Why work for CMHA York Region?

We are a team committed to our vision of mental health support for all. We offer an inclusive, innovative and high-performance work culture that helps us deliver transformational impact. The organization cares about the growth, safety, and well-being of employees and offers:

• Competitive Total Compensation (including salary, benefits, pension)
• HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
• Robust Performance and Career Development program
• Learning & development opportunities

Learn more about us by visiting: https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/

We are looking for a Clinical Therapist on our Newcomers Health and Wellbeing Program!

1-Year Contract, Full-Time: 35 hours per week, evenings and weekends may be required.

Closing Date: July 7, 2025

Salary: $74,160 - $78,815 per annum *To commensurate with experience. This range represents the first 3 steps in a 7 step band.

As we continue to grow our team, we are looking for a Clinical Therapist to join our passionate, dedicated, and “BRAVE” team! We are looking for someone interested in bringing their Clinical Therapy experience to foster independence, self-determination, competence, and hope by employing appropriate psychotherapeutic strategies that incorporate empowerment/recovery approaches.

If you want to support the mental health and well-being of others, want to join an innovative, award-winning organization that is continuing to grow and expand, and would love to work on this stellar multidisciplinary team to help clients in their moments of need, please continue to read further.

Location: The successful candidate will work primarily from the Vaughan Office (located at 8271 Keele Street, Vaughan ON L4K 1Z1) as well as different locations of welcome centers within York region and other CMHA locations. Will be required to travel within York Region & South Simcoe for training or meetings.

Job Profile:

Supporting mental health and well-being is a IRCC-funded program that aims to improve the mental and physical health and well-being of immigrants and refugees through a team of clinical therapists, nurse practitioner, and program coordinator. The program offers a menu of services, such as comprehensive mental and physical health assessment, psychoeducation, individual counselling, coordinated care planning, family support, consultation, community outreach and education, and specialized trauma treatment, among others. Services are provided in collaboration with community agencies that provide services to immigrants and refugees to ensure integration and coordination of care.

The Clinical Therapist works with clients 16 years of age and older who are experiencing mental illness, and provides assessment and treatment of cognitive, emotional, and/or behavioral symptoms through psychotherapeutic means, delivered through a therapeutic relationship based on verbal and non-verbal communication. The Clinical Therapist assists individuals with disorders of thought, cognition, emotional regulation, perception or memory that may seriously disrupt their judgment, insight, behavior, communication, interpersonal relationships, and social functioning.

Individual and group therapy is provided according to assessed needs and best practices in counseling and psychotherapy. The Clinical Therapist collaborates with clients to develop a personal empowerment plan that includes improved symptom management and reduced distress, richer interpersonal relationships, and increased personal capacity to realize goals and aspirations and participate fully in community life. Other duties as required.

In addition to compliance with all organizational policies and procedures, the incumbent is also expected to behave ethically, demonstrate competence in effective communication and team building, demonstrate effectiveness in working in a collaborative environment, and demonstrate confidence in decision-making and in building relationships.

Skills/ Competencies:

• Competence and experience in facilitating various psychotherapy process-oriented / experiential-based groups, such as CBT (for anxiety, depression, and psychosis), DBT, IPT, MBCT/MBSR, ACT, art therapy and other evidence-based psychotherapeutic modalities
• Competence and experience in delivering mental health workshop
• Competence and experience in delivering telephone supportive counselling
• Competence and experience in program development, e.g., developing group curriculum, using and appraising current best practices.
• Competence and experience in conducting assessments, using standardized tools, and interpreting data to inform service delivery
• Ability to work independently, use critical thinking skills, and demonstrate accountability
• Strong Knowledge of adult learning principles, recovery-oriented principles, trauma-informed practice, and harm reduction
• Ability and experience to deliver and facilitate groups with diverse individuals with moderate to severe mental illness and unique needs

Requirements:

• A second language (Persian/Farsi, Ukranian, Russian, & Spanish) reflecting the local community is an asset
• A Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline
• Current registration with a relevant regulatory body under the Regulated Health Professions Act (cannot be in the qualifying stages)
• Minimum three (3) years' experience in a community-based organization working with adults with serious mental illness
• Minimum three (3) years' experience in providing individual and group psychotherapy
• Strong knowledge of DBT
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in facilitating therapy groups is a requirement
• Strong knowledge of CBT and Mindfulness
• Knowledge and experience in other treatment modalities is an asset
• Knowledge of systemic issues and social determinants of health such as poverty, unemployment, stigma, and the isolation felt by individuals with serious mental illness and their families
• Knowledge of the Ontario Mental Health Act and mental health reform principles, the Substitute Decisions Act, the Psychotherapy Act, the Health Care Consent Act and PHIPA requirements
• Ability to apply Recovery principles and empowerment-oriented philosophies and practices in work with consumers
• A valid Canadian Full G driver's license, a minimum $1,000,000 third party liability insurance
• A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check)

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to the job. This information is not constructed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job.

This position reports to and is supervised by the Manager, People & Teams.

Working Conditions: Office work, including sitting at a desk with a computer for extended periods. Day, evening and weekend hours are required based on client scheduling needs.

Disclaimer: In keeping with mental health reform, best practices, funding, and direction, this position may later require knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions not noted here.

To request this posting in an alternate format or to request an accommodation in the application process, email [email protected].

Application Procedure: If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/ and search for Clinical Therapist, click on the “Apply Now” button, and proceed to upload your cover letter and resume.

Complete the application form and submit the following:

• Optional cover letter with 300 words or less which tells us why you want the role and why you should be considered for this position. (PDF or Word document)
• Resume (PDF or Word document) (applications received without a Resume attached will not be considered).

CMHA-YRSS is dedicated to promoting employment equity and dismantling obstacles to employment for marginalized communities. CMHA-YRSS supports the journey to mental wellness, and we welcome applicants with lived experience of mental illness. In acknowledgment of the systemic underrepresentation faced by Black, Indigenous, racialized peoples, and those living with disabilities, this opportunity has been developed based on the special program provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We therefore extend invitations for applications from the following groups:

• Racialized Persons
• Indigenous Persons
• Persons living with Disabilities

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.