[25-053] Family Therapist
[25-053] Family Therapist
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Position: Family Therapist
Location: 882 Maple Street White Rock BC
Hours: 35 hours/week (full-time permanent)
Salary: $42.23/hour
Start Date: June 16 2025
We are looking for a Family Therapist to join our Sources Child and Family Services team! This individual must be compassionate grounded and deeply dedicated to the welfare of children and families. They must have a Masters Degree in Social Work Counselling or a related field.
About Sources:
SOURCES is a community-based non-profit organization providing support and hope to communities in the Lower Mainland on Vancouver Island and across Northern BC. Sources strives to create vibrant and resilient communities through support to adults children youth and families facing challenges in life such as mental health disability poverty substance use and conflict. We support our communities through leadership education and volunteerism.
Sources is committed to learning about celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth and reconciliation. People of all races cultures ethnicities 2SLGBTQIA and abilities are welcomed to work with us. We value diversity respect and collaboration as we promote our mission: social wellness for our community.
Description of Position:
Reporting to: Manager of Child and Family Services
The Family Therapist will provide therapy to families referred by the Ministry for Child and Family Development and Child and Youth Mental Health. Will assess formulate and carry out case plans for effective intervention with families dealing with a child or youth with mental health issues or with families referred by the child protection system. Intervention will range from brief to longer term. Will effectively communicate and case manage with MCFD and CYMH staff. This position is a strong team player and can effectively liaise with referring social workers and clinicians.
General Responsibilities:
- Provides clinical services to children youth and families.
- Provides case management and facilitates referrals to appropriate services and resources in accordance with clients individual service plan.
- Maintains up-to-date and accurate caseload records according to established case management procedures.
- Develops and delivers substance use education prevention and health promotion strategies and activities in local school and community settings.
- Connects with MCFD social workers and CYMH clinicians involved with the client.
Program Specific Responsibilities:
- Provide services in alignment with principles of Trauma and Resilience Informed Practice Cultural Safety and Humility Diversity and Inclusion.
- Be able to serve individuals who identify as LGBTQIA2S.
- Provide family couples and individual therapy to clients referred by MCFD.
- Support parents to address child protection concerns and improve family functioning.
- Provide therapy to youth and children referred by MCFD Child and Youth Mental Health. Expressive therapy such as play therapy or art therapy will be an asset in this role.
- Refer clients to other resources to meet identified needs.
- Capacity to work with ADD neurodiversity family dynamics and utilize motivational approaches is essential.
- Participate in team meetings and Sources Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) processes.
- Utilize Feedback Informed Treatment and Motivational approaches to effectively engage and meet the needs of clients.
Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in social work counselling or counselling related disciplines with extensive experience working with families.
- Experience working with marginalized/mandated families.
- Able to provide therapeutic services based on family systems theory and designed to strengthen families.
- Play therapy experience is a considerable asset.
- Ability to work within an attachment theory model is an asset.
- Able to provide intake and assessment.
- Able to offer a variety of interventions in order to alleviate symptoms and increase adaptive functioning.
- Demonstrated ability to use computer programs such as Microsoft Office products.
- Clear criminal record check.
Benefits:
- 100% employer paid coverage for extended health and dental
- Long term disability life insurance critical illness insurance accidental death & dismemberment coverage
- Employee & Family Assistance plan
- Pension plan
- Generous paid time off starting at 3 week
Closing date: June 6 2025
Internal candidates will be contacted by: June 9 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
