Mental Health Therapist Provincial

Alberta Health Services; Town of Sylvan Lake; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Alberta seeks a Mental Health Therapist to provide crisis intervention and treatment services to clients experiencing psychiatric disorders. The successful candidate will utilize various treatment modalities and collaborate with community agencies. A Master's degree in a relevant field and 5 years of experience in mental health therapy are required. This role offers a part-time position with a shift pattern of days and competitive salary ranging from $41.12 to $54.61 per hour.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in relevant field.
• 5 years' experience providing community-based mental health therapy.
• Training in crisis intervention and case management.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention and assessment services.
• Conduct individual, family, and group therapy.
• Collaborate with community agencies and physicians.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Assessment skills

Community integration skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

Master's degree in Psychology

Master's degree in Social Work

Master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Your Opportunity

As a member of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide crisis intervention, assessment, diagnostic and treatment services to adults with psychiatric disorders. Your responsibilities may also include providing treatment for adolescents and their families. Utilizing a variety of treatment modalities, you will undertake individual and group psychotherapy processes. Additional responsibilities will also include working in partnership with and providing consultation to community agencies, and physicians in the continuum of mental health care. There may be opportunity to support single-session/solution-focused work. 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.

Job Details

• Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
• Classification: Mental Health Therapist Provin
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Recovery Alberta Clinic
• Primary Location: Sylvan Lake ComHlt/MentalHlth
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 01-OCT-2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 13-OCT-2025
• Temporary End Date: 10-MAR-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Required: 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

Required: Training in crisis intervention, assessment and case management skills are essential, preferably in a community setting would be an asset. This position will require the successful candidate to possess the ability to ambulate, climb stairs and move quickly without limitations in a variety of environments. Experience in the mental health field is essential. Knowledge of community integration skills, computer proficiencies, and well developed written and verbal skills is required. As this position shares responsibility for client caseload management, 5 years' experience providing community based mental health therapy is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred: Experience in community setting preferred. Formal training/certification in therapy modalities is preferred.