Addictions Counsellor

3 months ago

Ottawa, Canada The Salvation Army Ottawa Booth Centre Full time

**Position Purpose summary**:
Assist the client in his recovery process by providing him with information, support, and insight through individual treatment planning and monitoring the clients progress towards mutually determined goals**.**

**Accountabilities**

**Program Evaluation**
- Participates in the development and implementation of program content and policies
- Participates in the program evaluation

**Group Work**

**Facilitates group sessions as scheduled in the following program components**:

- One to One Counselling Sessions
- Life-skills Classes
- Cognitive Behavioral Classes
- Anger Management Classes
- Mood Monitoring Classes
- Emotional Health Classes
- Relationship Skills Classes
- Relapse Prevention Classes
- Trauma based counselling

**Individual Counselling**
- Completes screening and assessments of potential clients, determining suitability to the Anchorage program or, when necessary, referral to other more appropriate programs
- Incorporate information obtained through the assessment process and comprehensive treatment/recovery plan to inform the counselling approach
- Establish a helping relationship with the client, characterized by warmth, respect, genuineness, concreteness and empathy
- Assumes an assigned caseload, as primary addictions care giver, using a case management system
- Records in log and case notes in an accurate and clear manner, shares at case management sessions any observations and information regarding each client’s progress
- Support clients in the further development of treatment /recovery plans

**Community Relations**
- Provides liaison with outside service agencies such as Correctional Dept., Detox, Lawyers, etc.
- Provides program information to inquiring agencies, professionals, and applicants

**Program Support**
- Update’s data base with client information for statistical purposes
- Administers toxicology tests to clients
- Administers to a variety of client requests and maintains records on such requests (e.g.) clothing vouchers
- Organizes / participates in certain program functions such as outings, graduations, fundraisers, etc.
- Ensures documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date

**Working Conditions**:

- May deal with angry and abusive clients
- May encounter verbal abuse
- May be required to deal with client overdose and other medical situations

**Education, Qualifications and Certifications**:

- 3-year Degree/Diploma in relevant field from an accredited post-secondary institution in Social Services with Addictions Concentration
- Either currently hold or is actively pursuing and within 1 year of obtaining CCAC certification under the CACCF

**Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements**
- Experience working with a marginalized population as an addiction counsellor
- Proven working knowledge of all modalities of recovery
- Proven skill in the use of motivational interviewing and other cognitive behavioral therapies
- Experience in group facilitating
- Ability to recognize and work within professional and personal limitations and boundaries

**Skills and Capabilities**:

- Proven ability to work successfully in a team environment
- Good organizational skills
- Experience administering Narcan and/or Narcan training a strong asset
- Bilingualism is an asset
- Clear Police Reference Check for Vulnerable Sector Screening is required

**Hours**: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30 pm.

**The Salvation Army offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process. If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $24.52 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- social services with addictions concentration: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- hold or actively perusing a CCAC certification (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-10-01

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