Mental Health Therapist Staff

Position #: 180881

Expected Start Date: August 10, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Yorkton Community Services - Public Health

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Child & Youth Mental Health & Addictions - Federal Funding

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Standard Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Mental Health Therapist - Staff $35.546 to $43.466

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Early Childhood Mental Health Therapist reports directly to the Children's Therapy Program Manager. This position provides clinical services and therapeutic interventions to young children and their families referred for services through the Children's Therapy Program. The Early Childhood Mental Health Therapist collaborates with the child, family and other team members as well as with community service providers. In addition, duties must also be performed in accordance with SHA mission statement and Therapy department statement of purpose, policies and procedures of the facility and department. This position is part of the Integrated Primary Health Services team. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor degree in Social Work, Psychology or other health related discipline

Other Education and Training

• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable

Competencies

• Time management skills
• Case management skills
• Collaborative skills
• Listening, specific counseling and assessment skills. 
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to provide evidence based clinical counselin for conventional treatment 
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of information
• Demonstrated leadership skills, workload management and administration skills.
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development theory

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.ca/
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body