Art Therapist
Why Work for SOAR Community Services
About SOAR Community Services
SOAR Community Services (formerly St. Leonard's Community Services) has been an established part of the community for more than 55 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.
Our Purpose
We support people to achieve new heights.
We do this by:
- Delivering quality services
- Coordinating care
- Partnering with others
- Supporting staff success
- Continuously improving our services
Our Principles
- Empowered Client Voices
- Clarity with Compassion
- Unified by Teamwork
- Integrity Through Consistency
- Inclusion in Action
- Leadership Through Empowerment
- Community Connected Care
- Adaptation and Innovation
- Governance in Partnership
37.5 Hours
Duties
We are recruiting for a Full Time Art Therapist. This role is a vital part of our Addictions and Mental Health program, supporting individuals with addictions and mental health issues through a strengths-based approach. You are part of a collaborative team that supports clients by providing individual and group Art Therapy sessions as part of the clients’ individualized support plans. You work across various programs in the department, including outpatient counselling, withdrawal management and residential treatment, and crisis services. You work closely with other clinicians and counsellors to provide clinical therapeutic interventions and collaborate with partners to support client recovery.
What You’ll Do
Respond to client needs by providing individual and/or group art therapy
Collaborate with the Addictions and Mental Health Primary Clinician and the client to incorporate goals specific to Art Therapy within strength-based support plans
Create and facilitate art-based activities to staff to increase knowledge of art therapy
Provide art-based activities at community events to promote Agency and treatment modality
Qualifications
- Have graduated from an Art Therapy Program recognized by the Ontario Association of Art Therapy
- Provide proof of current registration in good standing with a governing body such as the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSW/SSW), etc.
- Have a minimum of two years’ combined student placement and/or paid experience in providing Art Therapy clinically or in a group setting
- Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
- Have access to reliable transportation
- Be able to manage frequent exposure to vicarious trauma
Eligibility
vacant position
Benefits
• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
• Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
• RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
• A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.
How to Apply
Apply by: September 2nd, 2026
Email Applications to: recruit@soarcs.ca
Our Commitment to Job Seekers
SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.
SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision
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