As a Mental Health Therapist with the Children Youth and Families Addiction and Mental Health (CYFAMH) team, you will work with the School Based Team to provide expert consultation and treatment for adolescents with complex mental health disorders in their school, community and home. In this position, your responsibilities will include assessment, consultation, family counselling, behavior management interventions and effective involvement with school stakeholders. You will also utilize a variety of treatment modalities in a variety of formats (individual, family, group) for persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.This is a school year position. The service is closed July and August and on all holidays and breaks (Christmas, Spring Break). The position works on all instructional school days.Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:Provide high quality care by being an effective liaison between the school, child, family and other health partners.Collaborate with the family to assess and develop treatment plans.Ensure that physicians and other relevant partners are involved in assessment and care.Communicate effectively with treating psychiatrists to facilitate access to timely treatment changes.Provide mental health interventions as the treatment plan indicates and collaborate with school staff to plan appropriate follow-up.

Description:

As a Mental Health Therapist,



you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a cooperative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

- Classification: Mental Health Therapist Prov
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Children Youth and Families, Addiction and Mental Health
- Primary Location: Inglewood House
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.43
- Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 15-NOV-2026
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $44.93
- Maximum Salary: $59.68
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

- Classification: Mental Health Therapist Prov
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Children Youth and Families, Addiction and Mental Health
- Primary Location: Inglewood House
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.43
- Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available:



15-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $44.93
- Maximum Salary: $59.68
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Psychology; a master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) with education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; a master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with training and experience in mental health assessment and the provision of psychotherapy; or a master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment and the provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, or Nursing with considerable experience in mental health assessment and intervention. An equivalent level of education and experience will be considered.Registration in a professional regulatory body as defined by the Health Professions Act (CARNA, CRPNA, ACOT, CAP, ACSW). Registered Social Workers must be authorized to perform psychosocial interventions and designation as a Clinical Social Worker is preferred.Provisional status with current registration with CAP will be considered.3-5 years of direct clinical experience with the focus on children, youth and their families, preferably in a community mental health setting.

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