Texting Supervisor, Remote - Relief - Outside QC/ON

Job Title: Texting Supervisor - Relief

Shift ID: TNR-1130-RFE50

Location: Outside Quebec and Ontario

Shift Description

• Be available to work at least twenty (20) hours per month;
• Work a minimum of one (1) four-hour (4h) shift per week;
• Be available to work at a minimum of one (1) shift between 5:00pm Friday and 7:00am Monday;
• Be available at least four (4) hours per month between 11:00pm and 7:00am.

Wage: 31.28

Job Type: Relief - Permanent

Job Posting Close Date: September 5 2025

The opportunity

Are you motivated by the chance to help ensure all young people in Canada can access mental health support and Feel Out Loud? Kids Help Phone (KHP) is Canada’s Unlock The Hope Youth Charity. We’re the first and only 24/7 e-mental health service in the country and a global leader in innovation for youth and their well-being.

Are you motivated by the opportunity to positively impact mental health for young people in Canada? Would you be passionate about helping young people deal with the challenges of growing up in today’s complex, ever-changing, technologically driven world?

Presentation of the organization

Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader, known for their expertise and continuous innovation as Canada’s only 24/7 professional counselling and information service for young people, in both French and English. Since 1989, we have offered kids, teens and young adults a critical lifeline of hope and support through our free, anonymous and confidential services. Young people reach out to Kids Help Phone’s professional counselors and trained volunteers from every corner of the country via phone, Live Chat and texting, and benefit from their database of local youth-serving programs. Kids Help Phone’s website is a widely recognized model of youth-focused design; offering therapeutic tools, games, information, and counseling.

To learn more about Feel Out Loud: the largest youth mental health movement in Canadian history:

Feel Out Loud– a group of extraordinary philanthropic and business leaders who are deeply committed to unlocking hope for all youth across Canada

What I Wouldn't Do (North Star Calling), , a star-studded anthem and video created by over 50 Canadian artists who united across the country to form the musical collective Artists for Feel Out Loud, with the sole purpose of amplifying the conversation around mental health and empowering young people to feel out loud.

Job description and responsibilities:

As a supervisor, the role is to

• Supervise volunteer crisis responders through an online platform;
• Ensure that people who use our service receive timely, high-quality support
• Support the text messaging service by taking conversations, in times of high demand, and in accordance with existing protocols;
• Provide clinical support to assist volunteer crisis responders in crisis situations and make timely decisions to ensure the safety of those contacting us;
• Liaise with emergency and child protection services as required;
• Engage and support the volunteer crisis responder community through group conversations to motivate, thank, guide, etc.;
• Work as a team with other supervisors, maintaining ongoing communication and collaboration;
• Other duties as assigned

Profile:

• Bachelor degree in a field of support and/or health (social work, psychology, criminology, sexology, guidance, and other related fields);
• Master degree in these fields or related field is considered an asset;
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in crisis intervention and employee and/or volunteer supervision;
• Good knowledge of mental health and ability to conduct risk assessments, safety plans, suicide, self-harm, addictions, etc.
• Knowledge of laws and services that affect the lives of Canadian children and youth;
• Good clinical judgment and understanding of confidentiality role and limitations;
• Ability to prioritize, make decisions in a crisis, communicate and work as a team;
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 environment;
• Bilingualism (French and English

If you reside in the province of Quebec, bilingualism is required as the majority of our calls are in English and the nature of the work (crisis intervention) requires a high proficiency in both language to ensure positive outcomes for our clientele.

A key outcome of the Supervisor role is to ensure that youth receive high quality support in a timely way and that all Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for texting services are met or exceeded. Candidates should expect to build community with volunteer responders within an online platform. This work involves a high volume of contacts and priorities that can change very quickly. Texting supervisors regularly supervise 10-15 volunteers and 12-16 conversations with service users simultaneously.

Don’t meet every single qualification and requirement? Studies have shown that women and racialized people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At KHP we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that our organization is recruiting for.

The window for applications ends 11:59pm on the job posting close date listed above.

The application process

To apply for this opportunity, you can tap the “Apply” button on this page and follow the on-screen instructions.

About KHP, Canada’s Unlock The Hope Youth Charity

KHP is Canada’s first and only free, multilingual and confidential e-mental health service that’s always open, offering youth from coast to coast to coast support and a non-judgmental space to Feel Out Loud. Since 1989, KHP has been the empowering, trusted changemaker that helps give young people’s feelings a place to go through unparalleled e-mental health solutions. With innovation in our DNA, KHP integrates data, technology, clinical expertise and more to help deliver a personalized well-being experience for all youth, so they can thrive in their world, no matter where life takes them. For more information and opportunities to help young people let their feelings out, you can visit KidsHelpPhone.ca.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA)

KHP has a role to play in effecting social change and advancing equity. This is why the practice of IDEA is critical to us. KHP has a long history of celebrating and advancing IDEA through our tailored programs, services, policies, initiatives and task forces with contributions and leadership from teams across the organization. We will not waver on these commitments and will continue leading the way in making the workplace, and the world young people live in, more inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible.

We believe it’s critical that our services empower everyone who interacts with us to bring their authentic selves to an environment of mutual respect. An open and diverse community can foster the inclusion and amplification of voices that have been, and continue to be, underrepresented.

As such, we welcome applicants from equity-deserving communities (e.g. [ST1] Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, etc.). We strongly believe that alleviating the underrepresentation of equity-deserving groups will help create a stronger KHP and help us better support the needs of youth from coast to coast to coast.

To learn more about how we are committed to advancing IDEA, you can explore KHP’s IDEA 2023–2027 Strategy and Action Plan.

Accommodations

KHP welcomes applications from people living with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during any phase of the application / hiring process. If you’re contacted about an opportunity, you can reply and let us know if you require accommodations at any time.

Compensation and benefits

Salaries at KHP are determined by candidate experience, qualifications and specific skill sets, as well as market and operational considerations. Potential additional benefits at KHP include:

• Hybrid work model
• Comprehensive Employee Benefits Program
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• CAAT Pension Plan
• Wellness programs
• Recognition awards
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Candidate verification

The successful candidate for this opportunity will be asked to complete a background screen, which may include criminal, credit, employment and educational checks. All offers of employment are conditional on the receipt of satisfactory results of any applicable check.

Privacy

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Message to agencies

KHP doesn’t accept unsolicited phone calls, referrals and / or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. KHP won’t consider unsolicited phone calls, referrals and / or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies. The submission of unsolicited referrals and / or resumes by anyone other than a candidate directly to KHP is deemed gratuitous. KHP won’t be obligated or bound in any way to pay a referral or any other fee if a person referred to us from a source other than a direct candidate is subsequently hired.