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About the Role
CMHA Toronto is seeking a compassionate, self-driven, and collaborative Concurrent Disorder Specialist to join our Mental Health & Justice Case Management (MH&J CM) Team. This role supports individuals living with mental health and addiction challenges who also have involvement with the criminal justice system, grounded in Housing First, harm reduction, and trauma-informed principles.
Responsibilities
- Conduct outreach and assessments
- Provide program and agency orientation
- Deliver compassionate, client centered engagement and interventions
- Support skill development and collaborative goal planning
- Offer resources, information, and advocacy
- Build trusting, respectful, and easygoing working relationships
- Monitor progress, evaluate needs, and provide follow up
- Facilitate individual and group addictions counselling
- Support agency-wide concurrent disorder initiatives
- Consult with staff on addictions related matters
Requirements
- 3+ years in community mental health and addictions
- Strong understanding of Recovery principles & Strengths Based practice
- Knowledge of Trauma-informed Care
- Experience with concurrent disorders, homelessness, and the justice system
- Ability to respond to crises with compassion and sound judgment
- Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills and self motivation
- Commitment to antiracism and nonhomophobic practice
- Occasional evening availability
- Access to a car + valid driver’s license
- To be eligible for this role candidates will be required to adhere to our COVID-19 policy and provide proof of vaccination.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in social work, Social Science, or equivalent
- Addictions Diploma/Certificate or equivalent experience
- Second language an asset
- Personal experience with mental health issues, either through self or a loved one, is an asset.
Location
- 700 Lawrence Ave. W + community-based work
Work Type
- Full-Time Contract (6 Months)
- 35 per week
Experience Level
- 3+ years in community mental health and addictions
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in social work, Social Science, or equivalent
- Addictions Diploma/Certificate or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $32.30 - $35.39 + 4% in lieu of vacation
Benefits
- Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), a predictable, secure monthly income upon Retirement
- Work-life balance and flexibility
- Work with like-minded, passionate individuals and make an impact on mental health service Delivery
- Build genuine and authentic connections, with colleagues and clients, with the goal of making a difference
About the Company
- Canadian Mental Health Association [https://cmha.ca/]CMHA is Canada’s most established community mental health organization, serving over 330 communities nationwide. CMHA Toronto supports more than 10,000 clients annually across 31 programs and 13 locations.
- We are a passionate, diverse team committed to high-quality mental health and addictions care, advocacy, and education. If you value meaningful work, collaboration, and a supportive environment, you’ll feel right at home here.
- We have a positive and fair workplace culture, where staff are provided with opportunities for learning and advancement. We are also big believers in wellness and work-life balance.
- Staff consistently highlight the sense of community, flexibility, and personal support they experience here.
- CMHA Toronto is committed to promoting a workplace culture of inclusion, openness, mutual respect, and a ‘no blame and accountable’ environment. Our staff report that they value the flexibility in work schedules and the work-life balance CMHA Toronto encourages. They appreciate the training and development opportunities provided to staff and the encouragement for continuous learning. Staff often comment on the sense of family and personal support that exists throughout the organization.
Equal Opportunity
- CMHA Toronto is committed to an equitable, diverse, inclusive, anti-racist and anti-oppressive workforce reflecting the diversity of the communities within which we work and is an equal opportunity employer. As such, we encourage equity-seeking candidates to apply, especially those who identify as black, Indigenous, people and women of colour, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ or women. We recognize and honour the intersectionality of equity-based identities.
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