Join CASA Mental Health in shaping a brighter future for children, youth and families by providing them with timely mental health care and empowering them to thrive.
Job Details
Wage range: $43.17 to $55.39
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours/day
Primary location: CASA Centre
Union: In-scope
Classification: Mental Health Therapist
FTE: 0.8
Status: Permanent

About the Role
CASA's Trauma Program nurtures connection and safety in the caregiver-child relationship after experiencing trauma. Children and youth may come into the program via one of three streams: the Outpatient Trauma Clinic, the Trauma and Attachment Group (TAG) or Consultative Services.
The Mental Health Therapist will:

• Work with the CASA team and external supports to provide high-quality trauma-focused mental health therapies to children, teens and families.
• Build specialized parenting skills for caregivers caring for children with exceptional needs.
• Formulate diagnoses as appropriate, using the DSM-5-TR and other diagnostic tools.
• Conduct case management functions, including convening case conferences and liaising with CASA therapists and psychiatrists, community services and other professionals involved with the child and family.
• Coordinate consultation to others therapists or external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Provide supervision or preceptorship for student placements.
• Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of discipline-specific issues.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology, social work or occupational therapy.
• Current registration in good standing with a professional college identified under the Health Professions Act.
• A minimum of two years of clinical practice in child and family mental health and/or youth addictions.
• Demonstrated ability to practice culturally-safe therapeutic interventions.
• Knowledge and experience supporting the healing of children and youth who have experienced trauma.
• Knowledge and experience in the following therapeutic modalities: EMDR, ART, sensory motor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, SMART, DBT/CBT and ARC.
• Training and experience in play therapy and DBT is considered an asset.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Conditions of Employment

• A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
• A satisfactory Child Intervention Check.
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or exemption on the basis of a protected legal ground.
• Ability to pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA), as well as physical ability to perform all interventions.

Closing Date: Open until filled
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 24-061 #MHT

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