Registered Counselling Therapist - Social Worker (MSW)

Lifemark; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health services organization in Halifax is seeking a Registered Counselling Therapist or Social Worker. The ideal candidate will provide counselling services to diverse clients and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team. This role emphasizes patient care and offers support through exciting specialty services and a strong digital presence. Flexible work options, health benefits, and a dedicated administrative support team are included in the compensation package.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Employee Shared Ownership Program

30% employee discount at Shoppers Drug Mart

Paid wellness and vacation days

GoodLife Fitness discount

Mentoring and specialization opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists or the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
• Minimum 1-3 years of clinical experience as a Registered Counselling Therapist or Social Worker.
• Knowledge of cognitive behavioral therapy approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling services to clients referred from various sources.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences for client treatment planning.
• Document patient progress utilizing e-charting software.

Skills

Clinical experience

Interpersonal skills

Judgment

Integrity

Education

Master’s Degree in a counselling-related field

Job description

Position Title: Registered Counselling Therapist or Social Worker

Location: Lifemark Bayers Road, 7071 Bayers Rd., Ste. 217, Halifax NS B3L 2C2

Status: Full Time and Part Time Hours available

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Location type: Remote, Hybrid or On-Site

Category: Clinic Operations

Experience: 1-3 yrs. of clinical experience as a Registered Counselling Therapist or Social Worker

About this role

Are you a passionate Registered Counselling Therapist or Social Worker looking to belong to a supportive, collaborative community to implement our bold vision to optimize the benefit of integrated health services, including stepped-care mental health, to diverse audiences from prevention to intervention? If so, join Lifemark Health Group and grow with us, as we build and expand provincial teams in support of our national mental health strategy.

This role requires a strong commitment to patient care and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. As a colleague, you will experience a role with the following support:

• Specialty Services: Explore exciting specialty mental health services, including evidence-based treatment such as CBT, ACT, CPT, DBT, EMDR and PE
• Administrative Support: We have an administrative team to facilitate paperwork, booking, billing, and even online scheduling.
• Strong Digital Presence: Join a nationally recognized brand with a powerful digital footprint.
• Diverse Caseload: Expect a diverse, stable caseload with the flexibility to integrate pre-existing clients.
• A central support services team to make your life easier, so you can focus on clients and their plans of care.

Your Day-to-Day

• Provide counselling services to clients referred privately, by employers, by various insurance companies, and other third-party organizations such as Workers Compensation Board (WCB) and Partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services (PCVRS), to address psychosocial problems related to injury, trauma, and mental illness.
• Adopt a goal-focused, therapeutic approach for alleviating distress and improving social and occupational functioning.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences to discuss clients’ treatment plans and goals, the progress made to date, and any barriers to treatment.
• Delivery quality reporting and effective communication with all stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Document patient progress and treatment outcomes utilizing e-charting software.
• Stay updated on the latest evidence-based practices and seek professional development.

What You’ll Love About Us

• Flexible healthcare and benefits: For Full Time permanent colleagues, on top of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we offer employees, and their family members help with up to 100% coverage of long-term prescription coverage.
• Planning for the future: Start saving for the future with our Employee Shared Ownership Program which includes 25% company match of up to 5% of your base compensation with additional high growth shares value from Loblaw Group of Companies, paid dividends and a TFSA to shelter tax gains.
• Modern life stipends: Take advantage of a 30% employee discount at Shoppers Drug Mart. Paid wellness and vacation days. Stay Active with a GoodLife Fitness discount. Manage your own learning and development with up to $1500 annual stipend based on employment status.
• Refer-a-Friend: Our Employee Referral Bonus Program offers you up to $5000 in extra rewards.
• Mentoring and specialization are always within reach, with a vast network of clinicians in multi-disciplinary clinics, you are exposed to practical training from colleagues, mentorship from your leader, in-house learning center and sponsored training if external provider is your best alternative.
• Growing stronger than ever: It’s about pushing past limits, continuously improving and recognizing that strength isn’t a fixed state – it's a journey!

What You Bring to the Team

Required Qualifications

• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists as a Registered Counselling Therapist or;
• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers as an MSW clinical specialist.
• Minimum Master’s Degree in a counselling-related field such as Counselling, Psychology, or Social Work.

Extra Points in your application

• Experience in case conceptualization and treatment of a range of mental health symptoms with a variety of adult clients.
• Have clinical knowledge in the areas of grief/loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, and adjustment issues.
• Knowledge of psychological management of chronic pain and concussive syndrome an asset.
• Training and experience with cognitive behavioral therapy approaches (e.g., CBT, ACT, CPT).
• Experience working as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team.
• Experience preparing assessment, progress, and discharge reports.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, solid judgement, and integrity.

About Lifemark Health Group

When you move better, you feel better. This is at the heart of everything we do. We are moving people beyond pain by transforming the way it is treated and prevented. Connecting people digitally and in-person with multidisciplinary clinical care, we combine advanced technology and a care team of experts to guide people through personalized plans of care. Lifemark is trusted by leading health plans, employers, and individuals in communities, including the Government of Canada.

We have grown to lead the biggest network of purpose-built multidisciplinary clinics across Canada, expanding to meet patient needs in mental health, massage therapy, occupational therapy, kinesiology, chiropractic, physiotherapy and sport therapy.

Learn more at https://www.lifemark.ca

Discrimination and Harassment

Lifemark Health Group is an equal opportunity employer with zero tolerance to discrimination and harassment of any kind. We make employment decisions without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve by creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Improving inclusion and equity is a collective responsibility. Lifemark aims at providing a candidate experience for all job applicants, including but not limited to those self-identifying as a member of the employment equity groups: Indigenous peoples, Women, People with Disabilities, and Visible minorities.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available on request for all candidates taking part in any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. Email us at talent at lifemark.ca

Land Acknowledgement

The Lifemark Health Group team acknowledges that our work spans many Territories and Treaty areas, and we are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are with us today, those who have gone before us and the youth that inspire us. We recognize the land and the benefits it provides all of us and we invite everyone to reflect on the past and present history in their geographic area and for us each to think about what we can do to work towards reconciliation.

The City of Toronto, where Lifemark Head Office is located, is on the traditional territory of many Indigenous nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples—nations who called this land home long before the arrival of settlers and who still call it home. By offering this land acknowledgement, we remind ourselves that we live in a land of great diversity and that we are all accountable for our relationships with all who live here.