Mental Health Therapist
Your Opportunity:
Lac La Biche Mental Health and Addictions has an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Therapist to join our team. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll provide crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management, and treatment to persons experiencing mental health difficulties and/or substance use issues. You'll work both independently and collaboratively, using best practices in mental health therapy to help clients generate achievable goals for stabilization and change. In this generalist role, you'll work with adults, youth, and children with diverse concerns, provide hospital consult support in our ER/Acute Care department, and support weekly walk-in clinics. You'll have the support and mentorship of a Clinical Supervisor and the ability to make a real difference in the lives of our clients. Apply now to become part of our dynamic team dedicated to providing the highest quality mental health care to our community. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As the 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 collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.
- Classification: Mental Hlth Therapist CH/AS/NL
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Mental Health
- Primary Location: Lac La Biche Comm/Mental Hlth
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 24-DEC-2024
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 03-JAN-2025
- Temporary End Date: 05-JUN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $41.12
- Maximum Salary: $54.61
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Master's degree in Psychology; or master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; or master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; or master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:As required.
Preferred Qualifications:Training and experience in Child and Youth specialization would be an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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