Job Overview Reporting to the Team Leader, the Child & Family Counsellor provides services to children, youth, and their parents/caregivers. These services include assessing client problems, developing and implementing counselling plans, planning and conducting individual and/or group counselling sessions using a variety of therapeutic counselling techniques, providing skill building in problem areas and providing case management services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Gathers information relevant to clients? problems by interviewing, observing behaviour, meeting with caregivers and service providers and using a variety of inventories, checklists, and questionnaires. Conducts structured analyses of the information gathered to provide an assessment of clients? problems.
• Develops and implements counselling plans and interventions using a variety of therapeutic counselling techniques drawn from theoretical frameworks such as family systems, solution-focused, narrative, psycho-dynamic group work, and advanced group counselling techniques to resolve the assessed problems.
• Monitors clients? progress and provides follow-up planning.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling plans, report clients? progress and discuss case management and related concerns with therapists, social workers, peers, or other professionals.
• Provides case management services and consultation to other service providers. Provides information on and refers clients to other community service providers, resources or professionals as required.
• Provides skill building in the areas of parenting skills, anger management or self-management skills.
• Maintains related records and statistics and provides reports to the supervisor as required.
• Liaises with and/or promotes the interests of clients with other community service providers, professionals or school personnel as required.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

• Well-developed interpersonal, counselling, oral and written communication skills
• Good organization, time, and general management skills
• Knowledge of group process and facilitation skills
• Knowledge of theory, principles, and practices in the field
• Cultural sensitivity and understanding of the client

Qualifications

• Bachelor?s degree in a related human/social service field
• Two (2) years of recent related experience

Additional Information

• This position requires you to work in a stressful environment, on an outreach basis, outside the organization?s facilities. The worker often deals with clients in crisis situations.
• Managing emergency situations is an ongoing expectation of this position.
• The worker may be required to work outside normal office hours, depending upon the availability of the client.
• A vehicle and valid driver's license are required for the performance of duties.
• A criminal record check is required.
• Union membership is a requirement of this position.
• All JJEP/Paraprofessional positions are subject to wage grid levels. Positions begin at Step 1 and are increased to Steps 2 through 4 based on the number of hours worked.
• This position is open to applicants of all genders.

Application

Please apply with a cover letter, resume and 3 references.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $40.03-$50.59 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Work Location: In person