Mental Wellness CBT Clinician at CMHA in Ottawa, Ontario, CA

Why work for CMHA York Region?

We deliver quality mental health and addictions services that promote recovery and health, and end stigma.

Our Values:

• Responsive to the needs of our clients, their families, and our communities
• Respectful in how we meet the needs of our clients and staff in each interaction
• Committed to delivering the highest quality of care, every time
• Innovative in our approach to meeting our clients’ and communities’ needs
• Inclusive in how we work and serve our clients

Team Values:

• We create belonging
• We build better
• We deliver

We offer an inclusive, innovative, and high-performance work culture that helps us deliver transformational impact. The organization cares about the growth, safety and well-being of employees and offers:

• Competitive Total Compensation (including salary, benefits, pension)
  • HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits
• Learning & development opportunities
• Personal time that can be used to attend traditional ceremonies or other community events.

Learn more about us by visiting: https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/

We are hiring a Mental Wellness CBT Clinician!

If you are a collaborative, innovative individual who is interested in helping adults by providing culturally adapted CBT, that is grounded in Indigenous worldview and Indigenous approaches to therapy, then this role is for you! If you are interested in bringing your experience to an innovative, award-winning organization that is continuing to grow and expand and you love to utilize your knowledge, please continue to read further.

Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hours per week, evening hours and weekends may be required.

Benefits: Health & Dental, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). Generous paid time off including vacation, sick days, and personal days.

Reason for Posting: An existing vacancy

Closing Date: October 29, 2026

Salary Range: $74,160 - $89,025 *This represents the first and last step of a seven-step salary band. Candidate experience and internal equity will be considered when determining the starting salary

Location: This Mental Health Wellness CBT Clinician role will be working primarily in the Georgina, Newmarket & Richmond Hill municipalities and will be required to travel within York Region. The home office for team meetings and trainings will be in Vaughan at 8271 KEELE STREET UNIT 2, Vaughan, Ontario.

What you will do:

• Conduct psychosocial assessments, based on culturally appropriate adaptations to the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy guidelines
• Provide a range of psychotherapy treatments and interventions, using culturally adapted CBT western and Indigenous approaches.
• Participate in Clinical Consultation meetings with a consulting Clinical Psychologist.
• Lead meaningful relationship building and collaboratively develop processes, and programs with Indigenous communities
• Strive for respectful culturally relevant and safe engagement with Indigenous Elders, Traditional Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous Leaders to inform training, service delivery, policies, and OSP (Ontario Structured Psychotherapy) program offerings.
• Attend virtual and in-person meetings to promote the OSP CMHA Indigenous pathway

Requirements

• Registration with an appropriate regulatory body for the delivery of psychotherapy is required (Registered Social Worker, Registered Occupational Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist, or Registered Nurse)
• Experience in a counselling role
• Master’s degree in health or mental health area required
• Strong knowledge of Indigenous frameworks, including generational trauma and the impact of colonization is required (i.e., Residential Schools, 60s Scoop, Millennial Scoop, and the far-reaching effects it still has on Indigenous persons, families, and communities) is required.
• Operates from an Indigenous lens. For example:
  • Demonstrates the 7 Grandfather teachings and understanding of cultural teachings
  • Working based on the Medicine Wheel; wellness incorporates all 4 parts of a person
  • Use of cultural traditions and ceremonies as part of a holistic healing plan
  • Ability to integrate Western modalities with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing
• A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check).
• A valid Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle
• The Mental Health Wellness CBT Clinician specifically supports the Indigenous Service Pathway. As such, we give priority to applicants who identify as First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and those with close affiliations.

Please note: The duties and responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive but provide a general overview of the role for job posting purposes. A full job description can be provided to candidates selected for an interview.

Working Conditions: Office work and community settings.

Disclaimer: In keeping with mental health reform, best practices, funding, and direction, this position may later require knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions not noted here.

To request this posting in an alternate format or to request an accommodation in the application process, email AODA@cmha-yr.on.ca.

Application Procedure: If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/ and search for Mental Health Wellness CBT Clinician, click on the “Apply Now” button, and proceed to upload your cover letter and resume.

Complete the application form and submit the following:

• Optional cover letter with 300 words or less which tells us why you want the role and why you should be considered for this position. (PDF or Word document)
• Resume (PDF or Word document)

CMHA-YRSS is dedicated to promoting employment equity and dismantling obstacles to employment for marginalized communities. CMHA-YRSS supports the journey to mental wellness, and we welcome applicants with lived experience of mental illness. In acknowledgment of the systemic underrepresentation faced by Black, Indigenous, racialized peoples, and those living with disabilities, this opportunity has been developed based on the special program provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We therefore extend invitations for applications from the following groups:

• Racialized Persons
• Indigenous Persons
• Persons living with Disabilities

**** While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.