Child & Youth Care Counsellor

3 weeks ago


Yellowknife, Canada Government of the Northwest Territories Full time

**Department Information**:
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

**Job Information**:
Located in Yellowknife, NWT, the Child and Youth Care Counsellor (CYCC) reports to the Regional Clinical Supervisor, Mental Health and Addiction Services (Yellowknife).

The CYCC provides a wide range of services with an emphasis on developing therapeutic relationships with children, youth and their families. During the school year, the CYCC will be based primarily in the school, but, in order to align with the needs of children and youth, other locations may include the Community Counselling Program office, client family home or other appropriate community locations.

The CYCC provides direct client care including individual and environmental assessment (with an emphasis on strengths and assets rather than pathology), intervention planning, individual, family and group counselling and referrals to other important service providers and agencies within the community. The CYCC collaborates with other community services including school principals, teachers, regional inclusive schooling coordinators, social workers, nurses, physicians, Community Health Representatives, RCMP, probation, Victim Services, and local Indigenous and Non-Government Organizations to provide a comprehensive, person and family centered approach to care.

For further detail, please view the full job description.

**Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by**:

- A Master's degree in Child and Youth Care, Counselling, Clinical Social Work or Education with a focus on therapeutic counselling.

**GNWT Inquiries**:
Inquiries Only:
Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel
(867) 767-9154 Extension 14106

Fax (867) 873-0445



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