Mental Health Clinician (temporary, full-time)
Job No:
CSH143
Location:
Toronto
- Fantastic opportunity to expand your career while making a difference in your community
- Join a friendly, dynamic, welcoming, and inclusive team of caring professionals
- Salary Band: $43.03 - $54.77/hour wage, plus pay in lieu for vacation and benefits.
About Us
Casey House is unlike any other hospital. We are a specialty hospital providing ground-breaking care for people living with and at risk of HIV. We offer a growing mix of inpatient and outpatient services that meet clients where they are in their individual journeys to health and wellness. The humanity of each client is at the heart of everything we do.
To support us in this work, we are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities, as well as those living with HIV. Every Casey House staff member, peer, and volunteer acts and delivers care to clients in accordance with our purpose, values, and philosophy of care. If you share our values, we would love to have you on our team!
For more information about Casey House, please visit our website.
About the Opportunity
We currently have an opportunity for a Mental Health Clinician to join our Outpatient team in Toronto, ON, on a temporary, full-time basis (OPSEU Bargaining Unit).
Hours of work: 37.5 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM, with one scheduled evening shift during weekdays from 12-8pm
Reporting to the Director of Outpatient Services, you will work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team members of the Outpatient Department to provide trauma-informed clinical care to Casey House clients with mental health and/or substance use concerns through a harm reduction framework.
As a Mental Health Clinician, you will play a pivotal role in delivering trauma-informed, client-centered care through a harm reduction framework. Reporting to the Outpatient Director, you will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide therapeutic interventions and support Casey House clients with mental health and/or substance use challenges. The role emphasizes health education, individual and group psychotherapeutic support, and fostering professional development within the team.
Key responsibilities:
Clinical Care
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Provide trauma-informed psychotherapeutic counselling (6-12 sessions) tailored to client needs, addressing issues like trauma, marginalization, and substance use.
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Provide immediate intervention and support to stabilize situations and de-escalate conflicts.
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Develop and implement individualized crisis management plans, ensuring safety and continuity of care for clients experiencing acute mental health challenges.
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Offer flexible, scalable crisis counseling solutions that adapt to diverse client needs and circumstances.
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Support clients actively using substances to manage mental health and addiction challenges proactively.
Program Development and Facilitation
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Develop, facilitate, and evaluate therapeutic groups based on client needs, including skills development, CBT, psycho-educational, and interpersonal process groups.
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Contribute to developing and delivering health education for clients, staff, peers, and placement students.
Collaboration and Leadership
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Collaborate with the outpatient team to implement and follow up on integrated care plans.
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Provide leadership in conflict and crisis de-escalation, including leading code-white responses.
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Guide the team in developing group facilitation skills and advancing trauma-informed practices.
Administrative and Strategic
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Assist in identifying client goals and developing personalized care plans in partnership with the Outpatient Program team.
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Participate in planning, coordinating, and evaluating outpatient services, including safety and discharge planning.
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Actively support program teams in achieving clinical excellence through inter-professional collaboration.
About You
In order to qualify for this role, you will need a Master’s degree in related health field, as well as a minimum of five years direct experience providing clinical counselling.
Education and Experience
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Registration in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
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Proven expertise in brief, solution-focused counselling and familiarity with trauma-informed modalities such as motivational interviewing.
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Significant experience in facilitating psychotherapeutic groups, with a preference for those experienced in DBT and CBT.
Technical Skills
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Proficiency in conducting and documenting biopsychosocial assessments, including mental health status exams and risk assessments.
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Knowledge of community-based services and electronic medical record systems.
Additional Skills and Competencies
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Strong commitment to harm reduction, equity, and anti-oppressive frameworks
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Extensive understanding of the social determinants of health, including poverty, gender equity, and marginalization.
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Effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster trust and collaboration.
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Fluency in a language other than English and/or understanding of sign language is an asset.
As our ideal candidate, you will be an enthusiastic team player who displays strong interpersonal skills & demonstrated capacity to work within a well-defined interdisciplinary team.
Lastly, you have a high degree of professionalism and highly-developed conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
About the Benefits
- Participation in Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Pay in lieu for Vacation (6%) and benefits (up to 14%).
- Access to Casey House employee and Family Assistance Plan
- Free on-site indoor parking 6PM to 8AM daily
- Indoor secured bicycle parking
At Casey House, we are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including those living with HIV, and are committed to providing accommodation in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
Please be aware that Casey House has adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires all staff to be fully vaccinated, or for those not able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, provide medical documentation and undertake point of care antigen testing no later than 48 hours prior to the start of each shift.
This posting will close at 11:59 PM on Friday, January 17, 2025