Clinical Counsellor (CC)
Clinical Counsellor (CC)
Posted on :
07-05-2025
Employer Active
1 Vacancy
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailValid email field required
Send jobs
Share
Send me jobs like this
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailValid email field required
Send jobs
Job Description
Salary:
External J7 $63491.84
Internal J8 $64787.59
Direct Client Services
- Interact with individuals in the program in person providing emotional support and feedback and encouraging and facilitating their participation in the program.
- Perform psychosocial and/or psychological assessments.
- Develop and implement service plans and/or coordinated care plans.
- Provide service/care coordination system navigation shortterm and longterm planning and followup support.
- Provide preliminary assessment of risk in crisis situations consult and devise an intervention and action plan and provide crisis intervention.
- Provide clinical and/or supportive counseling to clients utilizing a wide range of psychotherapeutic approaches that best meet the clients needs and circumstances (e.g. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Solution Focused therapy Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Motivational Interviewing etc.).
- Provide case management services to both shortterm and longterm clients through the development and implementation of a care plan to address their priority goals and emerging needs.
- Participate in case conferences and clinical meetings in order to ensure the coordination of services and a continuum of care as well as maintaining relationships with partner organizations
- Provide advocacy support and advocate with clients and/or their family or caregivers.
- Link clients to various community resources and facilitate appropriate referrals to other support services as required.
- Support clients with navigating health systems (hospitals community health centers primary care)
- Accompany clients as required to appointments that may require therapeutic support such as medical appointments court hearings community engagements etc
- Facilitate or lead therapeutic and/or psychosocial support groups as required including DBT Skills group.
- Provide clinical support to individual group participants as appropriate/required.
General Program:
- Provide service that is responsive and culturally and linguistically sensitive to the individual and caregivers needs.
- Uphold and consistently incorporate into practice harm reduction traumainformed antiracism and antioppressive principles.
- Engage in ongoing outreach to ensure access to the program.
- Keep current about the range of services available in other agencies.
- Stay abreast of current clinical intervention approaches and best/promising practices.
- Provide mentorship training and/or supervision to student placements and volunteers.
- Maintain a client caseload as assigned by program manager.
- Provide services through home and office visits emails phone calls etc.
- Work flexible hours based on the needs of the clients.
- Participate in team and unit meetings regularly and promote the healthy functioning of the team and unit.
- Participate in ongoing training and education.
- Participate in supervision sessions and annual performance appraisals with program manager.
- Collect and report statistical data required for the accountability of the program.
- Complete file documentation and data entry in a timely manner to ensure client information and program activities are accurately captured in accordance with funder and agency requirements and professional practice standards.
- Represent the program/unit on internal staff committees as directed by program manager or unit director.
- Be prepared to work in environments where they might be pest control and hoarding issues
- Be prepared to work in environments where they might be secondhand smoke pest control and hoarding issues death and dying substance use behavioral and cognitive outbursts.
- Be prepared to provide emergency psychosocial and therapeutic support to other WoodGreens Supportive Housing Department programs based on operational need as and when directed by the Manager.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Masters of Social Work (M.S.W.) or post graduate degree in a relevant field. Registered Social Worker (R.S.W.) in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and/or Member in good standing with a Professional College in Ontario. Or be a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Minimum of 3 years related experience in addressing homelessness mental health addictions and/or social work. Demonstrated experience offering therapeutic and psychosocial counselling (both short term and long term) and supporting individuals with significant mental health and substance use issues from a harm reduction trauma informed and mental health recovery approach is required.
- Demonstrated ability in supporting individuals who have complex mental health and/or addiction issues history of trauma violence/abuse chronic physical health issues etc.
- Proven working knowledge of theories of addiction evidencebased treatment models and best practice approaches.
- Knowledge of experience with and demonstrated ability in providing therapeutic interventions such as Narrative Therapy SolutionFocused Therapy CognitiveBehavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Motivational Interviewing TraumaInformed approaches etc.
- Knowledge and experience providing individual and groupbased counseling and support is required.
- Knowledge of and experience with facilitating DBTfocused therapeutic groups is required.
- Demonstrated experience in group facilitation and family/couples counseling.
- Knowledge of and experience with shortterm psychotherapy
- Demonstrated ability in case management; system & community resource navigation; service planning implementation and coordination.
- Demonstrated ability in working effectively in a multidisciplinary team or as a team member in collaboration with other professionals.
- Strong assessment clinical and crisis intervention skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and documentation skills.
- Effective interpersonal time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to be selfdirected independent flexible and exercise good judgment.
- Ability to work from a clientcentered approach.
- Proven ability to minimize barriers through service delivery for low income individuals with array of mental & physical health related challenges
- Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of mental health addictions & health sectors; in addition to TO community resources.
- Demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting marginalized communities policies legislation programs and other issues related to scope of practice and social determinant of health.
- Applied computer skills (MS word excel Internet) and ability to use client information systems.
- Ability to demonstrate an antioppression approach to practice is required.
- Ability to communicate in a second language is a strong asset.
- Capable of fulfilling the physical and psychological demands of the job as per the attached Position Demands Analysis.
- Travel in the community is required
- Able to lift 40 lbs
WoodGreen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrierfree selection process and work environment. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity please advise our People & Culture representatives at of the accommodation measures required. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
Key Skills
Report This Job
Disclaimer: Drjobpro.com is only a platform that connects job seekers and employers. Applicants are advised to conduct their own independent research into the credentials of the prospective employer.We always make certain that our clients do not endorse any request for money payments, thus we advise against sharing any personal or bank-related information with any third party. If you suspect fraud or malpractice, please contact us via contact us page.
