Mental Health Therapist

Alberta Health Services; Taber; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Taber, Alberta, seeks a skilled Mental Health Therapist to deliver comprehensive treatment services in a collaborative environment. The candidate will work with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties using evidence-informed modalities, engage in assessments, and provide case management. Essential qualifications include a relevant master's degree and registration eligibility with Alberta’s regulatory college. This full-time position offers competitive salary and an opportunity to contribute to a vital community service.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Psychology or Social Work required.
• Active or eligible for registration with Alberta regulatory college.
• Experience in mental health assessment and psychotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based treatment services in individual and group settings.
• Maintain accurate documentation on client files.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Case management

Education

Master's degree in Psychology

Master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization)

Master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing

Job description

Your Opportunity

The Rural Addiction and Mental Health Community Team is looking for an experienced, skilled, enthusiastic, and dynamic team member to fill the position of a 1.0FTE, permanent, Mental Health Therapist for Taber. This is a generalist Mental Health Therapist position. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of a continuum of services, including behavioural health care and shared care services. The MHT will deliver evidence-based treatment services, including screening, assessment, treatment planning, harm reduction, case management and therapeutic interventions in individual and group settings, for children, youth and adults. The successful candidate will work from a current capable framework and must be able to provide a wide variety of evidence-informed treatment modalities to individuals with mental health and addiction issues. This is an advanced clinical role required to perform the restricted activity of Psychosocial Interventions. The Mental Health Therapist will maintain accurate and appropriate documentation on client files in a timely fashion. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and with allied professionals and community agencies to provide seamless service to clients. As this position is based in a rural setting, the successful candidate must be able to function extremely well both independently and interdependently as they will work within a small office of highly dedicated individuals, as well as within the larger Rural Team. This position reports to the Manager of the Rural Addiction and Mental Health Community Team. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Description

As the 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.

Key Information

• Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
• Classification: Mental Hlth Therapist CH/AS/NL
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Mental Health and Addiction
• Primary Location: Taber Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 15-JAN-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 25-JAN-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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

As required.

Preferred Qualifications

As required.