LOCATION: Toronto, ON
POSITION TYPE: Full-time 10 month contract with potential for extension (37.5 hours/week)
Hiring Salary Range: $56,800 - $71,000
POSTING CLOSING DATE: September 1, 2026

Lumenus Community Services is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free and we encourage applications from all individuals including, but not limited to, all cultures, religions, racialized communities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

Lumenus Community Services is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Intensive Therapist to work in our Day Treatment Program; which is in a community school in west Toronto (Keele and Eglinton).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide daily, direct service and intervention to clients during school hours in a milieu-based
  mental health day treatment setting;
• Ensure supportive, safe, and predictable environment through the establishment of routines, limits and daily living skills;
• Work within a multidisciplinary framework and treatment team approach to provide developmentally appropriate treatment to youth with complex mental health issues;
• Work in close partnership with Board of Education teachers during the phases of assessment, review, and discharge;
• Develop Safety and Support Plans in collaboration with the Service Team
• Participate in the development and implementation of assessments, goals and treatment plans for assigned clients and liaise with families, in coordination with the Service Team, as required;
• Participate in treatment planning, Service Reviews / Plans of Care, program planning and evaluation meetings and ensure communication of all pertinent client and program related information and events to the Service Team;
• Coordinate services with other community programs where required, and work collaboratively with school administration, teachers and educational assistants in the classroom in the implementation of the academic program;
• Complete and maintain up-to-date client records and coordinate and maintain responsibility for program duties including crisis management, transportation, medication administration, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Diploma or degree in Child and Youth Work, Social Service Work, or related field,
• 1 to 2 years of experience in Child and Youth mental health,
• Experience with mental health, FAS-D and ASD is strongly preferred,
• Training and experience in the following areas is an asset:
  • CPS (Collaborative Problem Solving)
  • Restorative Justice
  • Zones of Regulation
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
    First Aid and CPR

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Able to conduct an assessment; develop and implement individual and group treatment plans;
• Well established interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Displays awareness of diversity issues (cultural competence), promote anti- oppressive and anti-racist principles and inclusive practices;
• Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, including lifting, bending and prolonged standing as well as the ability to perform NVCI techniques;
• Knowledge of appropriate intervention modalities and frameworks (eg. Strength-based and bio-psycho-social model)
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team;
• A self-starter who is able to work well with limited on-site supervision and possesses excellent time management and interpersonal skills, knowledge of the importance of relational practice;
• Able to work effectively and co-operatively to maintain a working relationship with school personnel, community agencies, families and other service providers.
• Understanding of trauma and the importance of attachment-based interventions

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening process;
• Medical clearance in accordance with Lumenus Community Services policy on pre- employment medicals;
• Comfortable working in different settings;
• Possession of a valid ‘G’ class Ontario driver’s license is preferred and fluency in French or a second language are advantageous.

TO APPLY: Interested applicants are invited to visit our website at https://lumenus.hiringplatform.ca/list/internalcareerpage and submit their cover letter and resume through our Career Centre on or before September 1, 2026.
We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.