Job Posting: Supervising Psychotherapist (Englishand Spanish Speaking)

Where: MNLCT 1122 Finch Ave West Unit 1 NorthYork Ontario M3J 3J5

Duration: January to November 2026 with possibilityof extension

Remuneration: $36/hour 35 hours per week

AgencyDescription:

MNLC is avibrant settlement agency for newcomers to Canada with three offices acrossthe GTA and an Ontario-wide virtual presence offering a range of settlement andintegration programs supporting newcomers participation in and contributionto all aspects of Canadian life. Our Community Mental Health Program offersemotional support to newcomers struggling with different kinds of stress ortrauma. It promotes resilience strength and well-being at the individual andcommunity levels.

Duties andResponsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the CommunityHealth Services team to deliver integrated mental health support.
• Serve as a care provider case managerand interpreter providing intake assessment and navigation services.
• Conduct mental health intakes andassessments for clients with complex needs.
• Provide individual psychotherapy in bothEnglish and Spanish (Required).
• Supervise placement students from MNLCsBREM or other CRPO-recognized programs in delivering mental health intakesassessments and psychotherapy services
• Focus on serving clients who facesignificant barriers to mental health care including uninsured individuals(e.g. non-status) those who are unhoused or precariously housed andsurvivors of trafficking or gender-based violence.
• Fluency in English and Spanish isrequired with the ability to provide clinical services in both languages.
• Provide intervention to understand thefactors contributing to the difficulties newcomer immigrants and refugees face.
• Complete a mental health assessment utilizingbiopsychosocial assessment tools.
• Provide support and follow-upintervention.
• Help identify mental health needs inspecific cultural community groups and help plan effective interventions.
• Provide individual culturallyappropriate mental health intervention.
• Help to plan coordinate and facilitatedifferent educational workshops on mental health for the selected population.
• Attend and actively participate in peersupport and supervision team meetings.
• Maintain appropriaterecord-keeping/documentation client files statistical and outcomemeasurement tools as Apricot procedures require.
• Work effectively and collaborativelywith program teams and settlement workers to provide appropriate referrals inthe community.

Qualifications:

• University degree in counselling psychology or mental health field.
• Member in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and meet current CRPO Supervision Criteria:
  • Accumulated at least five years of extensive clinical experience
  • Fulfill CRPOs independent practice requirement which includes 1000 direct client contact hours and 150 hours of clinical supervision and
  • Completed 30 hours of directed learning in providing clinical supervision.
• Submit a signed declaration affirming your understanding of CRPOs definitions of clinical supervision and the scope of psychotherapy practice.
• Strong understanding of migration experience in Canada and its impact on mental health.
• Flexibility of scheduling (see below schedule).
• Demonstrated experience with crisis intervention techniques and theories.
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessments and suicide prevention.
• Ability to work with clients of diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary.
• Ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with a multidisciplinary team in the community.
• Ability to function well under pressure.
• Commitment to values of diversity social change and anti-oppression.
• On-site days will align with the Health for All Partnership(HAP) clinic (typically Tues to Thurs) in the fall and winter academic semesters(eg. Jan -Apr 2026) and with the rest of the CHS team over the summer withsome flexibility for special events (e.g. partner organization visits).

The role willbe supervised by both the Community Mental Health team (for peersupport/learning) and the Community Health Services team (for scheduling andother admin functions).