Child and Family Clinician
This role is closed. The description is kept for reference.
Our client is a leading children’s mental health agency in the City of Toronto offering a range of services to 3,500 children ages 0‐12, youth ages 13-18 and their families each year. They 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.
POSITION SUMMARY
Our Client is seeking a Child and Family Clinician for the Family and Community Counselling program. Within this service, the Child and Family Clinician provides flexible, goal-oriented services to families with children aged 0 – 11, many who have high needs and multiple stressors. The Child and Family Clinician carries out family–based assessments and interventions tailored to the identified needs of each child and family. These services may be provided in the clients’ homes to decrease barriers to access.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Services delivered by the Child and Family Clinician may include family therapy and parent-child interventions, trauma assessment and treatment, single session or brief services, group services, in addition to service coordination. In order to ensure these services are effectively delivered, we are seeking a candidate with strong clinical skills.
Duties of this position also include case management, collaboration with agency and community partners in service delivery, and facilitating service linkages. This service requires individuals who are willing to work flexible hours, including evenings, to meet clients’ needs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
• Masters Degree or equivalent in clinically relevant field and at least one year related experience.
• Registered or eligible to be registered with OCSWSSW or CRPO.
• Strong abilities in providing assessments and appropriate therapeutic interventions for children and families with a range of presenting needs.
• Strong clinical knowledge base, including strength-based interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in service planning and delivery.
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and experience working with families who have been impacted by child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and family violence.
• Experience working with ethnically diverse families.
• Experience in group work and/or parent education.
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