Employment Opportunities

Term of Contract

• Fixed
• Start date: April 3, 2023
• End date: December 31, 2023

Time Commitment

• Flexibility is an asset. General Kind Space operating hours are between 10am and 6pm on weekdays.
• 14 hours per week or 560 hours total
• Final scheduling to be determined in consultation with the Executive Director.

Compensation

• Maximum of $28,000 payment distributed via direct deposit.

Under the direction of the Executive Director and in conjunction with a therapist specifically focused on individual therapy, the group therapist is an independently licensed clinician responsible for addressing the mental health needs of 2SLGBTQ+ participants at Kind Space. Therapists will assist clients using best practices of group counseling techniques and will adhere to Ontario ethical standards of practice for counselors/social workers/psychologists.

Scope of Work

The group therapist will provide 1-3 group therapy programs. Each program will be 6-12 weeks long and have 1-3 sessions per week for about 2 hours long. Each group will consist of 5-6 participants, with the minimum age for participation being 18 years old. The group therapist would pick and design the group therapy programs based on themes (either taken from previous Kind Space programs or from a community consultation process implemented upon hire). The group therapist would need to find their own supervision resource, though costs will be subsidized by Kind Space.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Provide mental health services for Kind Space participants, specifically group support services, being aware of the client’s areas of difficulty and providing a healthy environment for group support. 
• Providing clients with the tools they need for personal growth and helping individuals connect within the greater community to form a multi-faceted support network.
• Collect initial information and evaluate to determine the appropriateness of group services for the individual. 
• Connect with clients and provide intervention in a timely manner (respond to the inquiry within a 24-hour time frame), congruent with the nature and extent of the client’s needs, group availability, and scope of our programming. 
• Provide group counseling to facilitate the changes the client desires or needs.
• Complete group notes, defining and prioritizing the areas to be addressed (boundaries, self-esteem, etc…). 
• Consults with other professionals both within and outside the agency to facilitate client treatment. 
• Maintains mental health reports and records in a timely manner, if the client consents to records being kept. 
• Provide statistics and documentation required to maintain administrative records.
• Provide educational presentations, as needed, within the agency. 
• Collaborates with mental health providers and other professionals as appropriate. ·
• Participates in supervision with the Executive Director and an individual therapist. 
• Promotes positive client relations in accordance with policies and procedures. 
• May also serve as an advocate for clients concerning their mental health needs. 

Requirements

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field
• At least a year of clinical experience

• Ability to build rapport quickly
• Ability to work with a mental health team
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the culture, history and current oppressions experienced by people related to gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation faced within the 2SLGBTQ+ communities
• Demonstrated knowledge of how intersecting identities shape 2SLGBTQ+ lives and experiences
• Applies anti-racist, anti-ableist lenses to social problems
• Ability to communicate with empathy and compassion
• Organized and takes initiative
• Effectively manage a schedule and checklist
• Ability to work independently within team/program guidelines and best practices in regards to client intake and maintenance of records
• Ability to articulate a coherent philosophy regarding a psychotherapeutic/counseling approach or approaches within generally accepted practices of psychotherapy/counseling
• Proficient with computers (especially Microsoft office, and Google products – gmail, docs, sides, classroom)
• Ability to maintain respectful, collaborative and professional approach/standards with participants and colleagues
• Demonstration of licensure free from any record of ethics and boundaries sanctions or reports of any type of client abuse

Assets 

• Knowledge of non-profit and community organization operations and procedures
• Report writing
• Experience volunteering or working for non-profit organizations
• Bi/multilingual

Working environment

• Option to work remotely from home, especially during COVID-19 lockdowns or acute outbreaks
• In-person location at 400 Cooper St, accessible by public transit, on street parking nearby (subject to availability)
• Masks are mandatory unless eating and drinking
• Physical distancing encouraged
• Open concept working space with options to periodically work in closed offices
• Large windows with natural light
• Fluorescent overhead lighting
• Gendered, stalled washrooms and an accessible, all gender washroom that is shared with other building tenants
• Shared kitchen space with full fridge, microwave, and dishwasher
• Hardwood floors
• Some automatic doors, activated by a button

Physical, mental, & emotional requirements 

• Physical requirements
• Using a computer/laptop for extended periods of time

■ Typing or voice-to-text transcription

■ Video calls

• Sitting/standing for extended periods of time

• Mental requirements
• Can demonstrate burnout prevention strategies
• Working under pressure and deadlines in accordance with a work plan
• Emotional requirements
• Understand that working with people within your own communities and with shared identities and navigating dynamics of working with colleagues and participants who are also chosen/origin families, friends, partners, etc. can often be more restimulating and draining then work not directly tied to your identities
• Kind Space will make accommodations for persons living with disabilities

Application deadline: March 22nd

Notification date for interviews: March 24th

Application link: https://kindspace.typeform.com/to/mearWFgD

Resumes can be submitted through the application form.

If you are submitting an audio or video file to answer the application questions, they can be

sent to: jobs@kindspace.ca