If you ever felt you wanted to do more for people living with Chronic pain and their families, this would be of interest to you. As part of the Alberta Virtual Pain Program (AVPP), this is an opportunity to provide support and education to Albertans living with chronic pain. This position will be responsible for the co-development, coordination, and delivery of chronic pain patient and provider education and self-management tools and strategies through virtual group-based classes, webinars, and other online resources.
As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.
- Classification: Mental Health Therapist Prov
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Alberta Virtual Pain Program
- Primary Location: Southport Tower
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 30-JUN-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 13-JUL-2026
- Temporary End Date: 30-JUL-2027
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $44.93
- Maximum Salary: $59.68
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree in Psychology; or master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; or master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; or master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Recent experience with virtual chronic pain management. A minimum of 5 years’ experience providing frontline rehabilitation care in a variety of healthcare settings (e.g., acute, community, tertiary). Previous clinical experience in chronic pain management and working with patients living with chronic pain (minimum of 5 years). Excellent computer skills, including working knowledge of Connect Care, Zoom, Microsoft Office applications, and the ability to learn and utilize multiple electronic platforms concurrently. Virtual facilitation experience for groups of patients living with complex chronic conditions. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively liaise with various professionals. Ability to work confidently, independently and within collaborative partnerships.
Preferred Qualifications:
Facilitation training through Making Sense of Pain, Moving with Persistent Pain, or similar. Experience working on a virtual and/or geographically dispersed team. Program evaluation experience & working with patient advisors as key members of an operational team.
