Night Awake Residential Counsellor

Betamarsh is hiring Night-Awake Residential Counsellors (Full-Time)

**Position**: We are seeking permanent employees who are responsible for providing adequate support and safety during the night. All employees will be provided with paid training in Trauma-Informed Care and Crisis Intervention.

**Hourly Starting Rate**: $17.00/hour to $19.00/hour depending on education and experience. Plus $3.00 per hour temporary wage enhancement (as per MCCSS COVID-19 support).

Benefits upon completion of 6-month probation period.

**Who we are**:
Betamarsh Incorporated is a therapeutic agency that provides residential and foster care for children, adolescents, and young adults in a variety of programs, with individualized and group therapy as essential components of treatment. Betamarsh provides residents with long-term and short-term placements, in a safe and nurturing milieu. Betamarsh’s continuity of care provides residents with support throughout all stages of their lives; from stabilization, to treatment, to semi-independence and full independence. The goal of these specialized programs is to provide the opportunity for the client to develop skills which will enable them to reach their own unique potential.

**Job Summary**:
**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary degree or diploma in Psychology, Sociology, Social Worker, Child and Youth Worker or another related field
- Six months experience in a related field - preferred
- Able to provide physical assistance where applicable and behavioural support as required
- Able to implement positive behavioral approaches, work as an integral part of the team and demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate creative problem-solving and decision-making, initiative, resilience, and collaboration
- Valid Driver’s License and clean Driver’s Abstract
- Knowledge of Betamarsh administration procedures is considered an asset.
- Criminal Reference Check with Vulnerable Sector

**Start Date**: Immediately

**Hours**:84 hours per two-week pay period

Continental Rotation

9pm-9am

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

**Salary**: $19.00-$20.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Work Location: In person