Closing Date: 08/14/25
Requisition ID: 1688
Title: Mental Health Clinician
Branch: People & Culture
Service: People, Wellness & Talent
Bureau: Wellness
Salary: $115,419.00 - $120,866.00 per annum
Status: Regular, Full-Time
Openings: 1
Vacancy Type: This job has been posted to fill a current vacancy
Location: Headquarters
Position Purpose
The purpose of the position is to support YRP’s Wellness Strategy by delivering direct mental health services to YRP members and retirees. The Mental Health Clinician(s) provide short term treatment, referral services, Safeguard sessions, consultation, psychoeducation, critical incident response, and Psychological Services program development and support for their designated work area and as needed to the membership at large.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
Provide intake and psychotherapy appointments to members.
Delivers Safeguard sessions to members with higher risk of exposure to traumatic situations and distressing material.
Responds to members in crisis and act as a liaison for referrals to external supports.
Assesses the needs of various units and working locations within the organization, and develop and offer corresponding relevant programming/training.
Coordinate and deliver mental health/wellness programming for designated areas such as parades.
Provide education and training sessions for supervisors and members on a variety of mental health and wellness topics.
Manage scheduling of personal mental health sessions.
Maintain protected health records using highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism.
Respond to critical incidents, assess the situation and participate in coordinating the response within embedded districts, implementing YRPs critical incident related procedures.
Travel to various designated work sites across York Region to engage with members.
Gather both qualitative/anecdotal and quantitative data on effectiveness of services and report de-identified data for program evaluation.
Present data to YRP leaders on mental health programming through meetings and presentations.
Complete wellness related projects to meet strategic priorities within the Wellness strategy.
Write articles on relevant wellness topics and other multimedia content to provide information to members via the WellnessFirst App and YRPnet.
Collaborate with Wellness Staff to meet strategic objectives in a timely fashion.
Develop and deliver research focused presentations to external psychologists on police relevant subjects.
Consult and collaborate with external providers (e.g. WSIB, Operational Stress Injury (OSI) working groups).
This position description is intended to describe the general level and nature of the position, and is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all tasks assigned in the performance of this position.
Education, Licensing & Certifications
Experience
Skills
Critical and creative thinking skills in order to develop solutions for and decide on appropriate interventions and referrals to be made for members suffering from a variety of psychological concerns including PTSD, depression and substance abuse.
Advanced writing skills in order to create reports and documents using technical language to influence or affect the decisions of senior management.
High level of verbal communication and conflict resolution skills. Tact and diplomacy are required in dealing with sensitive and confidential issues of members.
Research and analytical skills to identify issues and determine appropriate responses.
Program development, training design and case management skills preferred.
Experience in providing mental health services to first responders preferred.
How to Apply
Please submit your cover letter and resume as one PDF document, by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
All correspondence will be via the e-mail provided on your resume. Only those selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Please contact talent@yrp.ca if you have any questions regarding this recruitment process.
In accordance with Article 35 of the Civilian Working Agreement, all internal candidates shall be considered prior to moving to the external pool. All resumes must be received by the closing date.
York Regional Police has implemented a Hybrid Remote Work option that is offered to various positions in the organization. Further detail can be discussed during the recruitment process.
York Regional Police is committed to fairness and equity in our recruitment and selection process, and in building and retaining a talented and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. All York Regional Police employment policies and procedures are intended to be non-discriminatory and barrier-free, In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request during recruitment processes and throughout employment. Should you require an accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, including accessible formats and communication supports, please contact talent@yrp.ca.
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