Concurrent Counsellor
Concurrent Counsellor
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07-04-2025
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Job Description
Join CASA Mental Health to be part of an impactful team delivering culturallysafe mental health services to children youth and families bridging the missing middle with holistic care. Experience lifework harmony competitive benefits and the fulfillment of making a difference in empowering individuals to thrive.
Job Details
Wage range: $40.20 to $50.95 CAD
Shift structure: Monday to Friday 7.25 hrs/day
Primary location:CASA Fort Road
Union:Inscope
Classification:Addictions Counsellor
FTE:1.00
Status:Permanent
About the Role
Core is the first stop for most families who come to CASA. The program serves children ages three to 17 and provides general mental health treatment for a wide range of concerns. From Core the therapist is able to step families up or down into more appropriate levels of service if needed.
The Concurrent Counsellor will:
Qualifications
Conditions of Employment
Closing Date: April 9 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials 25080
Job Details
Wage range: $40.20 to $50.95 CAD
Shift structure: Monday to Friday 7.25 hrs/day
Primary location:CASA Fort Road
Union:Inscope
Classification:Addictions Counsellor
FTE:1.00
Status:Permanent
About the Role
Core is the first stop for most families who come to CASA. The program serves children ages three to 17 and provides general mental health treatment for a wide range of concerns. From Core the therapist is able to step families up or down into more appropriate levels of service if needed.
The Concurrent Counsellor will:
- Provide services unique to the appropriate professional discipline (psychology social work nursing occupational therapy).
- Provide personfocused holistic recoveryoriented culturallyguided strengthsbased and traumainformed assessments/treatment.
- Contribute to the codevelopment of collaborative care plans and provide a range of services appropriate to the child/youth and their families or caregivers to meet the mental health and substance/process use concerns identified in in partnership with the broader team.
- Support development of reflective capacity by conjointly creating and monitoring recoveryoriented goals and adapting care plans as needed whilst prioritizing the inclusion of diverse needs and strengths in the goals.
- Facilitate psychoeducational support and treatment groups for adolescents and parents.
- Carry out case management functions including convening case conferences and liaising with community services and other professionals involved with the youth and family (especially education social services justice and health) ensuring to advocate for social inclusion and address social determinants.
- Advocate on behalf of the youth and family as appropriate and promote selfdetermination and autonomy development. Meet youth and families at their starting point which may include communitybased meetings and supportive sessions to build change readiness and motivation.
- Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of disciplinespecific issues.
- Participate regularly and constructively in program and clinical team meetings.
- Contribute to the development and use of performance indicators and other activities related to continuous quality improvement.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree (that permits registration under the Health Professions Act) with course work in Substance Use Treatment or Concurrent Disorders and/or work experience or postgraduate training.
- One to two years of Substance Use Counselling experience in community or tertiary setting is preferred.
- Experience working in collaborative care models and/or with multidisciplinary teams is preferred.
- Experience in assessment and treatment.
- Experience in managing diverse and complex caseloads.
- Practical experience in a childrens mental health treatment setting is preferred.
Conditions of Employment
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
- A satisfactory Child Intervention Check.
Closing Date: April 9 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials 25080
Required Experience:
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