Mental Health Therapist
Your Opportunity:
The Community Addiction and Mental Health Clinic (CAMHC) – Northwest (NW) is an adult outpatient clinic providing recovery and goal-directed assessment and treatment that is time-effective (up to one year or 20 sessions) for individuals with moderate to severe addiction and mental health concerns. We are focused on providing client and family centered care, as well as recovery focused treatment. The client and their treatment team will work together in developing a treatment plan with specific goals that will support their client in their journey towards recovery. CAMHC – NW offers a multidisciplinary team approach. Reporting to the Program Manager of NW Campus, Mental Health Therapist (MHT) works independently as a member of a multi-disciplinary team at the NW clinic, providing evidence-informed and best practices in assessment, provisional diagnosis, treatment, case management, crisis intervention, clinical consultation, education and referral sources for clients, their families as appropriate and follow up to mental health patients. This is an advanced mental health role required to perform the restricted activity of Psychosocial Interventions to address the full range of addiction and mental health issues. The MHT supports clients as they move into and out of Outpatient Clinics. The MHT collaborates with the client and the medical home (e.g. primary care provider) to facilitate the seamless transition of clients to the medical home. 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.
- Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
- Classification: Mental Health Therapist CGY
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Community Addiction and Mental Health Clinic-NW- NW Campus
- Primary Location: AMHB NW Clinic
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.90
- Posting End Date: 12-DEC-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 22-DEC-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 4
- Shifts per cycle: 18
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $39.48
- Maximum Salary: $52.50
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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:Master’s Degree in Psychology as must be registered with college. Masters Degree in Social Work (with Psychosocial Intervention Authorization). Minimum of 3-5 years mental health experience in comprehensive mental health assessment, and provision of therapy, with service provision applying the recovery approach. Extensive knowledge of community resources tailored to clients with moderate to severe mental illness. Understanding of the Calgary Zone continuum of Addiction and Mental Health Services. Previous community mental health experience required. Understanding of the Calgary zone Outpatient community redesign required. Individual and group therapy. Experience using CBT and DBT. Certification with adult mental health population to include suicide training, risk assessment, psychosocial assessment and intervention etc.
Preferred Qualifications:As required.
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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