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]

Professional Practice Lead – School Based Programming

Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Full Time

Experienced

Professional Practice Lead – School Based Programming
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.

Job Details
Salary Range: $76,960 - $120,000
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
Primary Location: Fort McMurray
Secondary Location: Bonnyville and Slave Lake
Multi-site: Yes
Union: Exempt
FTE: 1.0
Status: Permanent

About the Role
CASA Mental Health Classrooms are CASA’s new model for school-based mental health service. The program addresses the need for services closer to students by bridging a child’s mental health and school needs, through a coordinated approach by a mental health team and a teacher. CASA Mental Health Classrooms are delivered in partnership with the Government of Alberta, community partners and school divisions.

The Professional Practice Lead - School Based Programming will:

Support the delivery of high quality clinical services by providing competency assessment, coaching, mentoring and clinical supervision to members of the assigned clinical discipline.
Provide professional development training to CASA staff and partner service providers to ensure a holistic and high quality model of assessment and treatment planning.
Act as a resource to team members and external service providers from community partnerships and school divisions on issues related to specific areas of expertise.
Support the development of children’s mental health knowledge and skills by observing and coaching individual performance in the delivery of mental health supports and services to children and their families.
Provide mentorship, training, guidance and support to mental health therapists.
Work on the completion of a curriculum focused on various knowledge areas essential to providing mental health services to children and adolescents.
Provide clinical supervision to provisional psychologists adhering to the standards of supervision practice and the code of ethics.
Participate in recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and off boarding of employees under the assigned clinical discipline.

Qualifications

Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing
A minimum of 10 years of direct clinical practice in child and youth mental health.
Demonstrated superior competence in children’s mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Must be a member in good standing with their respective professional association/college.
Demonstrated leadership ability with excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the impact of trauma and/or mental illness on child development and children’s health and well being,
Valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to vehicle for travel between CASA Classrooms as required.

Conditions of Employment

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

Closing Date: April 16, 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 25-082

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