Career, Internship & Volunteer Opportunities - Shalem Mental Health Network

Current Employment Opportunities

Shalem is currently accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. We are seeking an Executive Director who will be key in building a team both within the agency and with client agencies.

With a track record of implementing vision and mission, the ED will work closely with the board to guide the organization. You will bring a fresh perspective to developing partnerships with mental health agencies, churches, workplaces, and schools. Most importantly, you will have a passion for equipping and supporting communities to better embrace the needs of people who struggle with emotional distress or mental illness.

You may read the full Opportunity Profile here.

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Seniors WrapAround Facilitator
WrapAround has current positions for Volunteer WrapAround Facilitators to work with Seniors. The purpose of this role is to meet and engage with an assigned senior in the community and team members to support the WrapAround process. For more information and to view the complete volunteer description, view this link.

Contact Mary Charles for more information.
RE-create Studio Volunteer
We’re currently looking for volunteers to help out during studio time at REcreate Outreach Art Studio. Studio times happen 3 times a week and are times when at-risk, street-involved and homeless youth can come to the studio and make art. As a studio volunteer, you’d be responsible for assisting the studio coordinator to make sure all the youth have the supplies that they need, giving youth positive feedback on their work, encouraging youth and spending time, listening to them and being someone who cares about them and their lives.

A criminal reference check (vulnerable persons), through your local police station, will be required to volunteer in the studio.

Currently open studio is offered on:
Monday from 12:30-3:00pm
Tuesday from 7:00-9:00pm
Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm

You would not need to be available for all those times in order to be a volunteer, but we’d like to have you there at least once a week. We find that it takes the youth a long time to build rapport with volunteers who are present less than once a week.

To apply, please contact Megarrah Buxton, Studio Coordinator at REcreate.

Clinical Internships at Shalem

Shalem is pleased to offer internship opportunities to students seeking placement during their training in Master’s Level programs related to psychotherapy or social work.

Placement dates

Shalem offers placements spanning September to April annually. Our placements for September 2020 – April 2021 have already been selected. Please follow the instructions below if you are interested in a placement for September 2021.

Process

If you are interested in joining us for your placement, please complete the form below and submit your CV to our Clinical Director, indicating your interest in this program, and highlighting your program needs. We will contact you if we are able to offer you an interview for the role.

Hours

Shalem is generally able to offer 4-10 hours/week of direct client contact. All hours are negotiated during the interview process.

Supervision

Interns are matched with a supervisor, who will offer weekly individual supervision. Other details of the supervision relationship will be negotiated during the interview and first meetings. Your supervisor will also work with you to meet your program’s evaluation requirements. Please plan to bring all of your school’s placement material with you to your first supervision meeting.

In addition to individual supervision, Shalem offers monthly group supervision with the wider team of therapists.

Setting

Shalem offers psychotherapy to the community both onsite at its head office in Hamilton, as well as at some offsite offices at nearby schools. It is possible that internship client contact includes a variety of settings.

If the above details and dates meet your program needs and requirements, please complete the form below: