Therapist For 2Slgbtqia+ Youth And Families

Company description

Centrepeace Counselling & Therapy Services is a private practice offering counselling to pre-teens, teens, adults, adult relationships, and families. Most of our services cater to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups. We are located just West of downtown London, Ontario.

We are a group of therapists, counsellors and interns that offer support for issues that can include: symptoms of depression and anxiety; stress and overwhelm; struggles with emotion regulation; relationship strain; parenting and co-parenting issues; identity exploration; minority stress; racism; homophobia; transphobia; ableism; and other forms of discrimination. Our services are predominantly offered in-person. We see our clients' situations from an intersectional lens, and use an eclectic array of theoretical frameworks to inform the work we do.

Job description

Centrepeace Counselling & Therapy Services is searching for a Registered Social Worker (MSW) or Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO) to add to our team.

We are currently seeking a part-time clinician to work with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth aged 10-25, as well as their parents/caregivers and other family members. This clinician must be able to commit to working with Centrepeace for a minimum of 18-20 sessions per month (minimum of 4-6 sessions/week).

The clinician must have regular availability to see clients in person for one of the following:

-two evenings per week (approximately 5-9pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Fridays);

-one evening per week (as above) and one half-day on Saturdays (9am-1pm or 1pm-5pm);

-one evening (as above) and one weekday block of time (9am-1pm or 1pm-5pm on Thursdays or Fridays);

What we offer:

• Administrative support
• The opportunity to participate in quality peer consultation with a diverse group of clinicians
• The chance to work in a queer space full of passionate folks
• Assistance with marketing, networking, and a website profile
• A fantastically-located, fully-furnished, shared office space
• Use of our encrypted electronic record-keeping and video counselling platform
• Flexible, part-time hours
• Intake coordination and referrals (caseload not guaranteed)

What we need from you:

• You are able to work at least 4-6 paid hours per week
• You are trained in, experienced with and passionate about supporting members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ population who are aged 10-25, who are dealing with mental health symptoms, life transitions, identity issues, family and relationship struggles, discrimination, violence and/or trauma
• You work from a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens
• You have experience and training about working with 2SLGBTQIA+ community in at least one of these areas: individual youth work; family therapy; parent support and therapy; ADHD, Autism and neurodivergence; disAbilities; transgender transitioning; ableism, discrimination, racism, and/or islamophobia.
• You will develop your own referral network in addition to referrals provided by Centrepeace
• You adhere to your profession’s code of ethics and standards of practice
• You have a home office space and reliable internet that are suitable for virtual sessions and meetings, when needed
• You work well as part of a diverse and passionate team

Qualifications required:

• Experience using therapeutic approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy or Emotion Focused Family Therapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and other trauma-informed approaches
• Masters degree or higher in Social Work, Counselling Psychology or other equivalent field of study, with current registration and liability insurance in Ontario
• Applicants from the 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities will be given preference, as our clients tend to prefer seeing therapists from our community
• Minimum one year clinical practice experience (will consider relevant internships/practicum experience as part of this experience)
• Participation in regular consultation, supervision and professional development activities

If you are interested in this position and meet the above-mentioned qualifications, pleaseforward your resume and cover letterto Pamela Bailey. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. Those that do not submit a cover letter (as requested above) will not be considered. A police clearance check, paid for by the applicant, will be required before the chosen applicant begins this position.

As finding therapists that are a good fit for our team is extremely important to us, this posting will remain open until the role is filled.

Part-time: Minimum of 4-6 hours per week

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Casual

Contract length: 12 months

Part-time hours: 4-6 per week

Salary: $70.00-$111.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Casual dress
• On-site parking
• Work from home
• Company events

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

COVID-19 considerations:

We are following guidelines set by the Middlesex-London Health Unit

Work Location: In person