal of restoring lives and families and empowering communities. Our approach is to destigmatize addiction as an individual issue and to engage, educate, and empower individuals, families, and communities in the recovery process. We achieve this by integrating the best of Western medicine with our traditional healing practices and values.

For more information, please click here to view our program description, or visit our website: wewaikai.com/

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Clinical Director based on Quadra Island, B.C. 

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Clinical Director is required to prioritize and respond to the needs of the daily operations of Tsakwa’lutan Healing Centre in a professional and calm manner. This is a unique and impactful role that will allow you to make a significant difference in the field of addiction recovery. We are looking for a visionary leader who is passionate about creating transformative treatment programs and fostering a supportive community - your role will be pivotal in shaping the Centre and its operations from the ground up.

More specifically, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing operational and clinical direction and supervision of clinical staff for all aspects of treatment
• Conducting training, corrective actions, and new staff onboarding
• Managing the clinical team's performance effectively, including providing feedback and reviews
• Directing the development and evaluation of all phases of the treatment program based on best practice standards, quality indicators, and continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Developing and implementing clinical services, as well as functional and strategic planning for programming, in collaboration with the Executive Director, physician partners, and the interdisciplinary team
• Responding to clinical and facility risks appropriately and ensuring that risk management issues are addressed
• Participating in direct clinical practice, when necessary, both in a supervisory role and as a direct practice clinician
• Planning evidence-informed and culturally-based treatment progression for all clients from the time they enter the Centre to the time we recommend discharge
• Collaborating with traditional healers
• Ensuring program criteria, descriptions, goals/objectives, documentation, and communication components are established and maintained
• Managing effective administration, including communication, delivery of program schedules and changes, development of staff training, being available and accessible for clinical matters and staff member needs, and communicating with the Executive Director when external issues arise

About You

To qualify, you will need a Master's or Doctorate degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or a related field and appropriate licensure and certifications relevant to the position. Experience within a substance use disorder treatment setting, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role, will also be essential.

Additionally, the following skills and background will be highly valued:

• Strong knowledge of evidence-based treatment modalities and best practices in substance use disorder and mental health treatment
• Experience in the fields of addiction, mental health, and trauma
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical practices and client confidentiality
• Excellent knowledge of the Mental Health Act and community mental health resources
• Experience in complex case management, working with people who are chemically dependent, or those who have other process or concurrent disorders
• Experience facilitating group therapy

As our ideal candidate, you are equipped with excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. You are able to effectively lead and motivate a diverse team of clinical professionals, leveraging your proven leadership and people management skills. You demonstrate the capacity to think and act with both strategic and tactical agility, guiding strategic operational changes with confidence. Additionally, you are adaptable and fluid, able to navigate and thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Please note: the successful candidate must provide references and a clear criminal record check, including a vulnerable sectors check, and preference will be given to persons of Indigenous ancestry.

About the Benefits

Compensation based on skills and experience, is a competitive annual salary of $100k-$130k, and a host of excellent benefits including:

• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage 
• Pension with up to 9% employer match 
• Life insurance
• Subsidized on-site housing 
• Pick-up and drop-off available from Campbell River ferry 
• Beautiful facility along the ocean 

Join us at the forefront of change and innovation, shaping the future of the Tsakwa’lutan Healing Centre – apply today!