Therapy Support Assistant
Therapy Support Assistant
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26-06-2025
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Job Description
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. Were looking for an experienced health-care professional who is eager to make an impact in their community.
Job Details
Hourly pay range: $33.92 to $41.70
Shift structure: Monday to Friday 7.25 hours per day
Primary location:Edmonton
Union: In-Scope
FTE:1.0 SB
Status:Permanent
About the Role
Closing Date:July 2 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 25-136
Job Details
Hourly pay range: $33.92 to $41.70
Shift structure: Monday to Friday 7.25 hours per day
Primary location:Edmonton
Union: In-Scope
FTE:1.0 SB
Status:Permanent
About the Role
CASA Mental Healths Day Programs provide individually-tailored therapies through a variety of modalities while also offering education in a small therapeutic classroom setting. The family and care team work together to support the child or youths social emotional academic and physical development. Children and youth are encouraged to strengthen their existing abilities and develop new skills. Areas of focus include social skills academic functioning and emotional and sensory awareness. Students attend the program daily during the school year.
The Therapy Support Assistant will:- Assist in developing and implementing individual treatment plans for children and youth with internalizing and externalizing difficulties using a variety of treatment approaches with a heavy emphasis on effective evidence-based principles.
- Participate in family therapy sessions and other patient-related meetings such as program progress reviews and discharge meetings as required.
- Implement therapeutic models of individual group and family therapy.
- Participate in the case management of assigned caseload.
- Provide hands-on modelling and coaching to family members as determined by the Mental Health Therapist and guided by the treatment plan.
- Conduct phone calls on behalf of clinicians (i.e. to schools and parents) to gather information or explain strategies to assist the patient to be successful in school and at home.
- Assist in group facilitation as required (co-facilitation or participation set up and take down observation and note-taking).
- Attend staff planning sessions patient case conferences and patient meetings to provide information.
- Complete relevant electronic medical record documentation.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure treatment plans and reports are complete.
- Use Therapeutic Crisis Intervention as needed.
- Degree in social work child and youth care early childhood education or a related discipline such as psychology or social sciences.
- Related experience in an educational or mental health setting.
- Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered.
- Experience with mood concerns learning disabilities executive dysfunction and/or personality disorder traits is preferred.
- Experience working with preschool-aged children preferred.
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Intervention Check. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
- Ability to pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA) as well as physical ability to perform all interventions.
Closing Date:July 2 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 25-136
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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