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 DetailsSalary Range:$76960 $120000
Shift structure: Monday to Friday 7.25 hours per day
Primary Location: Grande Prairie
Multisite: Yes
Union: Exempt
FTE: 1.0
Status: Permanent
About the RoleCASA Mental Health Classrooms are CASAs new model for schoolbased mental health service. The program addresses the need for services closer to students by bridging a childs 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 childrens 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 childrens 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 childrens health and well being
- Valid Class 5 drivers 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
- Valid drivers license and vehicle as travel might be required for this position.
Closing Date: April 27 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 25067.
#PPL Required Experience:
Senior IC