Trauma Counsellor

1 week ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Family Services of Greater Vancouver Full time



JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Trauma Counsellor (STV Program)

Download PDF Job Posting here

Trauma Counsellor (STV Program) Competition #44-24

DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US
About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we've been helping people in crisis since 1928.

As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives.

Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centred care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens.

We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.


We are looking for an experienced and dedicated, Trauma Counsellor to join our STV counselling program and Trauma Services team.

Trauma Counsellors, in our STV Program, provide trauma-informed counselling for folks from all marginalized genders who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

Counselling services include intake, assessment, treatment, referrals, and consultation, and collaboration with other service providers. Our Trauma Counsellors support clients in their healing journeys from a feminist, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional lens.

About Our Opportunity:

Our Valued Benefits:

  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Starting at three weeks' vacation for fulltime staff
  • Three paid household leave days a year (prorated for parttime positions)
  • Two paid Wellness Days a year
  • Paid BC sick days (prorated for parttime position)
  • Two and a half paid Agency days for fulltime staff (prorated for parttime positions)
  • Five paid days for education leave/year (prorated for parttime positions)
  • One paid Moving Day/year
  • A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

Health and Wellness Resources:

  • Generous health/dental benefits after three months.
  • Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
  • Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Long Term Disability Plan
  • Manulife Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Pension:
Municipal Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees

Work Hours: 20 hours per week (regular part-time)

Salary:
Grade 13 Step 1 $37.51/ hour

Location:
Vancouver office (1638 E Broadway) with the possibility of working
Hybrid

Posting End Date:
Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:

Education, Training, Experience

  • Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology or equivalent degree (MA, M.Ed., MSW) & registered with a professional body (BCACC, BC College of Social Workers)
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant counselling experience working with adults who have experienced trauma
  • Training in traumainformed counselling, somatic approaches, partswork and expressivearts based interventions
  • Registered with a professional counselling body (ie. BCACC, or BC College of Social Workers)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Solid understanding of the best practices in trauma treatment including somatic approaches, expressive artsbased approaches, the neurobiological impacts of trauma, attachment work, internal family systems/partswork
- excellent clinical counselling skills (both individual and group counselling)

  • Knowledge, skills and experience in working with a diverse client population, who have been impacted by poverty, abuse, neglect, addiction, mental health issues
  • Committed to traumainformed, feminist, antioppressive practice and skills to adapt practice to best meet needs of clients

Additional Requirements

  • Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check
  • Proof of Covid19 vaccination status will be required

How to apply:

Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations.

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