Mental Health Therapist

at  Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity:
Wood Buffalo Addiction and Mental Health Services (WAMHS)-Fort McMurray is looking for an experienced, skilled clinician to fill the position of Mental Health Therapist for the Multidisciplinary Intensive Treatment Services (MITS team). This position provides specialized assessment and treatment services to children, adolescents and their families experiencing serious emotional, psychological, behavioral and/or psychiatric illness. This is a permanent fulltime position that will support Recovery Alberta’s priority of enhancing community care options for Albertans. This role requires some travel to rural and remote communities to provide/facilitate mental health services. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Recovery Alberta currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:

As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

• Recovery Alberta: Y
• Classification: Mental Hlth Therapist CH/AS/NL
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Multidisciplinary Intensive Treatment Services Team
• Primary Location: Wood Buffalo AMH Services
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable

Please refer the Job description for details