Consultant

This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Recovery Alberta is advancing a recovery-oriented approach to mental health and addiction care. We are seeking a new member to contribute to this innovative work. Reporting to the Provincial Practice Supports Manager, this role provides expert clinical and strategic leadership in designing and delivering education and practice support initiatives that strengthen core clinical competencies across the mental health and addiction workforce. The position is central to Recovery Alberta’s workforce development strategy, ensuring education is clinically grounded in national competencies and aligned with organizational priorities. This advanced role requires deep knowledge of evidence-informed standards for screening, assessment, and treatment of mental health, substance use, addiction, and concurrent disorders. The successful candidate will bring specialized expertise in psychosocial and pharmacological interventions and the ability to train an inter-professional workforce using instructional design methodologies. We’re looking for someone innovative, with strong adult learning and strategic planning skills, professionalism, and initiative. Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-performance team is essential. This position provides strategic leadership over multiple learning pathways, including the PACES Learning Pathway. The Provincial Initiatives Consultant maintains and evolves these competency-based pathways, ensuring progressive alignment across educational stages and linking foundational, intermediate, and advanced learning. Deliverables may include eLearning modules, facilitation guides, and clinical toolkits designed for educators, clinicians, and supervisors. The role is provincial in scope and involves collaboration with key partners, including leadership, clinical experts, educators, and interdisciplinary team members across the province.

A minimum undergraduate degree in a relevant field of health or social sciences and active registration with the appropriate Regulatory College/Association. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years clinical experience in screening, comprehensive assessing, and treating mental health, substance use, addiction, and concurrent disorders. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in teaching clinical skill development through various instructional strategies is also required, including eLearning design, facilitated workshops, scenario-based learning, and blended formats. Demonstrated ability to apply adult learning principles and instructional design models such as ADDIE, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are essential. Experience evaluating training effectiveness and applying feedback to improve learning outcomes is expected.

Knowledge of Recovery Alberta programs, policies and procedures. Advanced computer skills including ZOOM, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Teams and PowerPoint). Working knowledge of national and provincial mental health, substance use, and addiction services and resources. Familiarity with strategic frameworks such as the Alberta Recovery Model is considered an asset. Established experience in leading a variety of key collaborators to solve problems and innovate clinical services through education and training. Excellent critical thinking and communication skills with a proven ability to work independently and cohesively as part of a virtual team.

Graduate degree in a relevant field of health or social sciences. Advanced knowledge in substance use and mental health assessment and treatment, suicide risk management, withdrawal management, validated screening instruments, trauma-focused practice. Familiarity with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria and pharmacological interventions for substance use and mental health disorders. Working knowledge of instructional design tools and software (Articulate 360) is considered an asset.