Mental Health Therapist- Temporary Full-Time

Job Category: Allied Health

Requisition Number: MENTA001543

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Description

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

Status: Temporary Full-Time (1.0 FTE)- Contract Duration ending on or before March 31st, 2027

Reporting To:Supervisor, Mental Health Therapist

Date Available: Negotiable

Hours of Work: 7.75 hours per day, 38.75 hours per week

Exempt/Non-Exempt:Non-Exempt

Program: Mental Health and Social Work

Job Classification: Mental Health Therapist

Salary: $41.94 - $55.73 per hour

Closing Date: October 18 , 2026

About Us

Mosaic Primary Care Network (PCN) provides a wide range of primary health care services in the northeast and southeast Calgary communities in partnership with a group of family doctors. Our talented interdisciplinary health care teams work together to provide services that best support patient needs.

We want YOU to bring your expertise to our growing team as we continue to develop solutions to meet the needs of our local community. If you have initiative, are resourceful, engage easily in teamwork, and most importantly, want to make a difference in healthcare, we want to hear from you

Position Summary

The Mental Health Therapist (MHT) works as part of a multidisciplinary team serving community-based patients within Mosaic Primary Care Network. The MHT is responsible for delivering a program of psychosocial assessment, consultation, and counselling services in accordance with evidence-based treatment models and professional standards of practice.




This position involves the provision of patient care through short-term counselling services for individuals experiencing psychological or emotional problems. This includes facilitation of workshops and groups to support mental health promotion and self-management. The Mental Health Therapist aims to create a collaborative and therapeutic environment that is goal-oriented, strengths-based, and culturally responsive.
The MHT supports collaborative working relationships with family physicians and the multidisciplinary team, including regular case consultation. The MHT participates in ongoing quality improvement activities, program development, and evaluations projects to support the continued refinement and delivery of high-quality clinical care.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment

- Performs psychosocial and risk assessments of individuals, including routine screening for suicide and self-harm risks, risk to others, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and child welfare concerns.
- Uses validated brief screening questionnaires and instruments, as appropriate, to guide intake and treatment recommendations (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7).
- Synthesizes assessment information and clinical theory to support evidence-informed treatment recommendations.

Intervention





- Supports patients in identifying and prioritizing goals for brief therapy services.
- Applies appropriate evidence-based models in the provision of therapeutic support and treatment.
- Creates and maintains a therapeutic workplace that is client-centered, strengths-based, and goal-oriented.
- Actively elicits feedback from the patient regarding quality of the therapeutic relationship and therapist’s approach in the interest of enhancing the therapeutic relationship.
- Supports ongoing monitoring of patient progress and mental health status to support the provision of high-quality and appropriate patient care.
- Coordinates appropriate referral to mental health services in the community to support treatment of complex or urgent mental health concerns, and to support ongoing treatment after discharge.
- Provides psycho-educational and self-management skills coaching (e.g., Deep breathing, mindfulness).
- Facilitates and develops psycho-educational and support groups for general and specific patient populations (e.g. Pain Management Clinic, Anxiety Reduction).
- Works along a continuum of care in accordance with Standards of Practice set by the appropriate professional associations and relevant government legislation.

Mental Health Promotion

- Supports mental health promotion and illness prevention with individuals, families, and the community through psychoeducational groups, workshops, and self-management skills building.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

- Demonstrates the ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary health team and

📌 Mental Health Therapist- Temporary Full-Time (Canada)
🏢 Mosaic Primary Care Network
📍 Canada