LOCATION: Toronto, ON

POSITION****TYPE: Fixed Term Full-time (37.5 hours week)

SALARY RANGE: $56,800 - $71,000

*POSTINGCLOSING*DATE:**October 01, 2026

Interested in working with an amazing team that really cares? Then you should join Lumenus! At Lumenus we illuminate a seamless pathway to optimal wellbeing for our clients. As one of the largest mental health agencies in Ontario, we offer a broad range of high-quality mental health, developmental and community services for infants, children, youth, individuals, and families across Toronto. We are a passionate, dynamic and growing agency.

We offer a competitive salary, employer paid advantages, ongoing training, and career development opportunities!

Lumenus Community Services is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free and we encourage applications from all individuals including, but not limited to, all cultures, religions, racialized communities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

Lumenus Community Services is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Intensive Therapist to work in our Middle School Day Treatment Program which is located in a community school in Toronto.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Work within a multidisciplinary framework and treatment team approach to providedevelopmentally appropriate treatment services to children/youth aged 10-13.
- Provide high quality care to ensure the welfare, safety and security to the clients
- Work in close partnership with a TDSB teacher in a classroom with up to 6 children.As part of the dyad, the Intensive Therapist is responsible for supporting clients inthe development of social and life skills, emotional regulation, and problem solvingskills.
- Ensure supportive, safe, and predictable environment through theestablishment of routines, limits and daily living skills;




- Participate in the development and implementation of assessments, goals andtreatment plans for assigned clients and liaise with families, in coordination with theService Team, as required;
- Participate in treatment planning, Service Reviews / Plans of Care, programplanning and evaluation meetings and ensure communication of all pertinentclient and program related information and events to the Service Team;
- Coordinate services with other community programs where required, and workcollaboratively with school administration, teachers and educational assistants in the classroom in the implementation of the academic program;
- Complete and maintain up-to-date client records and coordinate and maintainresponsibility for program duties including transportation, medication administration,etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

- Able to conduct an assessment, develop and implement individual and grouptreatment plans;
- Well established interpersonal and communication written and verbal skills.
- Displays sensitivity to diversity issues (cultural competence), promote anti- oppressive principles and inclusive practices;
- Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, including lifting, bending andprolonged standing as well as the ability to be trained in CPI (Crisis PreventionInstitute) techniques;
- Knowledge of strength based approaches, brain development, dual diagnosis,autism spectrum disorder, and the impact on the clients and their families;




- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team;
- A self-starter who is able to work well with limited on-site supervision and possessesexcellent time management and interpersonal skills, knowledge of the importance ofrelational practice;
- Able to work effectively and co-operatively to maintain a working relationship withschool personnel, community agencies, families and other service providers.
- Understanding of developmental trauma and the importance of attachment-basedinterventions

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

- A college diploma or degree in Child and Youth Work or related field;
- 2 to 3 years of experience in Child and Youth mental health;
- Training in First Aid and CPR.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening process and PRC process;
- Medical clearance in accordance with Lumenus Community Services policy on pre-employment medicals;
- Comfortable working in different settings;
- Must be able to participate in team meetings, supervision, and training sessions as required;
- Possession of a valid Ontario 'G' class driver’s license is preferred;
- Fluency in French or other second languages relevant to community is advantageous.

TO APPLY: Interested applicants are invited to visit our website at https://lumenus.ca/careers/ or (https://lumenus.hiringplatform.ca/list/internalcareerpage)tosubmit their cover letter and resume through our Career Centre on or before October 01, 2026. We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

📌 Intensive Therapist (Toronto)
🏢 Lumenus Community Services
📍 Toronto