Child and Family Clinician

**CHILD AND FAMILY CLINICIAN - TRAUMA AND ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM (TATP)**
**Hybrid**
**Full Time (37.5 hours/week)**

EveryMind (formerly Peel Children's Centre/Nexus Youth Services) is looking for highly skilled, experienced, and enthusiastic mental health professionals to work with various programs and services to provide a continuum of mental health interventions to children/youth and their families.

EveryMind is an accredited children’s mental health centre that provides a continuum of high quality mental health services for children, youth, and their families who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioural challenges.

Summary of Function
Under the direction of the Supervisor, Clinical Services, the Child and Family Clinician (TATP) provide trauma-specific assessment and treatment services to children/youth who have been impacted by trauma or abuse and/or engaged in sexually problematic behaviour(s).

Services are delivered in keeping with professional standards and the agency’s Mission Statement, Values, Clinical Philosophies, accreditation standards, annual Service Plan, and policies and procedures. The Child and Family Clinician is an active member of a multidisciplinary team that provides a range of clinical services in collaboration with clients, families/caregivers, and community resources. Services may be provided virtually, in office, or home/community settings as dictated by the client and program needs.

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Salary - 5-step range of $64,357 - $75,289 over 5 years*
Please note that hiring salaries are commensurate with experience and generally start at the beginning of the range.

**_Why work at EveryMind?_**
- Work for an organization that is the **_lead agency_** in child and youth mental health services for the Region of Peel, known for our excellence in providing quality services.
- Contribute to the mental health & well-being of children and youth.
- Enjoy exceptional training and development opportunities including an **_Education Assistance Plan_** to support employees in further education in their field.
- A strong workplace wellness focus**:_4 weeks paid vacation_**, 2 float days, paid personal leave days, in addition to 11 paid public holidays.
- An Extended Health Plan that includes **_$1000 for mental health supports_** and a **_Flexible Health Spending Account._**:

- **_Hybrid work_** is available in many of our services, with an opportunity to work remotely from home.
- Company Laptop and cellphone provided to employees.
- Excellent Extended health and Dental benefits plan**, **_all premiums fully paid by the employer, no co-pay required by the employee._**:

- Income protection Sick leave Plan and Life insurance.
- Free, confidential 24/7 counselling and mental health support for you and your family via our Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- An exceptional **_Retirement Plan_** where the employer contributes 7% equivalent of your salary to your personal pension plan.
- A workplace culture that embraces **_Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEIA)_** with employee-led internal committees focusing on Black Engagement, LGBTQ2S, and Indigenous Knowledge.
- Opportunity to join **_staff forums_** on DEIA issues.

**Responsibilities**:
The incumbent will:

- Provide trauma-specific assessment and treatment services to children/youth who have been impacted by trauma or abuse, and/or engaged in sexually problematic behaviour(s).
- Administer and interpret a variety of assessment tools such as PTSD UCLA Index, Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire, and J-SOAP to inform trauma-specific assessments and monitoring of treatment goals and outcomes.
- Employ a variety of systemic and evidence informed treatment approaches utilizing specific strategies to enhance parent/family and child/youth interactions and functioning at home, in school, and in the community.
- Incorporate a reflexive approach to practice that acknowledges culture, diversity, and intersectionality of oppression within the clinical relationship.
- Develop, implement and evaluate treatment plans according to individual client and family/caregiver needs, goals, and strengths.
- Provide transitional support and discharge planning to clients exiting service to ensure the sustainability of treatment gains.
- Identify risk and develop safety/crisis plans with children, youth, and families using a holistic, strength-based, client-centred approach that aims to reduce unsafe situations, and the likelihood of harm to children, youth, and their families.
- Facilitate a group within group services as required.
- Provide virtual and telephone treatment interventions as needed.
- Demonstrate a passion for working with children and families and possess working knowledge of social service, educational, and employment systems and resources within Peel.
- Participate as an active member of a multidisciplinary team in, clinical, program, and organizational meetings.
- Maintain comprehensive case records and data fo