Overview
PRI strives to create an environment where staff can reach their full potential through ongoing learning. Our workplace embraces individual differences, recognizes and responds to uniqueness, and encourages every team member to bring their whole self to work.
Are you interested in working alongside our mission-driven team of passionate professionals?
Position
Full-Time Psychotherapist (availability for 1 evening/week and 1 weekend/month)
Vacancy: Existing role
Location: Orillia, ON
Start Date: August 2026 - August 2027
Reports to: Assistant Clinical Director
Salary: $85,000+ commensurate with experience
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication and positive role modeling skills and will have a work style that embodies creativity and initiative.
Responsibilities
Provide Clinical Leadership to a team of staff and students
Ensure that the therapeutic goals of the program and individual therapeutic goals of the students are realized
Provide individual and family therapy
Develop, document and deliver individual therapeutic treatment plans for individual students and their families that are consistent with and supportive of the Institute’s program. Adjust these treatment plans over time to ensure they are focused on obtaining the treatment objectives.
Provide clinical and developmental supervision to Youth Counsellors (YCs) regarding students’ needs and their therapeutic treatment plans
Lead the performance development of your YC team through ongoing coaching and regular feedback to improve their skills and support career aspirations
Participate in the HR interviewing process for new hires to your team
Ensure the appropriate, accurate and timely flow of reports and communication with parents and students, team staff, and PRI community as necessary
Develop and sustain appropriate interpersonal relationships with students, direct reports, peers and supervisors and community stakeholders to ensure open,
constructive communication critical to the success of the program
Plan and facilitate therapeutic group programming
Participate in an on-call rotation that involves providing Clinical guidance to staff/students and determining threshold for escalation to Senior Management and/or emergency services
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Masters degree in a relevant therapeutic field
Registration with a relevant professional association
Minimum of 5 years related experience, with at least 3 years in a residential treatment facility and/or wilderness program is preferred
Demonstrated solid ability in providing individual and family therapy
Experience in working with adolescents, addictions, and mental health issues
Familiarity with Relational, Systemic, and Experiential approaches to working with youth and their families
Previous experience with treatment planning is essential
Demonstrated track record of working effectively with professional, collaborative groups
Proven ability to make and sustain excellent interpersonal relationships
Strong, flexible and results-driven style
Excellent, demonstrated leadership skills
Strong written and verbal communication
Explicit certification of Vulnerable Sector Criminal Check is required
We offer
We offer a competitive compensation and the opportunity to be part of an exciting and innovative program.
Interested candidates should send resume and cover letter to Jess Bondy, Human Resources Manager,
[email protected] or by fax (phone hidden) or mail to 606060 River Road Mulmur ON L9V 0S9 by July 17, 2026
We thank all candidates who apply. Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Pine River Institute strives to ensure that all recruiting processes are nondiscriminatory and barrier-free. If you require an accommodation, please advise in advance of attending the interview .
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