Intensive Complex Needs Clinician (Psychotherapist/Social Worker)

Kinark Child & Family Services; Barrie; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Kinark Child & Family Services seeks an Intensive Complex Needs Clinician to provide mental health services for youth in Ontario. The role involves assessments and therapeutic interventions within a supportive treatment environment, emphasizing collaboration and culturally competent care. Benefits include competitive pay, health coverage, and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Employer Matching Pension Plan

Employee Wellness Program

Educational and Training Opportunities

Regular Supervision and Feedback

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Five years of related experience necessary.
• Expertise in family therapy and DBT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy for youth with complex needs.
• Conduct clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support client progress.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Coping skills development

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Family therapy

Group therapy

Collaboration

Cultural competency

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or Psychology

Job description

Intensive Complex Needs Clinician (Psychotherapist/Social Worker) - (1349)

Kinark Child and Family Services has a rich 50-year history serving children and youth through a wide range of evidence-based mental health services that include individual, family, and group counselling. We are on a mission to help children and youth with complex needs achieve better life outcomes with a broader vision of a healthy future for Ontario’s children and youth. We have a passionate team of over 700 staff serving close to 9,000 children and youth each year in our three program streams - Community-based Child and Youth Mental Health, Autism, and Forensic Mental Health.

Our people are the heartbeat of our organization where ‘Holding children, youth, and families at the centre of all that we do’ is only one of the values that guides our work.

In support of our journey towards being an employer of choice in our sectors, our staff is engaged for feedback to identify and support improvements, big and small, to enhance the employee experience.

If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of children and youth with complex needs and want to be part of the mission we are on… Come join our team!

For more information about Kinark, our values, our strategic priorities, and our service programs, please visit ourwebsite atwww.kinark.on.ca .

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits, and other employment perks *
• Flexible work arrangement supporting employee work life balance
• Employer Matching Defined Contribution Pension Plan up to 6% *
• Employee Wellness Program
• Extensive Educational and Training Opportunities and Supports
• Supportive work environment with regular Supervision and Feedback
• Renowned Accredited Clinical Programs

*Dependent on hours worked, length of service and/or collective agreement (where relevant)

We currently have an opportunity for:

Position Title

Intensive Complex Needs Clinician (Psychotherapist/Social Worker)

Program Lists

Kinark Child & Family Services -> Simcoe Program

Location

Barrie, ON L4M 2P5 CA (Primary)

Reg/Temp

Regular

Start Date

July 14, 2025

Temporary End Date

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Relief

No

Other Employee Classification (if applicable)

Total # of hours per week

35

# of Positions

1

Close Date

Job Description

Kinark has introduced a benefit that gives employees in eligible roles the opportunity to work partially or fully remote if they choose to opt-in for this benefit. This role (Intensive Complex Needs Clinician) is assessed as a Roamer position requiring a few days in the office (2 days per week) unless business demands require.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Clinical Lead, the Intensive Complex Needs Clinician provides mental health therapeutic services, including assessment and treatment, to complex needs youth and their families within a Live-In-Treatment (LIT) environment with the goal of increasing the youth and family’s abilities to function within the community and improve their daily living.

The Intensive Complex Needs Clinician position is included in the OPSEU bargaining unit. Internal applicants will be considered first.

Hourly step range:Step 1 - $46.45; Step 2 - $48.78: Step 3 - $51.22

Duties & Responsibilities:

Clinical Client Services - Provide assessment, clinical consultation, analysis and interpretation of collateral documentation, teaching/developing client coping skills, developing crisis intervention/safety planning and recommendations for clients referred to LIT:
• Provide timely service that is responsive to the need/goal identified in the client’s plan of care.
• Conduct clinical assessments and provide individual, family, and group therapy, teaching/developing client coping skills.
• Develop clinical formulation, treatment goals and plans.
• Ensure consistent communication and collaboration among multi-disciplinary team members across the LIT as required by client need.
• Conduct discharge and aftercare planning.
• Participation in regular LIT team meetings as well as broader LIT team meetings and case conferences as appropriate.
• Provide appropriate case management, when required.
• 2-4 days per week at LIT, including some evenings, depending on program needs.

Service Delivery - Participate in the development and planning of the clinical service delivery model within the LIT program
• Work collaboratively with the milieu team to determine necessary milieu clinical programming and support the development of that programming.
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to operationalize individual clinical treatment plans.
• Role-model clinical interventions in the LIT milieu.
• Provide support, coaching, and feedback to members of the interdisciplinary team with respect to treatment interventions.
• Participate in LIT DBT consultation team.
• Assist with post-crisis debriefing of staff.
• Collaborate with the LIT Supervisor to create/review/modify milieu documentation.

Administrative – writing reports and case notes, completing assessment tools, liaising with internal and external service providers.
• Complete clinical documentation of client records.
• Contribute to service planning and monitoring program outcomes as appropriate within the clinical file.
• Complete accurate and timely case notes and clinical documentation as required in compliance with MCCSS licensing standards, OCSWSSW regulations and agency policy.
• Providing feedback to supervisor and LIT team (as appropriate) regarding service structure, with a focus on continuous improvement within the service system.

Community Involvement: Foster positive working relationships with community partners and other service delivery organizations to support quality care of clients:
• Represent the Agency’s mission, vison, values and strategic direction at community partner meetings, case conferences, etc.
• Liaise with community agencies in coordinating service for children, youth and their families.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology (or equivalent).**
• Membership in good standing with a regulated College (under the Psychotherapy Act or Registered Social Worker or Psychotherapist).
• Minimum 5 years of considerable position related experience required.
• Organizational Development or Adult Education/Learning certificate/program an asset.
• Change Management certification an asset.
• Excellent clinical assessment, formulation and treatment planning skills are essential.
• At minimum, some training and experience in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and willingness to adopt and integrate full model DBT into the LIT milieu and daily clinical practice will be required.
• Significant experience delivering full model DBT is strongly preferred.
• Experience with providing a broad range of clinical services and demonstrated effective work with a child and adolescent population who present a variety of clinically challenging issues.
• Demonstrated expertise in family therapy, as well as advanced group skills with youth and parents are preferred.
• Leadership experience, including providing clinical leadership on an interdisciplinary team is a strong asset.
• Computer competency is required for this position.
• Experience working with diverse cultures is considered an asset for this position.

** Please note that Equivalent combination of education & experience will be considered.

Kinark Child and Family Services conditions of employment include but are not limited to successful Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening or Criminal Broad Record Check, based on position, and completed Pre-Employment Medical certificate.

Candidates must have the skills and knowledge needed to work with an increasingly diverse client and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion as relevant for the role applied to.

Kinark Child and Family Services values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace, including age, ancestry, disability, gender expression, gender identity, race, religion and sexual orientation, that make each of us unique, and recognize that people experience oppression based on these characteristics and identities. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify People and Culture at [e-mail] [phone].

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.