Recovery Alberta’s Crisis Response Team provides timely, compassionate, and professional support to individuals experiencing acute mental health and addiction crises. Our team is dedicated to promoting recovery, safety, and dignity through evidence-informed interventions and strong collaboration with community partners. We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Therapist to join our Crisis Response Team. This role is ideal for a skilled clinician who thrives in fast-paced environments and is committed to making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals in acute crisis. As part of a dynamic team, the successful candidate will respond to individuals in crisis, conduct thorough assessments, and provide immediate interventions that promote stabilization and safety. Clinicians use evidence-informed practices to support individuals experiencing mental health or addiction-related crises while ensuring continuity of care through collaboration with healthcare and community partners. Key Responsibilities include: Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments in crisis situations, deliver evidence-informed interventions for individuals experiencing mental health or addiction crises, develop and implement safety and stabilization plans in collaboration with clients and supports, provide education, advocacy, and referrals to support continuity of care, collaborate with hospitals, physicians, law enforcement, and community services to ensure coordinated care, and document clinical interactions in accordance with professional and organizational standards. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, RA currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.
- Classification: Mental Health Therapist Prov
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Crisis Response Team
- Primary Location: Grande Prairie Regional Hosp
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 10-SEP-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 20-SEP-2026
- Temporary End Date: 14-MAY-2027
- Hours per Shift: 11.25
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $44.93
- Maximum Salary: $59.68
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree in Psychology; or master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; or master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; or master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field required. Current registration and in good standing with the relevant professional college. Minimum 3 years of direct clinical experience in addiction and mental health. This position requires strong clinical judgment, collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations.
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong background in crisis intervention, assessment, and safety planning. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in high-pressure environments. Excellent communication, clinical judgment, problem-solving, and de-escalation skills.
