Mental Health Therapist Provincial
Your Opportunity:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Red Deer Addiction & Mental Health Clinic. As a Mental Health Therapist, you will have the opportunity to develop and grow a positive workplace culture that encompasses a culture of care and professional growth. Red Deer is in Central Alberta, midway between the major cities of Edmonton and Calgary. Red Deer has all the conveniences “Big Box Stores” of a small city but with the rural small town friendly community. Red Deer has all the amenities you need: great school systems, well-equipped hospitals and health centers. One of the best reasons to relocate to Red Deer is how cost-effective the city is. The city also has low rent and housing prices compared to other cities of its size. A one-bedroom apartment in the city costs anywhere from $800 to $1,200 CAD per month, and suburban family townhomes can be rented for about $1,000 to $1,800 CAD a month. 3 Reasons People Love Living in Red Deer | Andrew Russell & Associates Red Deer, AB Real Estate & Homes for Sale | Redfin 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 Prov
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Addiction and Mental Health
- Primary Location: Red Deer MH and Comm Hlth Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 24-NOV-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 15-DEC-2025
- 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: 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:Computer literacy.
Preferred Qualifications:3-5 years in mental health and addiction work. Extra training in modalities such as CBT, DBT, solution focused, EMDR etc. Group therapy experience.
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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Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
