LOCATION: Toronto, ON

POSITION TYPE: Regular Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

Salary Range: $56,880-$59,215

POSTING CLOSING DATE: July 10, 2025

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 School Milieu Treatment Program (section 23) which is located in a community school in mid Toronto.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Work within a multidisciplinary framework and treatment team approach to provide developmentally appropriate treatment services to very young children ages 3.8-7

•  Provides high quality to ensure the welfare, safety and security to the clients

•  Supports the development of self-care skills which includes has on assistance with hygiene routines including toileting

•  You will work in close partnership with Board of Education teachers during the phases of assessment, review, and discharge.

•  Ensure supportive,safe and predictable enviroment through the establishment of routines,limits and daily living skills;

•  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 transportation, medication administration, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•  Diploma or degree in Early Childhood Education

•  2 to 3 years of experience in delivering play based programs to very young children with complex needs, suspected developmental disability and/or autism and mental health concerns,

•  Trained in the following areas:

o  Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI, SMG or equivalent)

o   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 written and verbal skills.

•  Displays sensitivity to diversity issues (cultural competence), promote anti- oppressive principles and inclusive practices;

•  Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, including lifting, bending and prolonged standing as well as the ability to be trained in CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) techniques;

•  Knowledge of strength based approaches, dual diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder, and the impact on the clients and their families;

•  Familiarity with applied behavior analysis

•  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 developmental trauma and the importance of attachment-based interventions

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

•  Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening and PRC 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 licence 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.ca/careers/ and submit their cover letter and resume through our Career Centre on or before July 10 2025.

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.