Intensive Therapist, Adult Services

Lumenus Community Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumenus Community Services in Toronto (North York) is hiring an Intensive Therapist, Adult Services for the Kempsell live-in program. The role is regular full-time, 40 hours per week, serving individuals with dual diagnoses in a structured milieu and multidisciplinary setting.

The program focuses on high-need service users who require behaviour interventions, skills development, and coordinated treatment plans, with a collaborative team approach to foster safe transitions back to community or

Qualifications

• Diploma in Child and Youth Worker, Counsellor, Social Services or Developmental Services Worker or equivalent education and experience.
• Strong assessment and treatment planning skills.
• Knowledge of autism and dual diagnosis and their impact on service users and families.
• Clear exposure to working through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of professional and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Ensure supportive, safe, and predictable environment through routines and limits.
• Support individuals with a spectrum of needs including life skills, social skills, emotional regulation and hygiene.
• Consult with multidisciplinary team to develop and implement interventions and programs.
• Liaise with mental health professionals to develop assessments, goals and treatment plans.
• Ensure communication of all pertinent information to team members and outside agencies.
• Work collaboratively in an intensive program to support transition to community settings or returning home.
• Assume administrative responsibilities such as maintaining case records, reviews, daily logs and data tracking.

Skills

Assessment and treatment planning

Communication with multidisciplinary团队

Education

Child and Youth Worker/Counsellor/DSW diploma or equivalent

Job description

POSITION TYPE: Regular Full-time (40 hours/week)

POSITION CLOSING DATE: September 27, 2026

HIRING RANGE: $60,587 - $75,733

LumenusCommunity Servicesiscommittedtodiversity,equity andinclusion.Wevaluearecruitmentandselectionprocessthatisinclusiveandbarrier-freeandweencourageapplicationsfrom all individuals including, but not limited to, all cultures, religions, racialized communities,abilities,sexual orientations,andgenderidentitiesandexpressions.

LumenusCommunityServicesiscurrentlyhiring an Intensive Therapist, Adult Services inouradultLive intreatmentprogram.Theadult program (Kempsell)islocated inNorth York(DonMills& Sheppard). The Kempsell program has been a part of the community for 15 years, serving individuals with a dual diagnosis (developmental disabilities, along with other diagnoses such as autism, and/or other social-emotional-behavioural needs)). The team uses a strength-based approach and elements of Applied Behaviour Analysis within a milieu treatment setting. Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to create an approach that matches the service user’s skills and achievable goals within a safe, predictable and positive environment.

The program is transitional in nature (service users do not live in the programs long-term) and designed to be responsive to individuals with high needs who are unable to access already existing community-basedresources due to their clinical profiles (i.e., high need for support, behaviour interventions, and supervision).

KEYRESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure supportive, safe, and predictable environment through the establishment of routinesand limits;
• Supportindividualswithspectrumofneedsincludinglifeskills,socialskills,emotionalregulationskills,andhygiene;
• Consult with multidisciplinary team to develop and implement a range of clinical interventionsandprogramsbasedonindividualserviceuser(eg.behaviourprotocols,skill-buildingprograms);
• Liaise with mental health professionals to develop and implement assessments, goals, andtreatmentplansforassignedcases(eg.servicereviewandclinicalmeetingpresentations);
• Ensurecommunicationofallpertinentserviceuserandprogramrelatedinformationandeventsto other team members and members of the multi-disciplinary team including social worker,dayprogram/school,andoutsideagencies;
• Work collaboratively in an intensive program, designed to develop an understanding of theindividualswithin the program, and how to best support them so that they can be transitionedinto existingcommunitybasedsettings ortoreturnhome;
• Assumevariousadministrativeresponsibilitiesinaccordancewiththeoperationoftheresidence(ie.maintainup-to-datecaserecords, servicereviews,dailylogs,data trackingand compilation).

Preferencewillbegiventoanindividualwithknowledgeandexperienceinsupportingpersonswitha dual diagnosis within the adult sector and experience in the implementation of service plans,which incorporate: sexual and gender identity, ethno-racial needs, social and life skills as well asbehaviouralassessmentandmanagementtechniques.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Child and Youth Worker/Counsellor, Social Services or Developmental Services Worker diploma, orequivalenteducationandexperience;
• Personal resilience combined with a compassionate, insightful perspective fostering a steadycommitment to service users whose emotional, behavioural and mental health profiles can beacutelytroubledforextendedperiods.

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS ANDABILITIES:

• Strongassessmentandtreatmentplanningskills;
• Abletodemonstrateknowledgeofautism,dualdiagnosis,andtheimpactontheserviceusersandtheir families;
• Clear exposureto workingthroughananti-racistandanti-oppressivelens.
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywitharangeofprofessionalandcommunity collateralpartners.

ADDITIONALREQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactoryclearanceunder the VulnerableSectorScreening process;
• Abilitytoworkonarotatingschedule(weekdays,weekends,andholidays) day and eveninghours;
• MedicalclearanceinaccordancewithLumenusCommunityServicespolicyonpre-employmentmedicals;
• Abilitytoperformtasksinvolvingphysicalactivity,includinglifting,bendingandprolongedstandingaswellabilitytobetrained in NVCI (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention)techniques;
• Abilitytoprovidelifeskillssupportatvaryinglevelsdependingonserviceuserneeds(eg.bathing,hygiene,laundry);
• Work inalternatelocations asneeded;
• Speak and understand Cantonese or Tamil is an asset.

We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection processknown in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will worktogether with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for theselectionprocesswhich will enableyoutobe assessed in afairandequitablemanner