Mental Health Clinician

Position: Mental Health Clinician (vacancy)

Location: Stella’s Place, Toronto (Hybrid – In-Person minimum 3 days per week)

Position Type: Full-Time Permanent, 40 hours/week (vacancy)

Salary: $70,000

Posting Closes: August 28, 2026

Stella’s Place is an innovative, community-based mental health organization supporting young adults (16–29) in navigating their mental health journey. We provide comprehensive clinical and peer support services, bridging gaps in the mental health system through a holistic, participant-driven model of care.

Partnering with young adults 16-29 years old and professionals to provide a collaborative, innovative model of mental health services.

Healthy, resilient young adults living the lives they choose.

At Stella’s Place, we fundamentally value the capabilities and contributions of young adults as we seek breakthrough innovations that benefit our community and society as a whole.

• Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity
• Accessibility and a sharing of knowledge
• Creativity, along with a strengths‑based approach

The Mental Health Clinician provides accessible, client‑centred mental health assessment, counselling, and brief navigation support to young adults aged 16–29. Working within a multidisciplinary and peer-supported model, the Mental Health Clinician delivers individual and group services across in‑person, drop‑in, and online settings, while connecting participants with community and recovery resources. The role also contributes to program development, evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement, using culturally responsive, trauma‑informed, anti‑oppressive, and anti‑racist approaches to support holistic mental health and well‑being.

• Conduct assessments and provide individual counseling
• Deliver/facilitate groups in partnership with peer support workers
• Provide single‑session counseling through the drop‑in counseling program
• Provide one on one online counselling on Bean Bag Chat, Stella’s Place’s proprietary app
• Provide assistance to participants seeking navigation supports in the Stella’s Place Café using an interdisciplinary mental health approach alongside Peer Support Workers
• Provide Brief Navigation Counselling
• Utilize culturally responsive, trauma‑informed, anti‑oppressive and antiracist approaches to ensure quality services
• Engage in participatory action research and codesign
• Lead program development, implementation and improvement
• Engage in comprehensive communication within a multidisciplinary team
• Develop clinical assessments and progress notes
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with other community‑based organizations
• Contribute to the use of various outcome measures for the program, ensuring a model of continuous quality improvement is maintained
• Participate in educational activities and initiatives to enhance the skill, experience, and knowledge of Stella’s Place staff
• Additional duties as assigned

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work or Counselling Psychology
• Registration with a respective College (e.g. College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), or College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO))
• 2 - 3 years of post‑graduate clinical experience in a mental health treatment setting
• Experience supporting clients in managing symptoms of Depression, Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety and other mental health concerns
• Experience providing clinical services to young adults 16 – 29 years of age
• Demonstrated experience working in community mental health settings
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, utilizing culturally responsive trauma‑informed, anti‑racist and anti‑oppressive approaches

• Ability to work independently and demonstrated experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of delivering therapeutic modalities in a group setting
• Ability to utilize Client Information Management Systems, Personal Health Record management, and Health Information Custodian requirements
• Strong clinical foundation, including…