Youth and Family Counsellor, Mental Health Program Standard, Mental Health Resource Team
3 weeks ago
We are seeking a Youth and Family Counsellor to support patients on the Child Psychiatry Unit with program and group facilitation. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children and youth, and be able to provide supportive counselling, and psychosocial assessment.
This is a full-time, regular position with PHSA and BC Children's Hospital. The successful candidate will be part of an interprofessional team working with children and youth with behavioural, emotional, and psychiatric problems and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess patients' emotional and behavioural presentation, through the application of developmental theory, skills in Child and Youth Care, and trauma informed care.
- Support children and youth in lifespan development activities, through supportive counselling, strategic interventions, psychosocial development, and guidance in activities of daily living.
- Participate and contribute to patient care plan development, treatment strategies and intervention development with the assigned primary nurse and the interprofessional team.
- Participate in program development with consideration to patient needs and plan, initiate, implement and facilitate therapeutic and recreational group programming in a manner that fosters socialization skills, play skills, self-regulation and continued growth and development in children/youth.
- Enhance family/caregivers capacity for relational development by methods of child/parent dyad interventions and psychoeducational groups.
- Assist in community integration and social skills development by acting as a role model to organize and actively participate in activities.
- Drive patients to designated locations as scheduled by operating the Centre's passenger van.
Qualifications:
- Baccalaureate in Child and Youth Care, or a Baccalaureate of Arts with a Major in Psychology or Clinical Counselling, that includes course content relevant to Child and Youth Mental Health.
- Two (2) years' recent related experience working in a child and youth setting.
- Group planning and facilitation for children with Mental Health challenges and/or developmental difficulties.
- Valid Class 4 driver's license.
- Current CPR certification.
Skills & Knowledge:
- Broad knowledge of the normal growth and development of children and youth.
- Basic knowledge of mental health disorders in children and youth.
- Broad knowledge of Trauma Informed Care including Collaborative Problem Solving.
- Broad Knowledge of Attachment and Self Regulation Theory and Strategies.
- Broad knowledge of and demonstrated ability in recognizing and managing transference and counter transference.
- Expert knowledge of and demonstrated ability in engaging and supporting group processes, individuals, and the unit milieu.
- Demonstrated initiative in providing and participating in age appropriate activities.
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve, adjust to new or unexpected events, and to deal effectively with conflict situations.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to organize work.
- Demonstrated ability to apply computer skills and operate related equipment.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments.
About PHSA and BC Children's Hospital:
PHSA and BC Children's Hospital are committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. We value diversity and inclusion and are striving to create a culturally safe and inclusive environment. We are committed to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya'kula Team for support.
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