Child & Family Therapist, Bilingual
The Pod Group
Child and Family Therapist, Bilingual
The Pod Group
part-time
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Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide comprehensive, trauma-informed clinical assessments and therapy (including TF-CBT) for children under 12 and their families impacted by gender-based violence
- Develop individualized treatment plans focused on safety, healing, and empowerment
- Conduct interventions with individuals, families, or groups, including individual therapy, family therapy, single session therapy, social skills training, anger control training, problem solving training, parent skills training, parent support groups and classroom observation
- Maintain timely, sensitive, and accurate clinical documentation aligned with agency and professional standards
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, caregivers, schools, and community partners (e.g., GBV shelters) to coordinate care and support
- Participate in treatment planning, case conferences, and safety planning for clients at risk
- Facilitate referrals and service navigation and communicate planned admissions/discharges to other agency programs when applicable
- Center child and family voices; provide parenting support and psychoeducation and advocate for clients within systems to reduce barriers
- Uphold legal, ethical, and trauma-informed care standards; engage in clinical supervision, agency training, and professional development with a GBV and anti-oppressive lens
- Contribute to student learning, community education, cross-sectoral training, and participate in program evaluation and continuous quality improvement
- Support agency goals related to accreditation, community engagement, and best practices in GBV and social services
- Perform any other duties as required
Requirements
- Bilingual in English and French
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counselling, or a Health-Related Discipline (preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience (preferred)
- Registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) as a Social Worker, or the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Must be eligible and able to perform Psychotherapy as defined under the act
- Excellent clinical assessment, formulation and treatment planning skills
- Experience in social work, especially in GBV (gender-based violence), trauma-informed approaches and/or behavioral sciences
- Experience with treatment and management strategies for challenging children, youth, and families
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Awareness, knowledge, and ability to deliver culturally safe services
- Ability to provide crisis planning and response and demonstrated proactive problem-solving
- Demonstrated ability to maintain successful partnerships with other service providers
- Demonstrated ability to meet all Quality Assurance metrics
- Valid driver’s licence, adequate insurance, and access to a vehicle
