CASA + YOU

A New Vision for Mental Health Service

CASA Mental Health is an established non-profit organization delivering holistic, culturally-safe wrap-around mental health services to Albertans and their families. CASA services the missing middle – mental health treatment for diagnosed children and youth, in between prevention and promotion in primary and community care, and acute treatment in hospital.

CASA’s team of mental health professionals are trauma experts committed to delivering service in collaboration with community partners. This includes assessment and treatment for thousands of children, youth and families each year, from community outreach settings to intensive treatment programs.

Our vision: A community where all children, youth and their families are provided with timely mental health care and empowered to thrive.

Our mission: To build resilience through holistic, evidence-informed and compassionate care, and to advocate for children, youth and families with mental illness.

Why Work With CASA?

Life-Work Harmony

CASA's hours of work allow you to balance your work with the rest of your life. Our Wellness Days can be used how you want, when you want, ensuring everyone is feeling their best. Employees also receive competitive vacation days so that you have the time you need to recharge your passion.

Meaningful Work

Feel good about making a difference in the lives of children, youth and families so that they are empowered to thrive!

Employee Benefits

CASA Mental Health offers a competitive benefit and pension package for employees, including a flexible spending account, access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program, and more!

Accommodation Requests

CASA Mental Health values diversity and inclusivity within its staff, recognizing the enrichment it brings to our organization and community. We actively strive to eliminate barriers and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We offer accommodations for applicants through the entire recruitment process to ensure a fair assessment of your skills, knowledge and expertise. At CASA, we prioritize equitable and inclusive employment practices. We encourage all candidates to apply, regardless of meeting every qualification, as part of our dedication to diversity and accessibility.

Requests for accommodation can be sent to Human Resources via email at [email protected]

Concurrent Counsellor

Edmonton, AB, Canada

Full Time

Trauma and Family Therapy

Mid Level

Join CASA Mental Health in shaping a brighter future for children, youth and families by providing them with timely mental health care and empowering them to thrive. Experience life-work harmony, competitive benefits and the fulfillment of making a difference.

Job Details

Wage range: $39.41 to $49.95 per hour
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
Primary location: CASA Centre
Union: In-scope
Classification: Addictions Counsellor
FTE: 1.00
Status: Permanent

About the Role
Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary Trauma and Family Therapy team, the Concurrent Counsellor will enhance access to services, ensure seamless transitions and improve outcomes for children and youth through an integrated model of care.

The Concurrent Counsellor will:

Provide services unique to the appropriate professional discipline (psychology, social work, nursing and occupational therapy).
Provide person-focused, holistic, recovery-oriented, culturally-guided, strengths-based and trauma-informed assessments and treatment.
Co-develop collaborative care plans and provide a range of services appropriate to the child/youth and their families to meet the needs of the mental health and substance/process use concerns.
Support development of reflective capacity by conjointly creating and monitoring recovery-oriented goals and adapting care plans as needed, while prioritizing the inclusion of diverse needs and strengths in the goals.
Facilitate psycho-educational, support and treatment groups for adolescents and parents.
Carry out case management functions including convening case conferences and liaising with community services and other professionals involved with the patient and family (especially education, social services, justice and health), ensuring advocacy for social inclusion and address social determinants.
Advocate on behalf of the patient and family as appropriate and promote self-determination and autonomy development.
Meet patients and families at their starting point, which may include community-based meetings and supportive sessions to build change readiness and motivation.
Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of discipline-specific issues.
Participate regularly and constructively in program and clinical team meetings.
Contribute to the development and use of performance indicators and other activities related to continuous quality improvement.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree that permits registration under the Health Professions Act, with course work in substance use treatment or concurrent disorders and/or work experience or post-graduate training.
One to two years of substance use counselling experience in a community or tertiary setting is preferred.
Experience working in collaborative care models and/or with multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
Experience in assessment and treatment.
Experience in managing diverse and complex caseloads.
Practical experience in a children’s mental health treatment setting is preferred.

Conditions of Employment

A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Intervention Check. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.

Closing Date: January 19, 2025

Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 25-009

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