Part Time Therapist II

PART TIME THERAPIST II (up to 12-month contract)

Employer : Family and Children’s Services Niagara            Posting Date : February 4, 2026

Location : St. Catharines, Welland, Niagara Falls                Closing Date : March 4, 2026 at 4 : 30 p.m.

Type : Part-time, contract, up to 20 hours per week           Posting Location : External – N09 / 26

WHO WE ARE :

Family and Children’s Services has been making a positive difference in the lives of children, youth, and families in Niagara for more than a century. As a multiservice agency providing child welfare services, fostering and adoption, counselling, and childcare, the team at FACS Niagara works to keep children safe and families strong.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the supervision of the FCC Manager of Administration and Programs, the FCC Therapist II provides skilled and specialized counselling in individual, conjoint, family and group therapy to a range of clients throughout a variety of Family Counselling Centre Programs

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide individual, couple, family and group counselling using a variety of modalities to a wide range of clients, with varying presenting issues, in a variety of Family Counselling Centre programs.
• Be responsible to manage an ongoing caseload.
• Formulate a plan for each assigned client and utilize the most effective treatment or service throughout the treatment process.
• Work collaboratively with other Family Counselling Centre team members, including Family Counselling Centre intake services, to ensure agency cases are appropriately managed.
• Provide individual counselling, therapy and group facilitation within the Family Counselling Centre on weekday, evening, and weekend hours.
• Provide information to other collateral contacts, as necessary and in accordance with established procedures.
• Keep the Manager informed of general case management information as well as exceptional situations, events or trends which may have implications for the agency.
• Maintain therapeutic competence and promote professional development through reference to professional literature and by participation in professional development programs in the department, the society, and the community.
• Provide video taped or live assessment interviews as required.
• Provide liaison with community or service organizations as delegated.
• Be responsible for EAP and community marketing as required.
• Be responsible for presentations to community groups and / or EAP as delegated and appropriate.
• Be responsible to assist with program development.
• Identify their individual professional developmental needs to the Manager, in order that their performance can be maximized.
• Work in compliance with OH&SA, utilizing protective equipment as necessary, and attends mandatory training as required.
• Report any hazard, missing or defective parts or equipment which may endanger self or another worker or any contravention of the OH&S Act to the manager.
• Performs other duties as required

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION :

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

EFFORTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS :

Please submit your cover letter and resume to melissa.haist@facsniagara.on.ca by March 4, 2026, at 4 : 30 p.m.

We thank all applicants however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

This job advertisement is to fill a temporary vacancy in the Family Counselling Centre (FCC).

Please note, you will be required to receive an updated Vulnerable Sector Check every 3 years to continue employment at Family and Children’s Services Niagara.

Family and Children’s Services Niagara is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive barrier free recruitment and selection processes and work environments.  We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.  Please advise the Human Resources Department to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated through this process .

About Family and Children's Services Niagara :

A lot has changed in our community and our world since the founding of Family and Children’s Services Niagara in 1898, but our organization’s commitment to safe kids and strong families holds true. We are a multiservice agency that exists to help our community thrive.

Through an extensive portfolio of programming, including child welfare services, fostering and adoption, counselling, and childcare, FACS Niagara protects our community’s children, strengthens its families, and helps youth and adults achieve their full potential.

FACS Niagara is an excellent option for community-minded individuals to build rewarding careers. In 2025, the agency was recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers.