Clinical Case Manager - (1384)

Kinark Child and Family Services has a rich 50-year history serving children and youth through a wide range of evidence-based mental health services that include individual, family, and group counselling. We are on a mission to help children and youth with complex needs achieve better life outcomes with a broader vision of a healthy future for Ontario’s children and youth. We have a passionate team of over 700 staff serving close to 9,000 children and youth each year in our three program streams - Community-based Child and Youth Mental Health, Autism, and Forensic Mental Health.

Our people are the heartbeat of our organization where ‘Holding children, youth, and families at the centre of all that we do’ is only one of the values that guides our work.

In support of our journey towards being an employer of choice in our sectors, our staff is engaged for feedback to identify and support improvements, big and small, to enhance the employee experience.

If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of children and youth with complex needs and want to be part of the mission we are on… Come join our team!

For more information about Kinark, our values, our strategic priorities, and our service programs, please visit ourwebsite atwww.kinark.on.ca .

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits, and other employment perks *
• Flexible work arrangement supporting employee work life balance
• Employer Matching Defined Contribution Pension Plan up to 6% *
• Employee Wellness Program
• Extensive Educational and Training Opportunities and Supports
• Supportive work environment with regular Supervision and Feedback
• Renowned Accredited Clinical Programs

*Dependent on hours worked, length of service and/or collective agreement (where relevant)

We currently have an opportunity for:

Position Title

Clinical Case Manager

Program Lists

Kinark Child & Family Services -> Peterborough Program

Location

Peterborough, ON K9J 5Y4 CA (Primary)

Reg/Temp

Temporary

Start Date

Temporary End Date

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Relief

No

Other Employee Classification (if applicable)

Total # of hours per week

35

# of Positions

1

Close Date

August 21, 2025

Job Description

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Client Services Supervisor, the Case Manager position is an integral part of a busy, dynamic and growing clinical program at Kinark Child and Family Services. The incumbent will be expected to exercise strong familiarity and knowledge of case management principles and practices and have awareness of community resources and services available within the children’s mental health sector. In addition, the Case Manager will be responsible for providing leadership and supporting the interdisciplinary clinical team in the coordination and provision of client intake, service delivery, discharge, and post-intervention, as required. The successful incumbent must be available to work evenings depending on client needs.

Kinark has introduced a benefit that gives employees in eligible roles the opportunity to work partially or fully remote if they choose to opt-in for this benefit.This role (Clinical Case Manager) is assessed as a Roamer position requiring 3 day in the office per week. This role is also eligible for the compressed work week program upon successful completion of probationary period.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Connect and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners
• Advocate for clients internally and externally
• Liaise with child welfare, education, health and other community stakeholders and partners
• Manage pod wait list and support clients while waiting for service
• Conduct risk assessments and necessary safety plans and support clients on wait list
• Assign cases to pod therapists, expediting high risk clients into service
• Participate in program area admission to service process in collaboration with assigned therapist
• Prepare consents and facilitate the sharing of relevant collateral information
• Identify and facilitate referrals to internal resources (such as Psychiatry, Psychology, therapeutic groups), as well as to external resources (such as services provided by community partners)
• Coordinate and actively participate in client case conferences and treatment meetings (TPR/ATP)
• Complete necessary contact notes
• Attend regular supervision
• Attend interdisciplinary, pod and team meetings

Qualifications & Skills:

• A Master’s Degree in Social Work or a Health-Related Discipline with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience is preferred. **
• Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work with extensive and relevant experience will also be considered. **
• Must be registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) as a Social Worker, or the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).
• Must be eligible and able to perform Psychotherapy as defined under the act.
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience working in a mental health setting, is required. **
• Experience with providing a broad range of clinical services and demonstrated effective work with a child and adolescent population who present a variety of clinically challenging issues.
• Excellent clinical assessment, formulation and treatment planning skills is essential.
• Strong case management and crisis intervention skills.
• An understanding of the complexities of working with multi-stressed individuals and families is required.
• Experience and knowledge in crisis intervention is an asset.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong Relationship Building, Engagement and Meeting Facilitation Skills.
• Travel is required for this position; the successful candidate must have a validOntario driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle and be willing to obtain automobile insurance which includes driving for business purposes with a minimum liability of one million dollars.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check (including a Vulnerable Sector Screening) and Pre-Employment Medical.
• Candidates Bilingual in English and French will be given special consideration.

** Please note that Equivalent combination of education & experience will be considered.

Kinark Child and Family Services conditions of employment include but are not limited to successful Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening or Criminal Broad Record Check, based on position, and completed Pre-Employment Medical certificate.

Candidates must have the skills and knowledge needed to work with an increasingly diverse client and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion as relevant for the role applied to.

Kinark Child and Family Services values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace, including age, ancestry, disability, gender expression, gender identity, race, religion and sexual orientation, that make each of us unique, and recognize that people experience oppression based on these characteristics and identities. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify People and Culture at kinark.jobs@kinark.on.caor (905) 474-9595.

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.