Child Therapist

Job Title: Child Therapist

Location: Burlington, Ontario

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time

We are seeking multiple Child Therapists with experience in trauma treatment who have the skills and interest in providing assessment and treatment to children, youth, and families who have been affected by trauma, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect.

Successful candidates will have strong experience in assessments, therapeutic interventions, and psycho-education through individual, family, and group treatment services.

Duties And Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Provide support, consultation, assessment, and treatment services to children and youth primarily between the ages of 6-18 and their families using family, individual, parent-child, and group modalities as required.
• Provide a biopsychosocial perspective within a multidisciplinary team and be aware of the importance of contributions from other disciplines in recognizing and treating disorders of children and their families.
• Liaise and advocate on behalf of the child and family to other staff members and to significant professionals and programs in the community.
• Work within a team to develop a coordinated treatment program to meet the child’s and family’s needs.
• Ensure that all required center reporting information, including all documentation, records, and statistical data is submitted according to procedures and meets professional, licensing, and legal requirements.
• Promote the direction of the program by engaging in identifying, developing, and implementing program goals, projects, or services.

Candidates Must Have

• A minimum of three years clinical experience in family, individual, and parent-child therapy, as well as some experience leading groups. It is expected that this experience will have included appropriate supervision.
• Minimum of two years providing trauma treatment to children and youth.
• A relevant master’s degree from a recognized university.
• Registration with an accrediting professional body is required (i.e. College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Psychologists of Ontario, or the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario).
• Advanced training in the treatment of complex trauma.
• Training and sound knowledge of clinical best practices in intrafamilial sexual abuse and children exhibiting sexualized behaviors.
• It is considered a valuable asset if the applicant has practice or training in one or more of the following skill areas:
• Providing group treatment OR facilitating parent events.
• Trauma treatment and/or trauma assessment skills.
• Working across the age continuum using clinical frames, such as systemic family therapy, attachment, and developmental lenses.

Only candidates selected to be moved forward in the recruitment process will be contacted by Bayshore’s Recruitment Team to schedule a conversation.