Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Join CASA Mental Health to be part of an impactful team delivering trauma-informed and culturally-safe mental health services to children, youth, and families, bridging the missing middle with holistic care. Experience life-work harmony, competitive benefits, and the fulfillment of making a difference in empowering individuals to thrive.

• Wage range:
  Remuneration is fee-for-service, supplemented by on-call and administrative sessional payments.
• Primary location: CASA West
• Union:
  Exempt
• FTE:
  Up to 0.4 FTE; negotiable.
• Status:
  Permanent

CASA Mental Health Classrooms are CASA’s model for school-based mental health service. The program addresses the need for services closer to students by bridging a child’s mental health and school needs, through a coordinated approach by a mental health team and a teacher. CASA Classrooms are delivered in partnership with the Government of Alberta, community partners and school divisions.

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist will:

• Assess and treat patients attending the CASA Classroom program.
• Assist with program development.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team including physicians, therapists, nurses, psychologists, transition support navigators, concurrent counsellors, occupational therapists, and speech and language pathologists.
• Provide in person or virtual care across the province to multiple CASA Classroom teams.

• Candidates must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in psychiatry and preferably have subspecialty certification in child and adolescent psychiatry.
• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
• An interest in education of residents and students is highly desirable as the successful candidate is expected to apply for an academic appointment in the University of Alberta’s Department of Psychiatry.

• A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
• A satisfactory Child Intervention Check.
• Following the interview process, selected candidates must successfully complete the credentialing process prior to being appointed as a member of the medical staff.

Closing Date:
June 23, 2026