Individual and Family Therapist

Strides Toronto; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Pension with employer matching

Paid time off

Parental leave top-up

Hybrid work model

Perks and discounts

Job summary

Strides Toronto is seeking an experienced Individual and Family Therapist to join our team, delivering psychotherapy to children, youth and families within school-based settings. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, coordinating care and applying evidence-informed practices to support social and emotional wellbeing.

The role requires a Master's degree in a relevant field, registration with a regulatory body, and at least two years of counselling experience with young people.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counselling Psychology, or related field.
• Registration in good standing with a regulatory body (e.g., OCSWSSW, CRPO).
• At least 2 years of counselling and psychotherapy experience with children, youth and families.
• Technical knowledge/experience in psychotherapy and family therapy.
• Awareness of IDEA in the workplace and community served by the position.
• Understanding of anti-Black racism and anti-oppressive perspectives in health contexts.
• Ability to recognize power imbalances and potential negative impacts.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and family therapy to children, youth and families to co-create client-centered goals.
• Act as service coordinator to engage relevant stakeholders in treatment.
• Lead collaboration with community partners to deliver treatment plans.
• Create and maintain client histories and assessment details in the treatment records system (TREAT).
• Respond to crises to address and reduce immediate risk to client, staff or community.

Skills

Counselling

Group therapy

Crisis intervention

Case management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Social Work / Counselling Psychology / Related field

Regulatory body registration in good standing (OCSWSSW / CRPO)

Job description

Salary Range: $72,340.00 To $83,881.00 Annually

Hours of Work per week -35

Salary range: $72,340 to $83,881 per annum

Benefits: We offer generous group employee benefits which includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision coverage and EAP, premium fully paid by organization
• Life and disability insurance
• Defined Contribution Pension plan with employer matching up to 6% based on length of service
• Generous paid time off (Vacation, Sick and Float days)
• Pregnancy/Parental leave top-up
• Hybrid work flexibility
• Access to employee perks and discounts

Union Position - This position is represented by OPSEU local 567.

ABOUT US

Strides Toronto Support Services (“Strides Toronto”) Strides Toronto is a multi-service agency supporting infants, children, youth and young adults from birth to age 29, and their families, primarily across east Toronto. We offer community-based, residential and treatment programs—including mental health counselling, autism services, early intervention, day treatment, education, outreach and community support—using a client-centered, evidence-informed approach. Since 2015, Strides Toronto has served as Toronto’s Lead Agency for Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health, partnering with 21 core service providers to provide system leadership, citywide planning, coordinated service delivery and program alignment. Strides Toronto also leads initiatives with broader reach, including Help Ahead and the HOPE Strategy across Toronto and One Stop Talk / Parlons Maintenant and the Provincial Youth Outreach Worker Program across Ontario.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an existing vacancy for one (1) full‑time permanent Individual and Family Therapists (IFT). The IFT provides psychotherapy and counselling, as part of a multi‑disciplinary team providing evidence informed services to children, adolescents and their families with a variety of severe social, emotional, and behavioural challenges. This position will operate primarily in a school environment.

The IFT provides individualized services to youth and their families through service coordination and case management when needed, by liaising with internal/ external partners. IFTs also provide group therapy.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide individual and family Therapy to children, youth and their families to co‑create the client‑centered clinical goals, for the purpose of improving the client’s overall social and emotional wellbeing and functioning through use of evidence informed practices over a serious of multiple sessions.
• Act as service coordinator to ensure relevant stakeholders are engaged in the treatment process as needed.
• Lead collaborative efforts with community partners for the purpose of creating and delivering a treatment plan to allow the client to successfully reach their established goals for improvement of mental and emotional health and social functioning and wellbeing.
• Create and maintain a detailed and accurate history of client, family, and stakeholder interactions in a client record system (TREAT) for the purpose of capturing meeting discussions (ongoing history of notes), details of assessment information, and correspondence to inform treatment plan.
• Respond to crisis to address and reduce immediate risk to client, staff and/ or community where a client may be at risk of harm to self or others (i.e., abuse, neglect, suicidal ideation, homelessness, aggression, self‑harm, etc.).

THE “MUST HAVES”

The following education, professional memberships and knowledge are a requirement for this role:

• Masters level degree in Social Work, Counselling Psychology or Counselling related field.
• Registration in good standing in an appropriate regulatory body that can provide psychotherapy such as OCSWSSW, CRPO.
• At least 2 years’ experience providing counselling and psychotherapy with children, youth with and families with mental health needs
• Technical knowledge/experience in providing psychotherapy/family therapy.
• Awareness of the role of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in the workplace and within the community being served by the position.
• An understanding of anti-black racism, anti‑oppressive/anti‑racism perspective in the context of the social determinants of health.
• Ability to recognize and identify situations where incidents of imbalance of power and privilege may occur and can result in possible negative impacts.

THE ‘NICE TO HAVES’

While not required, preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Functional computer and client information system knowledge.
• Fluency in another language(s), including sign language.

BEFORE STARTING WITH US

As our work puts us in direct contact with youth and vulnerable persons in our community, with health and safety as a priority, the successful candidate must complete or obtain the following before commencement of their employment:

• A Vulnerable Sector police check
• A positive police check does not automatically disqualify an applicant for a position with Strides Toronto. The Police Check will be reviewed and evaluated for the purpose of making a decision on suitability for employment in relation to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position being filled.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?

• We provide a hybrid work model and competitive Group Health Benefits and Pension Plan.
• We provide opportunities for growth and professional development.
• We are committed to providing an equitable and inclusive environment where our diverse team members and clients can thrive.
• We have a collaborative and supportive Senior Management Team.
• We set high standards for performance, client outcomes, and implement best practices, which are demonstrated through our accreditation with the Canadian Centre for Accreditation.

Strides Toronto is an equal opportunity employer. We benefit from diversity of lived experiences in the workplace and encourage applications from qualified candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Strides Toronto is a participant in the Government of Canada’s 50-30 Challenge, a program which challenges organizations to improve access for women and/or non‑binary people and other equity‑deserving groups, including those identifying as: racialized, Black, and/or people of colour, people with disabilities (including invisible and episodic disabilities), 2SLGBTQ+ and/or gender and sexually diverse individuals, and Aboriginal and/or Indigenous Peoples to increase the representation and inclusion of diverse groups within their workplace.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Strides Toronto’s own policies, requests for accommodation will be considered throughout the hiring process.

We thank all applicants however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.