Mental Health Therapist
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Position Details
Position Status: Regular Part-Time | Regular Full-Time Location: Bridgeland Riverside Care Centre FTE: 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 Shift: Days Shift Times: 0800-1615
Rate of Pay: : $44.93 - $59.68
Date Competition closes: November 05, 2026
Please note: This site is opening non-union. Further, this posting will be used to fill a number of positions. Applicants will be asked to select their preferred available line(s) during the application process and may select more than one option.
Offer Acceptance Timeline: Due to the operational timelines associated with the opening of the new Bridgeland site, successful candidates will be required to accept or decline their offer of employment within a shortened timeframe following the verbal offer. Candidates are encouraged to be prepared to make a timely decision upon receiving an offer Position
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Care, the Mental Health Therapist, as part of the care team, provides comprehensive assessment, and treatment of mental health disorders and symptoms for residents.
The role is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized treatment and care plans. The role will collaborate with the care team to integrate psychosocial, behavioural, and environmental interventions to address complex presentations (mental illness and concurrent disorders, responsive behaviours, cognitive impairment, etc.). The Mental Health Therapist contributes to the design, delivery, and evaluation of individual and group-based therapeutic programming to support recovery, quality of life, and behavioural stability.
The role will be responsible for oversight and evaluation of program delivery.
Working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, the role ensures mental health considerations are embedded in care planning and service delivery, while providing clinical consultation and guidance to staff to enhance team capacity in responding to complex mental health and behavioural needs. Other duties as assigned.
Program Summary:
Complex Mental Health Programs provide continuing care and specialized supports for adults living with severe and persistent mental illness, often in combination with physical health conditions, substance use disorders, cognitive impairment, acquired brain injury, psychosocial challenges, responsive behaviours, and functional disabilities. Services are delivered within a harm-reduction, trauma-informed, person-directed model of care that emphasizes dignity, autonomy, wellness, meaningful engagement, therapeutic relationships, and quality of life while working collaboratively with clients, families, support networks, and community partners to promote stability, recovery, independence, and successful transitions where appropriate.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Master's degree in social work or psychology or related discipline including Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing with training and
experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy.
• Active registration in good standing with the applicable regulatory body
• Authorization/competency to perform psychosocial interventions (restricted activity).
• Familiarity with relevant legislation and privacy standards (e.g. MHA, ATIA, POPA).
experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy.
• Active registration in good standing with the applicable regulatory body
• Authorization/competency to perform psychosocial interventions (restricted activity).
• Familiarity with relevant legislation and privacy standards (e.g. MHA, ATIA, POPA).
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Basics
Resume/CV, Full name, Pronouns, Email, Phone, Current location, Current company
Short answers (2)
- If you selected an option that includes a work permit, please specify the permit expiry date: optional
- If you have a valid work permit, please specify your SIN expiry date optional
Pick from a list (8)
- Which line(s) are you applying for? Select all combinations you would be willing to accept. (You may select more than one)* optional
- Do you have Master's degree in Social work or Psychology or related discipline including Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing?
- Do you have an active registration in good standing with the applicable regulatory body?
- What is your current immigration or work authorization status in Canada?
- Are you currently employed at Carewest?
- Have you previously been an employee of Carewest?
- I authorize Carewest to collect all relevant personal information. I understand this information will be kept confidential and used for the purposes of my employment application with Carewest. optional
- If you are the successful candidate for this competition, please be aware that proceeding with the hiring process will be understood by Carewest as implicit consent to the sharing of your personal information in InFor Go and Vocantas apps used by Carewest for scheduling and booking as part of the WFM (Workforce Management) system. optional
Written answers (4)
- Reference #1 (Name, phone number, email required)
- Reference #2 (Name, phone number, email required)
- Reference #3 (Name, phone number, email required)
- We prefer that references provided are in a senior role in the reporting relationship: Please list the job title and reporting relationship of references
Attachments (2)
- Please attach your diploma
- Pls attach your valid registration