Caring for children, youth, adults, and families with diverse and complex needs is at the heart of this Clinical Director role, which focuses on strengthening Alta Care Resources' (ACR) clinical practice. This position suits a clinical leader passionate about safe, ethical, trauma-informed, and person-centered care, who can support teams in delivering consistent, high-quality clinical services.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and direction for ACR’s Clinical Practice, including clinical standards, service models, procedures, and expectations
Maintain an individual clinical caseload and provide direct counselling and therapeutic services, completing the clinical service hours established by ACR while balancing leadership and supervisory responsibilities
Oversee clinical assessment, consultation, treatment planning, therapeutic services, clinical case formulation, and clinical support for individuals with complex needs
Develop and monitor referral, intake, service coordination, case transition, and external referral processes
Provide or arrange appropriate clinical supervision, consultation, case review, and professional support for clinical practitioners
Establish and monitor standards for assessment, treatment planning, documentation, clinical intervention, progress review, and discharge or transition planning
Support clinical governance, ethical practice, professional accountability, informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, and professional boundaries
Identify, assess, document, communicate, and respond to clinical risk in collaboration with program leadership and senior leadership
Develop quality assurance processes, monitor clinical outcomes, conduct or oversee file audits, and support continuous improvement
Lead the development and review of clinical policies, procedures, protocols, tools, and documentation standards
Support recruitment, onboarding, performance expectations, and ongoing development of Clinical Practice team members
Promote effective collaboration between clinicians, program teams, families, external professionals, and organizational leadership
Requirements
Master's degree in social work, Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or another appropriate clinical discipline is strongly preferred
Current registration and good standing with the applicable professional regulatory body in Alberta is required where the position involves regulated professional practice
Eligibility to provide clinical supervision to other professionals is strongly preferred
Minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressive clinical experience
Demonstrated experience providing clinical supervision and consultation
Experience delivering or overseeing assessment, treatment, counselling, therapeutic, behavioural, or mental health services
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Experience working with children, youth, adults, and/or families with complex needs
Experience in trauma-informed and evidence-informed clinical practice
Previous leadership experience within a multidisciplinary clinical environment
Valid Alberta Driver’s Licence with a clean driving record
Clear Vulnerable Sector Check and Police Information Check
Clear Child Intervention Check
Strong clinical judgement, ethical decision-making, and professional accountability
Advanced understanding of trauma-informed, person-centred, culturally responsive, and developmentally appropriate practice
Strong clinical supervision, coaching, leadership, and team development skills
Ability to manage clinical risk, complex needs, and sensitive information with discretion
Strong written documentation, communication, collaboration, and systems-thinking skills
Commitment to service quality, measurable outcomes, continuous improvement, and psychologically safe team environments
Schedule: Primarily regular business hours, with flexibility required to support clinical, program, and organizational needs
Additional requirements: Successful completion of required background checks, valid Alberta Driver’s Licence, and ability to meet applicable employment or contractor-related conditions
Travel: Ability to travel between ACR locations as required
About the Company
Alta Care Resources is a community-based organization providing residential and community support to children, youth, adults, and families with diverse and complex needs. Their work is grounded in safe, ethical, trauma-informed, and person-centered practice, with a focus on providing high-quality supports that promotes stability, dignity, connection, and well-being.
