Child and Family Clinician Family Violence Services

**REPORTING TO**:CLINICAL AND PROGRAM MANAGER, FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICES

**JOB TYPE**:FULL-TIME, PERMANENT (35 HRS/WK) - CUPE BARGAINING UNIT

**APPLICATION DEADLINE**:UNTIL FILLED

**EXPECTED START DATE**:ASAP

**LOCATION**:TORONTO

**ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE**
Child Development Institute (CDI) is a leading children’s mental health agency in the City of Toronto offering a range of services to approximately 3,000 children ages 0‐2, youth ages 13-18 and their families each year. Our mission is to promote and support the healthy development of children and to strengthen the families and communities in which they live. We provide four streams of service to families in need: early intervention, family violence, healthy child development and specialized mental health services for children and youth with learning disabilities.

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Child Development Institute is seeking female Child and Family Clinician to work within their **Family **Violence Services**. The primary role of this position is to facilitate all aspects of **Mothers in Mind (MIM**), a trauma-informed, mother-child therapeutic group program specifically designed to support infants and toddlers whose mothers have been impacted by interpersonal trauma. The Child and Family Clinician will work in all three versions of MIM: 1) community based MIM, 2) MIM Co-Location Model at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and 3) drop-in version of the program at our local partner shelters.

As a part of this position, clinicians may also be involved other aspects of Family Violence Services including facilitating the **Here to Help** program, a group intervention program for mothers and children ages 4 to 18 who have experienced family violence.

The incumbent will be required to work 1-2 evenings per week and to travel to program locations across Toronto. Here to Help involvement requires Thursday evening work.

Priority will be given to those applicants who speak a second language other than French.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

1. Collaborates with clients to document a written comprehensive psycho-social assessment, develop a clinical formulation and create a shared multi-faceted treatment plan that includes multidisciplinary input.

2. Gathers and reviews assessments and other information provided by other resources to inform treatment planning.

3. Actively leads and participates in the assessment and treatment planning process with clients monitoring progress toward goals and modifying the treatment plan as indicated. Provides evidence-based and evidence-informed individual, family and group therapy.

4. Develops and implements treatment plans and ensures that service, including intake/assessment, transition and discharge planning is delivered in a coordinated and timely fashion.

5. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team and involves consultation as appropriate to inform assessment, treatment planning, and implementation.

6. Assessment, management and implementation of Safety Plans to address clinical risk when identified

7. Provides case management services including initiating and/or participating in case conferences and treatment reviews

8. Recommends and refers clients to appropriate community mental health treatment and support services.

9. Liaises, consults and co-ordinates with required professional (internal and external) and community services to ensure effective clinical treatment.

10. Compliant with agency and accreditation standards, including report writing, treatment planning, participation in ongoing professional development and staff meetings.

11. Maintains agency records as required. This may include assessment reports, intervention plans, closing reports, pre/post measures, case notes, statistics and other documentation, as required by agency standards

12. Maintains up to date and accurate completion of data input necessary for agency information systems.

13. Administers child and parent measures at prescribed intervals and submits data for analysis to inform treatment planning.

14. Ensures internal policies and procedures are in adherence.
15. Provides direct service hours consistent with agency requirements.
16. Actively participates in and makes use of ongoing clinical supervision.
17. Represents agency in a positive manner and adheres to a high level of professional conduct in all interactions.
18. May participate in the development of training programs and materials for other professionals and community groups.
19. Assumes other duties as may be assigned.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**
- A Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related clinical discipline.
- Registration with a professional college (e.g. OCSWSSW, CRPO); qualified to provide psychotherapy.
- A minimum one (1) to two (2) years experience in the field of children’s mental health required.
- Experience in the areas of infant mental health, learning disabilities, family violence and trauma may be required.
- Adherence to exce