Child & Family Therapist - PeelCAS

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Child & Family Therapist  – PeelCAS (RSW, RP)

 

Registered Social Worker or Psychotherapist

Location:  Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area - GTA)

Job Function: Clinical / Health

Status: Independent Contractor

Language: English and Spanish

Schedule:

• In-person (preferred), telephone and video counselling

Join Our Team

In partnership with Peel Children’s Aid Society (PeelCAS), TELUS Health is seeking a Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist to provide impactful counselling to children, youth, and families navigating a wide range of complex challenges.

This is a purpose-driven opportunity to deliver meaningful, trauma-informed care that supports healing, strengthens family bonds, and promotes long-term resilience, while expanding access to mental health services within Spanish-speaking and underserved communities.

The Difference You'll Make  

In this impactful role, you will work alongside TELUS Health’s Government Services team, delivering individual, family, and couple counselling to clients referred by Peel CAS. Services are offered in-person, virtually, and telephone counselling.

You’ll play a critical role in supporting racialized and underserved populations through culturally safe, trauma-informed care. This role combines flexibility, professional development, and the ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary support team.

What You'll Do

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide timely, clinically sound intake, assessment, and counselling services to referred clients.

• Collaborate with clients, families, and referral agents to clarify goals and create actionable care plans.

• Deliver short-to-medium-term therapeutic interventions (approx. 6 sessions) with a strong emphasis on solution-focused, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant approaches.

• Offer services in Spanish, where appropriate, and maintain a culturally responsive practice.

• Act as a case manager—connecting families to community resources and advocating for their access to necessary supports.

• Conduct ongoing risk assessments and safety planning as needed.

• Maintain communication with referral agents while upholding confidentiality standards.
   

Administrative Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical supervision and peer consultation.

• Respond to inquiries and manage client-related communications in a timely and professional manner.

• Complete all required documentation and case closures promptly.

• Follow TELUS Health’s protocols for case scheduling, confidentiality, and clinical recordkeeping.

• Meet expectations for case volume, client engagement, and service delivery metrics.

What You Bring

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, or a related discipline.

• Registration in good standing with:

  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), or

  • College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

• Minimum two (2) years of experience supporting youth facing justice involvement, mental health challenges, or complex trauma.

• Demonstrated experience working with mandated clients and understanding the youth justice system.

• Proficiency with evidence-based modalities such as CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and trauma-informed practices.

• Professional liability insurance.

• Strong engagement, boundary-setting, and collaboration skills in high-risk environments.

Why Join TELUS Health...

• Paid for scheduled time

• Reliable monthly billing and admin support

• Access to clinical supervision, learning & development resources

• Join a mission-driven team committed to mental health equity in diverse communities

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process. 

The health and safety of our team, customers and communities is paramount to TELUS.  Accordingly, we require anyone joining our TELUS Health Care Centres to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.