Programs Full Time Ontario $74,000 - $88,000 CAD per year

Are you passionate about youth, mental health, and the outdoors?

Take a Hike Foundation is seeking a Registered Mental Health Clinician with a passion for the land, education, and supporting vulnerable youth and families, to become part of our Programs Team.

THE ORGANIZATION:

Take a Hike Foundation is on a mission to empower vulnerable youth to unlock their full potential and achieve personal success. We move towards this mission by engaging vulnerable youth in a full-time program of intentional and continuous therapy, learning on and from the land, adventure, academics, and community. We have set an ambitious goal of partnering with every school district with the need, capacity, and commitment to equip vulnerable youth with the skillsrequiredto graduate high school, build healthy relationships, and navigate their own path to success.

THE PROSPECT:

Each Take a Hike program has one full-time Mental Health Clinician to support vulnerable youth in changing their lives. The Mental Health Clinician will work regular classroom hours ondesignatedTake a Hike school days, typically 5 days a week.

This role requires full participation in weekly field trips focused on learning from the land, as well as multi-day camping trips; typically, one to two trips per year ranging in length from 2 to 5 days. We are seeking a Mental Health Clinician who canrepresentTAH as a partner within the school district. This role is for a collaborator, and for someone who truly values the positive impact of spending time in nature, recognizing that therapeutic breakthroughs and meaningful social and emotional learning can happen in many environments,perhaps ina canoe or on a hiking trail.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

- Ability to apply counselling modalities for youth outside of a traditional clinical setting.
- Comfort with attachment-based and trauma-informed therapeutic models of support.




- Grounded in anti-oppressive practice with a commitment to Indigenous Reconciliation and Anti-Black Racism.
- Knowledge of or experience with family therapy and the ability to adapt practices to the needs of individuals and their caregivers.
- Collaborative team player, able toestablishand maintain positive working relationships within a multi-disciplinary team and within an organizational partnership.
- Must becomfortable in theoutdoors, able to care for self and others regardless of the weather and conditions.
- Ability and skills to camp overnight on self-propelled outdoor experiences and willingness to further develop outdoor skills.
- A passion for supporting vulnerable youth.
- Ability and skills to camp overnight on self-propelled outdoor experiences.
- A passion for supporting vulnerable youth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provide individual therapy with youth during school hours and family therapy and supports for parents / guardians of youth
- Facilitate group counselling sessions addressing relevant youth issues
- Work as part of the classroom interdisciplinary team providing leadership in mental health learning and mental health practices
- Participate in all parts of the program including multi-day camping trips, volunteering, and events
- Liaise with the entire staff team, and external agencies that can provideadditionalsupport to youth
- Build relationships with school district and engage with community and philanthropic partners to ensure Take a Hike’s success within the community
- Facilitatetimelyyouth assessments and contribute to other required data collection
- Support programming related to land-based learning and social and emotional learning

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:





- Must have one of the following: a Master's in Counselling Psychology or a Master's in Social Work (clinical focus). Registered member in good standing withappropriate RegulatoryCollege.
- 3 years of experience with youth and people in crisis and confident with group facilitation processes.
- Flexibility in work hours toaccommodate scheduling needsacross different time zones (eg: attending a meeting at 5 or 6pm EST).
- Previousexperience in an educational setting is an asset.
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset.

TERMS AND COMPENSATION:

We offer a salary of74K-88K,commensuratewith experience, based on a 37.5-hour workweek.Thisis a full-time, permanent positionlocatedon sitein Barrie, Ontario.

Take a Hike is proud to offer generous benefits that enable Take a Hike employees to thrive personally and professionally which include:

- Life Balance: 5weeks'starting vacation for MHC+generous paid time off.
- Physical and Mental Wellbeing: Health Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program,employer paidExtendedhealthand Dental, andtravel healthcoverage.
- Financial Wellbeing: 4.5% RRSP matching program, short term and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance.

Take a Hike values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Diversity at Take a Hike means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, andresponded toin ways that fully develop andutilizeeach person’s talents and strengths. Individuals who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Black, people of color, people living with disabilities and candidates with lived experience in mental health are encouraged to consider this opportunity.In accordance withprovincial Accessibility Acts, reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment process.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation can be found on our website here.

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📌 Mental Health Clinician - Barrie, Ontario Ontario
🏢 Take a Hike Foundation
📍 Barrie