Why work for CMHA York Region?

We deliver quality mental health and addictions services that promote recovery and health, and end stigma.

Our Values:

• Responsive to the needs of our clients, their families, and our communities
• Respectful in how we meet the needs of our clients and staff in each interaction
• Committed to delivering the highest quality of care, every time
• Innovative in our approach to meeting our clients’ and communities’ needs
• Inclusive in how we work and serve our clients

Team Values:

• We create belonging
• We build better
• We deliver

We offer an inclusive, innovative, and high-performance work culture that helps us deliver transformational impact. The organization cares about the growth, safety and well-being of employees and offers:

• HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
• Medical, Dental and Paramedical Benefits (for positions 12 months and 21+ hours)
• Generous Paid Tim Off (PTO)

Learn more about us by visiting: https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/

We are hiring a Case Manager for both our Rapid Access Psychiatry (RAP) and Clinical Therapy teams! The Case Manager will provide brief case management and co-facilitate group sessions.

Closing Date: September 10, 2025

Position: Permanent, part-time, working 21 hours a week; evening hours and weekends may be required.

Salary: $31.01-$33.22 per hour.***This represents the first three steps of a seven-step salary band. Candidate experience to be considered when deciding starting salary.

Benefits Package: Full Extended Health & Dental, Life Insurance, EAP, STD, LTD, & Pension Plan. Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days after waiting period.

Location:

The successful candidate will work in a hybrid model and will be required to work out of the Aurora Office located at 15150 Yonge St, Aurora ON L4G 1M2. The candidate will be expected to work on-site a minimum of 2 days per week, and will be required to travel extensively within York Region & South Simcoe for client meetings, staff training and meetings.

Program Profiles:

Rapid Access Psychiatry (RAP) is an evidence-based model of service for individuals ages 16+ with mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety. The program provides individuals with an opportunity to attend a single appointment psychiatric consultation followed by a report with recommendations for treatment.

The Clinical Therapy Program is a group-based program that helps people with serious mental health issues to be more successful in day-to-day living, by utilizing different forms of psychotherapy to help clients explore and manage unhelpful thoughts, overwhelming/difficult emotions, and problematic behaviours with the support of our team of Clinical Therapists. Our program helps clients develop and practice coping skills that help them gain control over unhelpful thinking patterns, overwhelming/difficult emotions, and unhelpful behaviours.

Job Profiles:

The Case Manager works with clients 16 years of age and older who are experiencing significant difficulties in day-to-day and role functioning as a result of serious and persistent mental illness and/or addictions. The Case Manager collaborates with the client to identify strengths and needs and develop long-term goals, short-term objectives to meet these goals, and concrete action steps to achieve the objectives. As part of this process, individuals are assisted to acquire and use skills, and to connect with formal and informal supports, peer support, professional services, and resources to promote their recovery, improve their quality of life, and reduce the likelihood of relapse. Other duties as required.

Requirements:

• Degree with four years’ experience or Diploma with six years’ experience in a community based mental health organization; experience in homelessness sector is preferred.
• Current registration with OCSWSSW or a regulatory body under the Regulated Health Professions Act. Cannot be in the qualifying stages.
• A second language (French, Cantonese, Farsi, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Tamil, Urdu) reflecting the local community is an asset.
• Knowledge of supports and services in York Region and South Simcoe, including formal and informal resources.
• A valid Canadian Full G driver’s license, a minimum $1,000,000 third party liability insurance and proof that insurance covers use of personal vehicle to transport clients.
• A satisfactory and current Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check).

Direct Client Service:

• Maintain a client caseload, including extensive travel in rural areas
• Perform comprehensive assessments and develop individualized case management plans
• Establish collaborative, client-directed relationships using empowerment and recovery principles
• Support goal development, symptom management, life skills, and community integration
• Provide referrals, advocacy, counseling, and crisis planning
• Support discharge planning and transition to appropriate services
• Support clients in wellness planning and appointments (diet, exercise, self-care)
• Respond appropriately to trauma and relapse using strength-based interventions

Group Facilitation:

• Co-facilitate groups and promote client participation in community activities
• Provide education on mental health, recovery, and available resources

Documentation:

• Maintain timely, accurate, and comprehensive client documentation in CRMS and Outlook
• Complete intake assessments, case notes, progress summaries, and discharge plans

Community Engagement & Liaison:

• Collaborate with hospitals, schools, justice system, and community agencies
• Educate the public, agencies, and institutions on mental health and referrals

Client Safety:

• Follow program guidelines and client safety frameworks
• Collaborate with clients on prevention and safety planning
• Support response to health and safety concerns in accordance with policy

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to the job. This information is not constructed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job.

This position reports to and is supervised by the Manager, People and Teams.

Working Conditions: Office work, community settings, meetings in clients’ home and travel with clients.

Disclaimer: In keeping with mental health reform, best practices, funding, and direction, this position may later require knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions not noted here.

To request this posting in an alternate format or to request an accommodation in the application process, email AODA@cmha-yr.on.ca.

Application Procedure: If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit https://cmha-yr.on.ca/careers/ and search for this posting, click on the “Apply Now” button, and proceed to upload your cover letter and resume.

Complete the application form and submit the following:

• Optional cover letter with 300 words or less which tells us why you want the role and why you should be considered for this position. (PDF or Word document)
• Resume (PDF or Word document) (submissions without resumes will not be considered)

CMHA-YRSS is dedicated to promoting employment equity and dismantling obstacles to employment for marginalized communities. CMHA-YRSS supports the journey to mental wellness, and we welcome applicants with lived experience of mental illness. In acknowledgment of the systemic underrepresentation faced by Black, Indigenous, racialized peoples, and those living with disabilities, this opportunity has been developed based on the special program provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We therefore extend invitations for applications from the following groups:

• Racialized Persons
• Indigenous Persons
• Persons living with Disabilities

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.