Summary
Description
Primary Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
● As part of an interdisciplinary team, provide counselling using trauma-informed and evidence-based treatment specific to the needs of children and youth
● In collaboration with case coordinators, complete screening and counselling intakes
● Provide continuous assessment and treatment planning for child and youth counselling clients who have experienced trauma
● Provide consultative services to address the changing needs of counseling clients (for parents, teachers, team members, and other professionals as needed)
● Participate in case conferences as needed
● Carry a majority caseload of children and youth, with a smaller caseload of either family therapy, adult therapy, or brief therapy
● Complete and compile confidential counselling clients’ records, assessment and evaluative processes
● Provide statistical and narrative information on the clinical program for clinical evaluation, funding applications, reports, and research
● Provide culturally competent services
● Work collaboratively with a diverse and multi-disciplinary team within CCIS
● Participate in case consultations and clinical supervision sessions with other team members
● Develop and review goals towards personal, professional, and organizational development
● Work in accordance with the professional Code of Ethics of accrediting association
● Participate in public education and promotion of the program, as time allows
● Travel offsite to serve clients (primarily in schools or other related settings)
Qualifications:
● Master’s degree in psychology, counselling or other related field
● Registered with the appropriate professional association
● 3-5 years clinical experience
● Experience in treating trauma and other issues prevalent to the refugee population (Depression, anxiety, chronic pain, PTSD)
● Specialization and training in culturally competent trauma-informed practices which could include: EMDR, Expressive Arts, Play Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, etc.
● Group experience would be considered an asset
● Demonstrated experience providing culturally competent clinical services among ethnically diverse population
● Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional evenings to accommodate clients
● Must have a valid driver’s license and own reliable transportation.
● Ability to communicate in a second language considered an asset
Position Particulars: 6 month contract starting July 1st 2025 until December 31st 2025
Interested qualified candidates with the above criteria are encouraged to e-mail their resume to Ricardo Morales: rmorales@ccisab.ca & Aqsa Iqbal: aiqbal@ccisab.ca by June 27th 2025, 4:00pm.
Please specify in title: CRR Mental Health Therapist 2025 role application.
This position is subject to eligibility to work in Canada and a Criminal Record Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search, and Adult Abuse Registry Check.
CCIS thanks all applicants, however, only those selected to compete further for this position will be contacted.
Additional Information
CCIS – Who We Are
CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) is a nonprofit organization that provides settlement and integration services to all immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta. Since our inception in 1981, we have been a community leader with solid experience in the design and delivery of comprehensive services for our newest neighbours. We deliver these services through a dynamic multi-cultural, multi-denominational and multi-disciplinary team of professionals who collectively speak over 60 languages.
From airport reception to a first job interview, CCIS’s programs and services have been designed to assist immigrants and refugees through all phases of the settlement and integration process. CCIS is committed to welcoming and serving newcomers of all races, ethnic and national origins, cultural backgrounds and religions, sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.
CCIS – Community Development and Integration Services (CDIS) Division
Our Community Development and Integration Services Division works towards empowering individuals and communities to make changes: through education, volunteerism, and community development and integration strategies. CDIS is committed to creating a welcoming community and to helping Newcomers and the community alike to work together to build an inclusive community. CDIS programs support this goal through various community approaches, including volunteerism, education, outreach, community development, and cultural diversity capacity building.
