Mental Health Therapist

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today

Job Description

This position reports to the Clinical Services Manager, Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The successful candidate will work as part of a team in managing the referrals from centralized intake to the transitional age youth (TAY) clinic and triage in a timely and responsive manner. Clinic services are designed for youth 16 to 24 years of age who, due to having a major mental illness, such as anxiety, depression, psychosis, or emerging personality disorders, are at risk of harm to self or others, and/or high risk of developing major impairments in functioning and meeting developmental milestones as they transition into adulthood. You will function as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing quality, client and family centered services.

Accountabilities:

• Provide psycho-social assessments and individual, group and family treatment at the TAY clinic
• Provide education to patients, their families, work placement students and interdisciplinary members as needed
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, meetings, committees and quality improvement initiatives
• Participate in program planning, development and implementation

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in a related health field required (social work, nursing, occupational therapist, counselling/psychology) with a combination of relevant experience in mental health and addictions
• Member of a regulatory college in good standing
• Minimum three to five years recent working in mental health and addictions is essential, preferably in an acute or community setting
• Extensive experience in the advocacy for and assessment and treatment of adolescents and young adults with mental health and concurrent disorders
• Demonstrated experience in psychosocial assessment and ability to provide appropriate interventions, including crisis intervention
• Familiar with youth engagement strategies and the challenges faced by transitional aged youth
• Demonstrated knowledge and implementation of best practice guidelines in crisis intervention and crisis theory
• Demonstrated ability in providing brief therapy and solution-focused counselling
• Demonstrated commitment to providing quality customer service to various client populations (patients and families) as well as various clinical professionals
• Experience in developing and conducting groups
• Strong knowledge of community resources including housing, employment, income supports and educational supports
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience in working within an interdisciplinary setting
• Ability to function both independently and as a team player
• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
• Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record
• Demonstrated computer skills
• May be required to travel and/or work between all Osler sites

Additional Information

Hours: Currently Days 8 hour shifts including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Salary:

Minimum: $44.69 per hour

Maximum: $57.93 per hour

Internal application deadline: November 12, 2025

Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at

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