Concurrent Disorders Clinician
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
Full-time Monday to Friday, 40 hours/week (8:00am-4:00pm)
Duties
Are you passionate about supporting individuals with concurrent substance use and mental health needs on their recovery journey? As a Concurrent Disorders Clinician (CDC) within our Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services (WMTS) portfolio, you will play a key therapeutic role in our gender-specific 5-week treatment programs.
Working as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team, you will primarily lead group therapeutic programming while also providing individual counselling, supporting individualized service planning, and facilitating smooth transitions back to the community. This bed-based environment offers a unique opportunity to build strong therapeutic relationships and support meaningful client outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver group therapeutic programming to support client skill development and recovery
- Provide individual counselling using evidence-informed approaches
- Utilize modalities such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Motivational Interviewing (MI), and other best practices
- Teach skills including emotion regulation, anger management, problem-solving, and coping strategies
- Develop and support strengths-based individualized service plans using standardized assessment tools
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure coordinated care and smooth client transitions
- Support clients to be successful within a congregate living treatment environment
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation in the client data system
- Contribute to maintaining a safe, respectful, and therapeutic program environment
Qualifications
- College diploma in Human or Social Services required; university degree in a related Social Sciences field preferred
- Current registration and good standing with a professional governing body (e.g., CRPO, OCSWSSW) required
- Minimum 2 years combined education/experience in substance use, concurrent disorders, and/or mental health clinical settings
- Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-informed therapeutic modalities (CBT, DBT, MI, etc.)
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and collaboration skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with electronic client databases
- Access to reliable transportation
- Ability to manage exposure to vicarious trauma and maintain appropriate self-care
Eligibility
Authorized to work in Canada.
Start date: ASAP/Vacant Position
Benefits
- Salary: Starts at $54,074 progressing to $59,339 annually
- Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance
- Time Off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, 15 wellness hours (pro-rated in first year)
- Extras:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff
- Professional development opportunities
- A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being
How to Apply
Apply by: April 27th 2026 | Reference: WMTS CDC
Email Applications to: sonia.krizikova@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.
The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The Agency encourages applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.
Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.