Clinical Supervisor (FIS Consultant) - 1026

The-Family-Centre; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & paid time off

Paid training

Mileage reimbursement

Paid parking

Sick time

Agency events

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

The Family Centre in Edmonton seeks a Clinical Supervisor (FIS Consultant) to lead trauma-informed practice within the Family Intervention Services program. You will supervise clinicians, review caseloads, and ensure ethical, evidence-informed service delivery.

Requirements include a Master’s degree in a related field, active Alberta regulatory registration, and at least three years of trauma-informed clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling Psychology or related clinical discipline.
• Current registration or eligibility with Alberta regulatory college and maintenance of good standing.
• Minimum three years of counselling or clinical experience with trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular clinical supervision, consultation, and caseload review to FIS practitioners and leadership.
• Support staff with navigating complex clinical issues, ethics, client risk, family violence, and child protection concerns.
• Ensure documentation, treatment planning, and reporting meet professional standards and agency policies.
• Support program evaluation, policy implementation, and service improvement.
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Trauma-informed leadership

Clinical supervision

Caseload review

Documentation & risk assessment

Written and verbal communication

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Why work with us:

The Family Centre is seeking a highly qualified Clinical Supervisor with advanced clinical expertise and leadership experience, specializing in trauma-informed approaches. The Clinical Supervisor (FIS Consultant) provides clinical leadership, consultation, and practice support to practitioners in the Family Intervention Services (FIS) program who are working with children, youth, families and caregivers with Children and Family Services involvement. This position supports high-quality, ethical, trauma-informed, and evidence-informed practice across programs.

We prioritize Trauma-Informed Care for communities and staff, delivering services grounded in research and clinical excellence. Employees are encouraged to embrace authenticity within our inclusive environment, which honors Indigenous ceremony and practices as well as lived experience. Our culture offers a safe, supportive workplace with paid training, wellness initiatives, and more.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Manager, Therapy and Mental Health Services, the Clinical Supervisor (FIS Consultant) is involved in training, consulting with, and supporting members of the FIS team. This includes providing clinical consultation, reviewing caseloads and documentation, supporting quality assurance processes, responding to clinical concerns, and helping ensure services align with agency and program expectations, professional standards, and client needs.

The Clinical Supervisor (FIS Consultant) contributes to program evaluation, policy implementation, and service improvement. This position works closely with the Manager, FIS program and service team members, and community partners to support smooth service delivery and strong clinical outcomes.

• Provide regular clinical supervision, consultation, caseload review, and practice support to FIS leadership, practitioners, and team members.
• Support staff in navigating complex clinical issues, ethical questions, client risk, family violence, child protection concerns, suicidal ideation, and scope-of-practice considerations;
• Support FIS Leadership staff in training and supporting FIS practitioners
• Provide coaching, direction, feedback, and support to FIS practitioners and service team members to strengthen practice and service quality;
• Complete and review documentation, client records, treatment planning, case notes, reports, and other practice-related materials as required;
• Support FIS staff in identifying, assessing, documenting, consulting on, and responding to client risk and safety concerns;
• Support adherence to professional standards, regulatory expectations, accreditation standards, agency policies, and applicable legislation;
• Support the development, implementation, and adherence to agency policies, procedures, quality improvement processes, and service standards; and
• Build and maintain strong relationships with community partners and other stakeholders.

Position Availability:

We are recruiting for a minimum of 3 positions, which may be filled through any combination of full-time and part-time employees. Annual salary will be prorated based on the successful candidate's agreed-upon FTE, with other compensation and benefits provided in accordance with applicable eligibility requirements.

What you will bring to the role:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling Psychology, or a related clinical discipline;
• Current registration, or eligibility for registration, with the applicable Alberta regulatory college governed under the Health Professions Act (HPA). Must maintain registration, practice permit, and good standing with the applicable regulatory college throughout employment;
• Supervisory training, clinical supervision experience, or experience working with clients with Children and Family Services involvement is an asset;
• Minimum three years of counselling or clinical experience with individuals, couples, and families, with demonstrated competence in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, ethical, and evidence-informed clinical service delivery;
• Strong clinical assessment, treatment planning, documentation, case consultation, and risk assessment skills; familiarity with a range of evidence-informed approaches is an asset;
• Ability to support some evening and/or Saturday hours;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; and
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, Google products, databases, reporting systems, email, and related administrative tools.

Attributes that will help you be successful in this role:

• We are looking for someone who is relationship-centered, practice-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally humble and equity-oriented, strengths-based, collaborative, adaptable and grounded, self-directed, reflective and resilient, and professional and values-aligned.

Background check process & requirements:

• As a part of the selection process, The Family Centre will conduct reference checks with your most recent employers
• Satisfactory Police Information Check - Vulnerable Sector (completed within the last 6 months)
• Satisfactory Alberta Child Intervention Records Check (completed within the last 6 months)
• Reliable vehicle, available for regular use and valid driver’s license

What you can expect:

Training comprehensive onboarding/orientation process which includes service specific, leading-edge training, and agency-wide core training

Feedback a strong reflective supervision model that provides regular formal and informal opportunities for feedback

Performance Coaching formal and informal coaching regarding the development of personal and professional growth and development

Reasonable Accommodation The Family Centre will provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee

Compensation Our comprehensive compensation package offered to employees reflects a strong commitment to employee wellbeing and is competitive within the marketplace

• Annual salary of $85,000 to $108,000 (based on 1.0 FTE), commensurate with level of education and experience
• 36.5-hour work week (based on 1.0 FTE)
• 4 paid weeks’ vacation (based on 1.0 FTE)
• Ongoing paid training
• Mileage compensation
• Paid parking
• Paid sick time (up to 8 days per calendar year)
• Agency-wide social events
• Employee Resource Groups

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

The Family Centre acknowledges that our work takes place on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and traveling route for the nehiyaw (Cree), Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Nakota (Stoney).

Through our support of an Indigenous way of being and seeking towards being wichitasowak (people who are helping), the Family Centre acknowledges all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps continue to enrich these lands.

The Family Centre thanks all applicants in advance. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.