Job title

Texting Supervisor - Remote

Department

Texting Services

Reports to

Manager, People and Clinical Performance

Hourly Wage

31.91

Overnight Premium:

2.00$ / hour for hours worked between 11:00pm and 7:00am

Job type

Remote – Relief

Shift ID

TEO 1102 PTB 63

Shift Schedule

Relief employees are expected to be available to work at a minimum between 5:00 p.m. on Friday to 7:00 a.m. on Monday and are expected to work at least four (4) shifts in a calendar month and a minimum total of twenty (20) paid hours per month, where work is available.

Location

Remote - Province

Posting period

April 13 2026

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 Canada's only national 24/7, free, confidential, and multilingual e-mental health service for youth and a global leader in innovation for youth and their well-being.

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

The qualifications

• 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

Don’t meet every qualification listed? Studies often report equity-deserving people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every requirement. KHP is dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every qualification, we welcome you to apply anyway. You may have the qualifications / experience for this role or other opportunities at KHP!

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

Kids Help Phone (KHP) is Canada’s only free, national, 24/7, multilingual and confidential e-mental health service for youth to get help and Feel Out Loud. Since 1989, KHP has been the empowering, trusted changemaker giving young people’s feelings, big and small, a non-judgmental place to go through personalized well-being solutions. A made-in-Canada, global leader, KHP continually evolves by blending data, innovation and technology with real human support and clinical knowledge to unlock the hope young people need to thrive in their world. Explore help for all the feelings at 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. 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