INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING: OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 9, 2026, AT 4PM

INDIGENOUS EPI THERAPIST AND YOUTH WORKER (72-26)

INDIGENOUS EARLY PSYCHOSIS INTERVENTION

B’SAANIBAMAADSIWIN PROGRAM

Job Status: Permanent

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Base office: Parry Sound

Competition #: 72-26

Purpose of the Position:The EPI Therapist is a member of B’saanibamaadsiwin, an Indigenous Mental Health and Addictions program that walks alongside Indigenous community members, families, and communities in a way that is relational, culturally safe, trauma-informed, and grounded in respect for Indigenous ways of knowing. This role provides Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) services to Indigenous youth, emerging adults, and their families/supports who may be experiencing early signs of psychosis or a first episode of psychosis. The EPI Therapist provides counselling/psychotherapy, assessment, psychoeducation, treatment planning, relapse prevention, family support, system navigation, and coordinated care in collaboration with the client, their chosen supports, the B’saanibamaadsiwin team, the Parry Sound EPI Team, the regional EPI team, and community partners.

B’saanibamaadsiwin honours a Two-Eyed Seeing approach. The successful candidate will be expected to respect and draw from both Indigenous and Western ways of knowing, while ensuring that care is led by the client’s needs, choices, identity, culture, family/supports, and community context.

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis applicants. Candidates who self-identify as Indigenous will be prioritized in the hiring process as part of our commitment to providing culturally appropriate, community-accountable care.



Applicants are invited to self-identify in their cover letter if they are comfortable doing so. Indigenous knowledge, language, lived/living experience, community connection, cultural teachings, and professional experience are all valued forms of knowledge for this role.

Education and Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Counselling/Psychotherapy, or another related human service/health science discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, registration, and experience.
- Current registration in good standing with a professional regulatory body whose members are authorized to perform the controlled act of psychotherapy in Ontario, or ability to obtain and maintain appropriate registration as required for the role. This may include, but is not limited to, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, the College of Nurses of Ontario, the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, or another appropriate regulatory college.
- Demonstrated ability to provide counselling/psychotherapy, therapeutic interventions, assessment, treatment planning, crisis support, and qualified documentation with youth, emerging adults, families, and/or individuals experiencing significant mental health concerns.
- Experience or strong interest in Early Psychosis Intervention,



first episode psychosis, serious mental illness, concurrent disorders, youth mental health, family work, or recovery-oriented care. Formal EPI experience is an asset but is not required when the candidate brings strong clinical, relational, cultural, and learning capacity.
- Understanding of EPI principles, including early identification, engagement, psychoeducation, coordinated specialty care, relapse prevention, family involvement, and support for school, work, home, social, cultural, and community functioning.
- Knowledge of Indigenous cultures, histories, strengths, teachings, and practices, with awareness of the traditional territories and First Nation communities within Muskoka and Parry Sound.
- Understanding of the impacts of colonization, residential schools, child welfare involvement, racism, discrimination, grief/loss, poverty, housing insecurity, and other social determinants of health, while also recognizing Indigenous strengths, resilience, culture, family, kinship, land, ceremony, language, humour, and community connection.
- Experience working with Indigenous communities, Indigenous organizations, First Nation communities, or Indigenous clients and families is strongly preferred.
- Ability to respectfully collaborate with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, healers, traditional people, community leaders, and cultural supports when requested by the client and when appropriate protocol has been followed.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team in rural and community-based settings, including in-person, community-based, office-based, and virtual service delivery.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outloo

📌 Indigenous Early Psychosis Intervention Therapist and Youth Worker (Parry Sound)
🏢 Canadian Mental Health Association
📍 Parry Sound