Mental Health Therapist

Recovery Alberta; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive up to $60,000

Fort McMurray allowance up to $12,480

Job summary

Recovery Alberta in Fort McMurray seeks a Mental Health Therapist to deliver evidence-informed individual and group therapies within a multidisciplinary team. You will assess, treat, and support clients with significant mental health needs using modalities such as CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing.

The role offers flexible opportunities to specialize in areas like Children and Youth, trauma, or concurrent disorders, with a supportive learning environment and a competitive rate of pay.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Psychology or equivalent clinical training.
• Master's in Social Work with clinical focus or related health profession.
• Active or eligible registration with Alberta regulatory college.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy.
• Deliver crisis intervention, assessment, and referral.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan and implement care.
• Facilitate skills-based groups and Walk-in Clinic support.

Skills

CBT

DBT

Motivational Interviewing

Group Facilitation

Clinical Judgment

Evidence-informed Practice

Education

MS in Psychology

MSW (Clinical)

OT Degree

Nursing (Psychiatric)

Tools

Driver's License

Job description

Join a collaborative multidisciplinary team that values evidence informed practice, strong clinical judgment, and compassionate care. We offer a supportive, learning focused environment where your career can grow. Although this is a generalist role, you'll have opportunities to develop deeper expertise in areas such as Children and Youth, Adults, trauma, or concurrent disorders. You'll bring established skills in CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and group facilitation to your work through individual therapy, skills based group workshops and Walk in Clinic support. Fort McMurray is a close knit, family forward city that offers work life balance, short commutes, and year round outdoor recreation. You'll join a service that values skilled clinicians and the essential role they play in delivering high quality mental health care. This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of Return for Service. Please see https://www.rcif-hsaa.ca/ for more info. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, RA currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

Description:

As a Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

• Classification: Mental Hlth Therapist CH/AS/NL
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Community Mental Health Clinic
• Primary Location: Wood Buffalo AMH
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 16-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 25-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $44.93
• Maximum Salary: $59.68
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

• Classification: Mental Hlth Therapist CH/AS/NL
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Community Mental Health Clinic
• Primary Location: Wood Buffalo AMH
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 16-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 25-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $44.93
• Maximum Salary: $59.68
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Psychology; or master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; or master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; or master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Authorized to perform the restricted activity of Psychosocial Intervention is an asset. A valid Class V driver's license. This role requires some travel, to rural and remote communities to provide/facilitate mental health services.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience completing comprehensive mental health assessments, including mental status examinations, risk assessments, and provisional diagnoses. Experience in crisis intervention, concurrent disorders, trauma informed practice, or community based mental health services. Experience working within multidisciplinary teams, consulting with physicians or psychiatrists, and collaborating with community partners. Experience facilitating therapeutic or skills-based groups.

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