Addiction Counsellor

5 months ago

Ottawa West, Canada Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre Full time

**Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of young people working on substance use and mental health issues?**

We are looking for part-time Counsellors at our new 30-bed campus located in Ottawa-West. As a live-in treatment centre, hours of work are flexible; days, evenings, weekdays and weekends.

The **Addiction Counsellor** is an important component of the organizations' resources supporting the activities delivered to youth within the therapeutic milieu environment. The Addiction Counsellor is expected to be a role model responsible for guiding clients towards successful outcomes identified in the treatment plan.

The Addiction Counsellor is the organization’s time-predominant resource for clients while in care, offering them a variety of manualized psycho-education programs, and contributes to the development of client self-efficacy and recovery skills mechanisms through coaching and role modeling.

**Core Responsibilities**:

- Develops a strong therapeutic relationship with the adolescent and makes use of the relationship to help the client acknowledge the existence of addiction-related problems in order to develop the motivation for change, adjusting and adapting the changing tasks that adolescents face at different stages of the treatment plan.
- Plans and facilitates developmentally appropriate pro-social activities delivered both in the community and on-site.
- Works independently as a member of the team which is oriented towards focusing resources to achieve treatment goals.
- Delivers, in group settings, a variety of educational and psycho-educational sessions as determined by the Addiction Therapist or by manualized programs.
- Fosters support and reinforces the clinical goals of the A-CRA program by assisting the adolescent in understanding the relapse process and developing, implementing relapse prevention strategies, and facilitating and/or encouraging various pro-social behaviors.

**Required Education, Skills and Qualifications**
- **Completed **Post-secondary **degree or diploma** in the field of Child & Youth Care or Social Services
- A **minimum of one year** of experience in a treatment setting; experience working with youth is desirable.
- **Our facility is not serviced by public transportation, therefore, a** **valid Class ‘G’ driver’s license and use of a vehicle is required.**:

- Ability to obtain a clear Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector.

**Competencies**
- Counselling
- Crisis intervention
- Group facilitation
- Client service orientation
- Ethical conduct and professionalism
- Leadership
- Teamwork and cooperation

**Company Profile**

The Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre (DSYTC) is a non-profit, community-based agency that is dedicated to helping youth (13-21) and families across Ontario overcome substance use and mental health issues to achieve a healthier lifestyle. DSYTC has been delivering evidence-based live-in and after-care programming for over 14 years.

We offer a competitive remuneration package, opportunities for personal growth and professional training in a supportive environment.

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

Work remotely
- No

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

**Salary**: $21.39-$23.90 per hour

Expected hours: 8 - 24 per week

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Are you available to work part-time, evenings and weekends, with minimum of 8 hours per week?

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

**Experience**:

- social work: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

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