As an employer, PRI endeavours to create an environment where staff can reach their full potential through ongoing learning. Our workplace strives to embrace individual differences, to recognize, appreciate, and respond to uniqueness, to encourage every member of our team to bring their whole self to work.
Are you interested in working alongside our mission-driven team of passionate professionals?
Location: Mulmur, and Orillia, Ontario
Reports to: Clinical Director
Salary: $100,000-$105,000/year
Start Date: December 2024
The ideal candidate will be a strong Clinician with proven leadership skills. They will collaborate with a team of psychotherapists to deliver high quality care, play a key role in overseeing clinical operations, and staff development. They will motivate excellence, prioritize workplace culture, and possess a work style that embodies creativity and initiative.
Responsibilities (including, but are not limited to):
- Participate as a senior member of the Clinical Team in the development and delivery of therapeutic programs, policies and procedures that support the Institute’s mission, vision and values.
- Provide Clinical leadership and promote a learning culture to a team of psychotherapists, and their staff which includes coaching, development, resource support, and conflict resolution.
- Take a direct leadership role in the provision of therapeutic education, ex clinical orientation, development and coordination of psychoeducational programming for students and their families.
- Provide individual and group therapy to students and their families as may be needed to support psychotherapists.
- Ensure the safety, both physical and emotional of the students, advising/managing and being an escalation resource for crisis situation as necessary
- Oversee our clinical and youth counsellor placement program by promoting and increasing our profile with colleges and universities, ensuring a valuable practicum experience for students, while balancing the needs of our PRI program.
- Ensure the documentation and delivery of individual therapeutic treatment/discharge plans, home contracts, for individual students and their families are completed
- Ensure the appropriate, accurate and timely flow of reports and communication with students and families, team staff, and PRI community as necessary
- Oversee the clinical and programming operations of our Transition House which includes staff management, student movement, family communication and house budget.
- Under the guidance of the Clinical Director, ensures the clinical program has appropriate procedures to ensure compliance with mandated legislation and professional colleges
- Participate in an on-call rotation that involves providing Clinical guidance to staff/students and determining threshold for escalation. Be available as an escalation resource if on call is not available or able to support the request.
- Provide coverage for the Clinical Director when needed.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Graduate degree in a relevant therapeutic field
- Registration with a relevant professional association
- Minimum of 5 years experience providing individual and group therapy, with at least 3 years in live in treatment facility.
- Experience in working with adolescents, addictions and mental health issues
- Knowledge and understanding of Relational, Systemic, and Experiential approaches to working with youth and their families
- Proven experience in managing a team of professionals
- Strong organizational skills
- Demonstrated track record of working effectively within multi disciplinary work environment
- Proven ability to make and sustain excellent interpersonal relationships
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Clear certification of Vulnerable Sector Criminal Check is required
- Experience in outdoor therapeutic programming considered an asset
We offer a competitive compensation and the opportunity to be part of an exciting and innovative program.
Interested candidates should send resume and cover letter to Jennifer Rutledge, Director, Human Resources hr@pineriverinstitute.com or by Fax 519-925-2405 or mail to 606060 River Road Mulmur ON L9V 0S9 by November 8, 2024.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA}, Pine River Institute strives to ensure that all recruiting processes are nondiscriminatory and barrier-free. If you require accommodation, please advise in advance of attending the interview.