Individual and Family Therapist
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Salary range: $72,340 to $83,881 per annum
Benefits: We offer generous group employee benefits which includes:
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision coverage and EAP, premium fully paid by organization
- Life and disability insurance
- Defined Contribution Pension plan with employer matching up to 6% based on length of service
- Generous paid time off (Vacation, Sick and Float days)
- Pregnancy/Parental leave top-up
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Access to employee perks and discounts
Union Position - This position is represented by OPSEU local 567.
ABOUT US
Strides Toronto is a multi-service agency supporting infants, children, youth and young adults from birth to age 29, and their families, primarily across east Toronto. We offer community-based, residential and treatment programs—including mental health counselling, autism services, early intervention, day treatment, education, outreach and community support—using a client-centered, evidence-informed approach. Since 2015, Strides Toronto has served as Toronto’s Lead Agency for Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health, partnering with 21 core service providers to provide system leadership, citywide planning, coordinated service delivery and program alignment. Strides Toronto also leads initiatives with broader reach, including Help Ahead and the HOPE Strategy across Toronto and One Stop Talk/Parlons Maintenant and the Provincial Youth Outreach Worker Program across Ontario.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is an existing vacancy for one (1) full-time permanent Individual and Family Therapists (IFT). The IFT provides psychotherapy and counselling, as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing evidence informed services to children, adolescents and their families with a variety of severe social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. This position will operate primarily in a school environment.
The IFT provides individualized services to youth and their families through service coordination and case management when needed, by liaising with internal/ external partners. IFTs also provide group therapy.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Provide individual and family Therapy to children, youth and their families to co-create the client-centered clinical goals, for the purpose of improving the client’s overall social and emotional wellbeing and functioning through use of evidence informed practices over a serious of multiple sessions.
- Act as service coordinator to ensure relevant stakeholders are engaged in the treatment process as needed.
- Lead collaborative efforts with community partners for the purpose of creating and delivering a treatment plan to allow the client to successfully reach their established goals for improvement of mental and emotional health and social functioning and wellbeing.
- Create and maintain a detailed and accurate history of client, family, and stakeholder interactions in a client record system (TREAT) for the purpose of capturing meeting discussions (ongoing history of notes), details of assessment information, and correspondence to inform treatment plan.
- Respond to crisis to address and reduce immediate risk to client, staff and/ or community where a client may be at risk of harm to self or others (i.e., abuse, neglect, suicidal ideation, homelessness, aggression, self-harm, etc.).
THE “MUST HAVES”
The following education, professional memberships and knowledge are a requirement for this role:
- Masters level degree in Social Work, Counselling Psychology or Counselling related field.
- Registration in good standing in an appropriate regulatory body that can provide psychotherapy such as OCSWSSW, CRPO.
- At least 2 years’ experience providing counselling and psychotherapy with children, youth with and families with mental health needs
- Technical knowledge/experience in providing psychotherapy/family therapy.
- Awareness of the role of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in the workplace and within the community being served by the position.
- An understanding of anti-black racism, anti-oppressive/anti-racism perspective in the context of the social determinants of health.
- Ability to recognize and identify situations where incidents of imbalance of power and privilege may occur and can result in possible negative impacts.
THE ‘NICE TO HAVES’
While not required, preference will be given to candidates with the following:
- Functional computer and client information system knowledge.
- Fluency in another language(s), including sign language.
BEFORE STARTING WITH US
As our work puts us in direct contact with youth and vulnerable persons in our community, with health and safety as a priority, the successful candidate must c