About Us
Positive Space Consulting is a virtual group therapy practice based out of Central Ontario. We are a team who are passionate about creating positive change in both the individual and the broader global consciousness. We are committed to providing client-centered support for folks of all ages and identities, however we primarily support Queer folks and other people diserving equity. We infuse social justice into the therapy space and support clients in liberating themselves from patriarchal, white supremist and ableist ways of thinking and being. We are proud of our lived experience and stand in solidarity with our clients.
Our work culture is very sacred to us at PSC. We are committed to maintaining a trauma-informed, safe, work space for all of our therapists and staff. Many of us are recovering from burnout, toxic, ableist, racist and homophobic/transphobic work cultures and maintaining an environment that's conducive to healing from this is very important. If this resonates with you, please apply!
Engaging in safe, grounded, ethical, open, trustworthy and thoughtful therapy is at the forefront of every interaction. We welcome you as you are, however you identify, and in various relationship structures. We are sex, poly, pleasure and kink positive. We always use a trauma informed and anti-oppressive approach in practice. We hate capitalism and are committed to ethical financial practices both with our fee split for therapists and our fee structures for clients.
Job Description:
Registered Social Worker or Psychotherapist
Positive Space Consulting is hiring a virtual therapist to join our team! We are looking for someone who is able to offer flexibility and patience in growing their roster with our group practice. We are hoping to start someone in a part-time capacity and steadily increase this to full-time (seeing a minimum of 20 clients per week). We are a small, but growing grass-roots practice that is looking for the right fit to meet our increased demand for therapists with lived experience as a queer human.
Your Qualifications
We are looking for...
- You have a private/confidential office space that has reliable, high speed internet.
- Lived Experience as a Queer Human and/or part of another under-resourced community is essential. It’s important to us to represent the folks we serve!
- Masters-level degree in Social Work or Psychotherapy MSW RSW RP or RP(Q) preferred.
- Registered and in good standing with the provincial regulatory body in the province or provinces in which you provide services and the ability to practice independently with this designation (ie: Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario)
- Have up-to-date professional liability insurance or commit to having such insurance prior to your start date.
- Infrastructure set up to work full time as an independent contractor or willingness to set this up. This includes the understanding that PSC does not pay into EI or any other taxes on your behalf.
- A strong motivation to engage potential clients along with our marketing team.
- Availability and willingness to build up to seeing at least of 20 clients a week. We recognize that it takes time to fill your roster, and we will support you with your professional goals!
- A desire to grow with an evolving and growing practice and team.
- Willing to commit to one hour of clinical supervision and one 90 minute staff meeting a month.
- Experience within a clinical therapy setting is required.
- A committment to using anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
- Shared values with Positive Space Consulting. Does our “about us” paragraph make you feel excited? If your answer is yes, then you should apply!
- One or more of these descriptors apply to you:
- Comfortability offering support to folks who are part of the kink and poly community.
- Experience and willingness to work with couples who engage in ENM or have diverse relationship structures or experiences.
- Desire and experience in working with queer/trans/gender non-conforming children and youth.
- Lived experience and professional experience with disability and chronic pain.
- Additional clinical training in specific therapeutic modalities is an asset.
- Comfort and experience using virtual and telephonic modalities for therapy.
- Flexibility and strong independent problem solving skills and a good sense of humour are highly valued.
- You have strong clinical documentation skills and the ability to be succinct and complete clinical notes within 24 hours of sessions.