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: $78,345 to $116,459
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
Primary Location: Edmonton
Secondary Locations: Calgary
Multi-site: Yes
Union: Exempt
FTE: 1.0
Status: Permanent
About the Role
The Practice Lead, Therapy is a key role that supports the development and
integration of therapeutic services across CASA programs. This role provides
mentorship to clinical supervisors and oversight of therapist practice, ensuring
alignment with professional standards and regulatory requirements. The Practice
Lead also supports provisional psychologists in meeting the supervision
requirements for CAP registration.
The Practice Lead, Therapy 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.
- Ensure a holistic and high-quality model of assessment and treatment planning
that is family-centred, trauma-informed and inclusive of biological,
psychological, social, and cultural factors for the patients and their
family.
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding, performance management and
off-boarding of employees under the assigned clinical discipline.
- Inform and train staff on CASA policy and practice regarding admission,
discharge, data collection and clinical documentation related to the assigned
clinical discipline.
- Develop and maintain a competency framework for the assigned team including:
- Identifying core skills.
- Developing and updating clinical program descriptions, clinical policies
and relevant procedures based on evidence, standards of care and relevant
legislation and acts.
- Carry out case management functions including convening case conferences and
liaising with community services and other professionals involved with the
child and family (especially education, social services, justice and health).
- Consult on intake/triage and transition services.
- Support equipment, clinical tools, testing material and other clinical supply
sourcing and procurement as required for the assigned program.
- Provide leadership by identifying patient safety issues and initiating
corrective action in consultation with staff.
- Identify service delivery improvements and suggest enhancements with the lens
of evidence informed practice and CASA’s strategic and operational plans.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in psychology or social work (psycho-social intervention
designation is required).
- Must be a member in good standing with a professional college identified
under the Health Professions Act.
- A minimum of five years clinical practice in child and family mental health
and/or youth addictions.
- A minimum of one year of experience supervising therapists.
- Knowledge and experience in therapeutic modalities used to treat childhood
mental illness including CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy,
EFT, DBT and/or Play Therapy.
- Specialized training and/or experience in leadership, management or advanced
clinical practice within the health discipline is necessary.
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in specific clinical areas relevant to the
area, such as child and adolescent mental health, complex cases or innovative
therapeutic techniques, is advantageous.
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to vehicle for travel between CASA
locations as required.
Conditions of Employment
- 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: August 6, 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials:
25-152 #CASAPL
