Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager in Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health & Psychiatry Program (CAAMHPP) Specialized Services, this advanced Family Counsellor position serves emerging adults (16-24) and their families who present with complex and co-occurring mental health disorders and associated developmental, cognitive, behavioral and emotional issues. The position provides individual interventions, groups, case management, consultation, support to families and care-providers (including Family Therapy), and community resourcing. The position demands both clinical and systems expertise. As a member of a team and in the context of family-centered care, the Family Counsellor completes assessments, provides timely service, facilitates the integration of services to provide optimal client service, advocates for clients, and assists with securing community resources and navigation. The candidate must be knowledgeable about community resources and have strong assessment and therapy skills and the proven ability to provide evidence-based brief and episodic treatment. This position will work in coordination with a Project Manager, Research team, Emerging Adults and community-based partners to implement prioritized innovative solutions to improve access to and outcomes from services. This position will be responsible for co-designing with Emerging Adults to ensure their voices drive the implementation and evaluation of service innovations. This will include facilitating large engagement sessions, working groups and various consensus building methodologies. The candidate must have experience facilitating large engagement sessions with patients, families and community-based partners. The position is assigned to the Emerging Adult Treatment Clinic but may be assigned to another service within Emerging Adult Initiative according to client and operational needs.

Description:

As a Family Counsellor, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and their families. You will also provide clinical focused consultation with other programs or community resources and acts as a liaison to develop and promote preventative health programs in the community. You will collaborate with other health care providers and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care in the community.

• Classification: Family Counsellor
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Emerging Adult Treatment Service - Child and Adolescent Addictions and Mental Health Psychiatry Program
• Primary Location: Richmond Road Diag Treat Centr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 11-DEC-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 01-JAN-2024
• Temporary End Date: 31-DEC-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $43.38
• Maximum Salary: $57.63
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Master\'s degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with applicable professional association or college. Additional Required Qualifications:

Supervised training and 3-5 years\' experience in Mental Health Assessment and Treatment with the Adolescent and/or Emerging Adult population. Authorized to perform Psychosocial Intervention required. Advanced DBT Treatment Skills required. Trauma informed training and experience required. Current knowledge and experience using of a range of clinical modalities including individual, family & group intervention is required. Advanced knowledge of DSM V required. Knowledge of community resources required. Experience delivering single-session and/or brief therapy modalities is required. Ability to facilitate referrals and connect families to appropriate resources required. Experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD and related behavioural, cognitive and social issues required. Training and experience providing Family Therapy required. Demonstrated clinical skills in assessment, intervention, and system navigation and case management required. Demonstrated commitment to Family and Client Centered Care required. Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills required. Must have a calm, warm and engaging style. Preferred Qualifications:

Trauma training preferred. Level 1&2 in Collaborative Problem Solving preferred. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with community partners preferred. Experience working in patient engagement and program development preferred. Brain Story Certified preferred. Expressive Arts and Creative Arts group experience preferred. Ability to be flexible/manage change. Experience in program planning, evaluation and research preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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