Job/Position Working Title: Live in Treatment Team Leader

Site and Program: Flamborough, Flamborough Live in Treatment Program
Position Classification(s): Union Job Classification - Team
Job Classification(s): Live in Treatment Team Leader
Existing Vacancy: 1
Days and Hours of Work: 40 hours per week with the expectation of flexible working hours
Rate of Pay: $33.63 per hour
Terms of Employment: Full-time, Permanent
Probation: 6 Months probationary period
Reports to: Live in Treatment Program Manager

Lynwood Charlton Centre is Hamilton’s Lead Agency for child and youth mental health, providing transformative care through community, residential, and treatment services. We empower young people (prenatal to age 25) and their families with equitable, accessible programs—from counselling and crisis support to skill-building and advocacy. Guided by compassion and evidence, we collaborate with 7 core partners to strengthen mental health across our diverse community.

Through our Lead Agency role, we are responsible for leading and facilitating system reform in Hamilton. To do this, we work collaboratively with other child and youth mental health service providers, other affiliated community partners including our child welfare, health, and school board partners, and parents and youth engaged in our services.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to visit the Our Approach section of the website.

We are currently looking for a Live in Treatment Team Leader for our Flamborough Live in Treatment Program.

FUNCTION





To assume responsibility for the provision of day-to-day care and utilize best practice and evidence informed treatment interventions with children/youth in a Live in Treatment environment. The Live in Treatment Team Leader will perform support the work of the Live in Treatment team through developing effective relationships with caregivers/guardians and service providers in the community. In addition, the Live in Treatment team leader will provide leadership at team meetings, in the community, during staff orientation, and through the oversight of required documentation.

JOB DETAILS

Standard Hours: 40 hours per week working both day and afternoons shifts with the expectation for flexible working hours. On call responsibilities fall outside of typical business hours.

Work Environments: Live In Treatment home, Agency vehicle, Community settings,and familyhomes.

Driving Requirements: G class license with eligibility for F class license, own vehicle used for transporting students and families and minimum 1-million-dollar liability insurance coverage

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Staff Person Working Within the Live in Treatment Milieu, Responsibilities Will Include:

- Providing a safe, predictable, and therapeutic setting for the children and youth in the Live in Treatment program
- Ensuring the basic needs of the children and youth in the Live in Treatment program are met
- Planning,



developing and implementing individual and group therapeutic programming
- Maintain clinical records, assessments and reports according to agency and program policy and procedures
- Handle, dispense and administer medication according to agency and program policy and procedures
- Will provide leadership while in the role of Shift Coordinator, Acting Building Supervisor in the absence of more senior personnel
- Provide telephone crisis support to caregivers as per individual plans
- Provision of information and education to children/youth, families and community collaterals to support the implementation of the treatment plan
- Providing individual counselling to children/youth

As a Member of the Inter-disciplinary Team, Responsibilities Will Include:

- Attend and participate in team meetings
- Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of the Live in Treatment program.
- Contribute to effective team development and processes to promote team cohesion and communication

As a Leader of the Team, Responsibilities Will Include:

Provide leadership and facilitate collaboration with the other members of the interdisciplinary team. Employ a systemic approach to the development of strength-based treatment plans which provide a wide range of evidence informed treatment interventions appropriate to the individual needs, strengths and diversity of the children/youth and families by:

- utilizing relevant intake and service history
- accessing both formal and informal resources
- utilization of standardized assessment recommendations
- regular

📌 Live in Treatment Team Leader (West Flamborough)
🏢 Lynwoodcharlton
📍 West Flamborough