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Anderson Therapy Services Inc (ATS) has been providing client-centred and innovative services for over 23 years. Our team provides assessment, treatment and consultative services in-clinic, in-school, at work, at home, in remote areas, and through our secure online video conferencing platform.

We focus on highlighting strengths to empower the individual to achieve their full potential in school and the community. Currently, we offer services to Dundas and the surrounding areas, as well as a number of local and northern Indigenous communities across Ontario and Nunavut. At ATS, collaboration, compassion, integrity, and innovation guide everything we do.

Our proven approach is far from one-size fits all. Hence, we foster a team-oriented cross-disciplinary work environment with job flexibility and opportunities for career development to ensure our team is supported. ATS is also dedicated to its team's life-long learning and provides many opportunities for career development throughout the year to reflect this commitment. To learn more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to visit our website https://andersontherapy.ca/

ABOUT THE ROLE

Anderson Therapy Services (ATS) is currently seeking one (1) full-time Registered Mental Therapist as the demand for our services continues to grow. This role will support children and adolescents through emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges. his role focuses primarily on school-based and community-based therapeutic support, with strong preference for clinicians experienced in play therapy and/or art therapy modalities.

There is a tremendous opportunity for growth and success, as we continue to expand, and we can’t wait for you to be a part of it. For additional information about ATS please visit our company website: Career Opportunities - Anderson Therapy Services

Rate of Pay: When determining rate of pay for external hires, a candidate’s past related experience will be taken into consideration along with where others with similar experience currently fall within the band.

Salary Range: Pay: $38 - $45 per hour

Job Types: Full Time, Contract (12-18 months)

Work Location- Hybrid

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Education:

Master's Degree or equivalent qualification (preferred

Key Responsibilities

- Provide strengths-based, developmentally appropriate therapeutic support to children and youth using play therapy, art therapy, and other expressive modalities.
- Support children experiencing emotional, behavioural, grief, trauma-related, and mental health concerns.
- Deliver services within school and community settings in ways that are culturally safe,



respectful, and responsive to community context.
- Provide support to promotes mental wellness, child growth and development, healthy parent-child relations, and positive child-school dynamics.
- Work with clients from different backgrounds and specialized populations.
- Leverage our digital health platforms to support care delivery, collaboration, documentation, and intervention.
- Support skill-building and regulation strategies that can be carried over in classroom and home environments.
- Work with clients in the Dundas, Ontario office and surrounding areas.
- Travel to Northern First Nations Communities is required. The trip duration may vary, lasting up to one week. Total annual travel accounts for up to 10% of the role.
- Participate in continuing education classes and workshops to remain current.

Qualifications

Required

- Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or a related clinical field.
- Registered and in good standing with a relevant Ontario regulatory body (e.g., OCSWSSW, CRPO, CPO).
- Great interpersonal skills, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
- Skilled in completing formal and informal assessments and identifying client-centered treatment goals.
- Creative and play-oriented clinician: Skilled in expressive, play-based, and strengths-focused therapeutic approaches.
- Able to adapt assessment and treatment approach to the needs of clients, including clients of different cultural backgrounds & across various settings (e.g., online).
- Experience working with individuals, and engaging caregivers in treatment both in-clinic and remotely.
- Knowledge of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people, their history, intergenerational trauma, culture, health priorities, and social issues impacting mental health.
- Knowledge of privacy legislation (PHIPA/PIPEDA) and confidentiality practices.

Assets

- Experience and specialized skills to work with children, youth, and adults who experience, or are affected by, but not limited to: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Loss, Separation and/or Divorce, Self-Harm, and Suicidal Ideation
- Experience tailoring intervention plans to each client and varying use of directive methods (e.g., art making prompts)



and non-directive methods (e.g., unprompted art making and play therapy) in response to client needs/goals.
- Able to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes Speech-Language Pathologists, Communicative Disorders Assistants, Occupation Therapists, Physiotherapists, Behaviour Therapists.
- Possess the flexibility and time-management skills necessary to manage an ever-changing caseload.
- Problem solving skills, creativity, and organizational/time management skills.
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with video conference software (e.g., Zoom), Canva and the Microsoft Office ecosystem (e.g., TEAMS, SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

BEFORE STARTING WITH US

As our work puts us in direct contact with youth and vulnerable persons in our community, with health and safety as a priority, the successful candidate must complete or obtain the following before commencement of their employment:

· A Vulnerable Sector police check.

· Strength/ workstyle assessment

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter and resume outlining your demonstrated education, certification (if applicable), working and related volunteer experience and how you meet specific requirements for this position, and any additional considerations you deem appropriate. The application deadline is April 20, 2026.

Anderson Therapy Services is an equal opportunity employer. We benefit from diversity of lived experiences in the workplace and encourage applications from qualified candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

Anderson Therapy Services is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the departmental official of the accommodation measures which may be required to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

ATS acknowledges that the land at 6 Hatt St. was first inhabited by the Haudenosonee, Attiwonderonk (Neutral) and Anishnabewaki peoples. We honour the sacred land we are on, and its caretakers who provided stewardship over this land for generations. We acknowledge these enduring and resilient peoples, their elders past and present, as well as generations to come.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38.00-$45.00 per hour

Application question(s):

- Are you currently registered and in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), or the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Dundas, ON L9H 2E8

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