Group Facilitator and Mental Health Therapist

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

As a Group Faciliator and Mental Health Therapist, you will be an integral part of a collaborative team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. This role is considered Hybrid, working both from our local office in Mississauga and your home office as needed. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

What you’ll be doing:

• Conduct clinical assessments, comprehensive evaluations, prepare collaborative treatment plans and comprehensive reports


• Integrate psychosocial assessments into the team’s treatment planning


• Participate with the clinical team in assessments, client reviews, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, and discharge planning


• Facilitate evidence-based therapy, psycho-educational, and recovery management groups


• Provide individual counselling sessions in support of specific treatment needs and goals


• Establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with all clinical and program stakeholders


• Deliver EFAP services including confidential counselling, case management, direct clinical services and assessments


• Ensure continuity of care is maintained through the transfer of information including outreach to the client, family members, physician, team members, other service providers and client personal support network, utilizing client informed consent processes


• Identify and plan for discharge needs including coordination of referrals to appropriate community resources and outpatient counselling


• Supervise students, interns and non-regulated support personnel as appropriate


• Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset

What we’re looking for:

• Master’s degree of Social Work, Counselling or Psychology


• Registration with applicable regulatory College


• Experience with facilitating evidence-based therapy groups and individual psychotherapy


• Experience treating First Responder, Health-care professionals and Military populations would be an asset


• Demonstrated experience in treating trauma, stressor-related disorders and concurrent psychiatric and substance use disorders


• Knowledge of standardized and non-standardized assessments


• Experience with integrating case conceptualization model within trauma services


• Knowledge and application of relevant mental health acts and community resources


• Assessment of group dynamics and facilitation skills for group therapy


• Formal training in, and experience providing with, CBT, DBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Mindfulness, Trauma-informed Yoga, Psychotherapy, and Counseling is preferred


• Knowledge of medical and psychiatric conditions, evaluation techniques, and psychometrics properties needed to evaluate therapeutic interventions and functional status


• Comprehension of psychiatric emergencies and crisis management skills would be preferred


• Service-specific training and knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation, childhood trauma, and sexual abuse, recovery management Mental Health Act, PHIPA, Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005, Health Care Consent ACT


• Knowledge of concurrent addiction disorders for specific addiction assessment tools


• Strong organizational, time management and presentation skills


• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint


• Exceptional communication and customer service delivery skills


• Demonstrated success working independently as well as contributing actively to team objectives

Homewood Health promotes a fair and competitive compensation model.  Pay rates are tailored to reflect differences in operating environments and job requirements.  Compensation is influenced by many factors including compensation principles or approach for a role or job function, organizational tenure, experience, qualifications or premium skills, external competitiveness, internal comparability, geography and work performance. Pay range for this position is $65 - $70K.

Why work with us

Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. 

Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.

This job posting is for an existing vacant position within the organization.