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Lgbtq+ Counsellor

5 months ago

Ottawa, Canada JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OTTAWA Full time

**Position Summary**:
**Please note**: Full time hours may be available working as a Counsellor with TCG

**Benefits**:

- 15 days vacation in first year prorated to your start date and FTE.
- 10 days Personal Time Off prorated to your start date and FTE after 3 months of employment.
- Various Jewish Holy days off
- Health and Dental Benefits plan at 22 hours per week
- Hybrid work environment
- Employer RRSP after one year of employment at 22 hours per week
- Use of gym facilities

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provides clinical counselling / psychotherapy to clients during walk-in hours
- Provides culturally-appropriate and language-specific direct service including client assessment, treatment, and referrals
- Provides advocacy and referrals to help clients’ access relevant community services. Where necessary and useful, collaborates with other professionals (i.e. doctors, settlement workers and other health-care professionals).
- Maintains cooperative working relationships with community agencies, schools, courts, child welfare workers, etc., makes referrals and mobilizes community resources where indicated on matters relating to clients’ welfare
- Ensures quality client care that is consistent with best practices, agency standards, and evidence-based approaches (particularly brief, narrative, & solution-focused therapies).
- Maintains necessary documentation and case records.
- Participates in supervision, meetings, workshops (including professional development opportunities)
- Performs related work as assigned

**Qualifications/Experience**:

- M.S.W., M.Ed. (Counselling) or equivalent degree
- Be registered or eligible for registration with CRPO or OCSWSSW, or equivalent Professional Colleges and Associations Maintains or is eligible to maintain professional liability insurance through their association
- Experience in short-term/brief-therapy, single session, strength-based, narrative counselling approaches would be an asset
- Commitment to inclusive, multicultural programming delivered via a racial equity lens; prior experience working in coalitions with diverse communities and an understanding of intersectional oppressions.
- Direct experience working with LGBTQ+ populations, including the spectrum of gender identity, transgender, and non-binary issues.
- Strong leadership, administrative, organization, and written/verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide range of personalities.
- Knowledge of community resources and host-agent language and culture.
- Ability to work flexible hours according to program need.
- Cross-cultural experience an asset

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.