Full Time Youth Mental Health Specialist (COAST)

SOAR Community Services; Brantford; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, travel ins.

3 weeks vacation

60 hours personal leave

Wellness time

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

RRSP/TFSA matching

Job summary

SOAR Community Services in Brantford, ON is seeking a Full Time Youth Mental Health Specialist to join the Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST). You will work with children, youth and families to provide crisis stabilization, assessments, and time-limited follow-up counselling using evidence-based approaches.

The role requires a college degree in Social Services, registration with the Ontario regulatory body, and ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Have a college degree/diploma in a related Social Services field.
• Provide proof of current registration in good standing with a governing body such as College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario or The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers.
• Highlight clinical experience with addictions and mental health in resume.
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment planning, crisis intervention and case management.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach response to stabilize crisis situations.
• Provide assessment and treatment to high-risk youth in crisis, including clinical mental health intervention.
• Facilitate client transitions and connection to longer-term supports.
• Collaborate with crisis team, agency programs and external partners.
• Maintain a high standard of clinical documentation.
• Participate in youth-focused community committees and partnerships.

Skills

MS Office

Databases

Reliability to travel

Education

College degree/diploma in Social Services

Tools

MS Office

Databases

Job description

Type: Full-Time

Location: Brantford, ON

Salary: Starting at $27.73 per hour.

Positions: 1

Posted: October 29, 2026

Expires: November 12, 2026

Hours of Work: Full Time - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9a-5p, Tuesday 12-8p.

Duties

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Full Time Youth Mental Health Specialist. This role is a vital part of our Addictions and Mental Heal Program, working within the Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) to provide crisis stabilization services to children, youth, and their families in the setting of their choice. You will intervene to support initial mental health and/or addiction crisis stabilization, complete assessments, develop individualized support plans, and provide time-limited follow-up counselling to establish and sustain well-being. This role employs evidence and strength-based approaches and collaborates within an interdisciplinary team providing a continuum of crisis services.

What You’ll Do

• Provide outreach response to stabilize crisis situations
• Provide assessment and treatment to high-risk youth in crisis, including clinical mental health intervention to individuals experiencing serious behavioural and/or psychological issues
• Facilitate client transitions and connection to longer-term or more intensive supports if required
• Work in collaboration with other members of the crisis team, other agency programs, and external community partners
• Maintain a high standard of clinical documentation
• Participate in youth-focused community committees and service partnerships as required

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• Have a college degree/diploma in a related Social Services field
• Provide proof of current registration in good standing with a governing body such as College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario or The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers
• Highlight clinical experience working with individuals, groups and/or families affected by addictions and mental health conditions in your resume
• Have knowledge and experience with assessment and treatment planning, therapeutic approaches, solution focused/brief therapy, case management, crisis intervention, group and family work
• Have a demonstrated ability to apply relevant evidence-based theoretical models when providing assessments to identify strengths, needs and level of risk
• Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
• Have access to reliable transportation
• Be able to manage ongoing exposure to direct and vicarious traumatic stress

Eligibility

• Vacant position
• Must be eligible to work in Canada

Benefits

Why Join SOAR?

• Salary: Starting at $27.73 per hour.
• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
• Time off: 3 weeks' vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
• RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
• A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision

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