Mental Health Therapist - Internal Only

A Rewarding Career at CASA Mental Health
Are you passionate about creating hope for children, youth and families? At CASA Mental Health, every role contributes to our mission of building resilience and advocating for the children and families we serve. Guided by our vision of a community where all children and youth are empowered to thrive, we deliver holistic, evidence-informed and compassionate care across Alberta.

About the CASA House Program
You will be part of a team that provides individual, group and family therapy, social and life skills training, and on-site schooling in small classroom settings. CASA House is a live-in program for teens who need support with significant mental health and/or addiction challenges. Teens stay at CASA House for an average of four months

Job Details
Wage range: $44.03 to $56.50 per hour
Vacation: 4.18 hours, accrued bi-weekly
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
Primary location: CASA House – Sherwood Park
Union: In-Scope
Classification: Mental Health Therapist
FTE: 1.0
Status : Temporary until December 18, 2026

About the Role
CASA House is a live-in program for teens who need support with significant mental health and/or addictions challenges. Teens stay at CASA House for an average of four months. The program involves parents and caregivers as active participants in treatment. Treatment includes individual, group and family therapy, social and life skills training, and on-site schooling in small classroom settings.

The Mental Health Therapist will:
- Work with the CASA team and external support to provide high-quality, trauma-focused mental health therapies to youth and families.
- Help caregivers build specialized parenting skills.
- Formulate diagnoses as appropriate, using the DSM-5-TR and other diagnostic tools.
- Provide clinical input to Therapy Support Navigators providing case management and wrap-around care for patients and families.
- Conduct case management functions, including convening case conferences and liaising with CASA therapists and psychiatrists, community services and other professionals involved with the youth and family.
- Coordinate consultation to other therapists or external partners as appropriate.
- Provide supervision or preceptorship for student placements.
- Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of discipline-specific issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to practice culturally safe therapeutic interventions.
- Excellent assessment, treatment and case management skills.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a collaborative team and to work independently to prioritize responsibilities.
- Demonstrated analytic and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to work and to communicate in a cooperative and respective manner with all staff.
- Advanced skills with MS Office products, including application to formal writing.

Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s degree in psychology, social work (with psycho-social intervention designation) or occupational therapy.
- Current registration in good standing with a professional college identified under the Health Professions Act.
- A minimum of two years of clinical practice in child and family mental health and/or youth addictions.
- Demonstrated ability to practice culturally-safe therapeutic interventions.
- Knowledge of and experience in supporting the healing of children and youth who have experienced trauma.
- Knowledge of and experience in bottom-up and top-down modalities is an asset.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Conditions of Employment
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
- A satisfactory Child Intervention Check.
- Must maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA) and be physically able to perform all interventions.

Your Well-Being Matters
At CASA, we know a career in mental health is more than just a job, it’s a calling. That’s why we take care of the people who make that care possible. We offer competitive benefits, opportunities for growth, and the support you need to rest, recharge and continue making a difference.

What We Offer:
- Employer-paid health and dental benefits, including $750per paramedical practitioner and $2,000 annually in mental health services.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and a range of employee discounts.
- Ongoing learning and growth opportunities including annual training events such as Indigenous Learnings Day.
- Recognition and community-building through employee appreciation events, team celebrations and opportunities to connect across CASA locations.

Apply today to start making a difference for Alberta’s children and families!

Your success matters to us. If there is anything we can do to make the application or interview process more accessible for you, please let us know at [email protected] (/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)

Closing Date: November 3, 2026

Please quote the following competition number in your application materials 26-178.