Program Counsellor

**Why Join Us**
- Competitive premium per hourly rates
- Family operated business
- Commitment to excellence
- Extensive learning and educational development opportunities
- Providing the highest level of care for our members
- Benefits

**Full Job Description**

**Imagine Therapeutic Services**

Imagine Therapeutic Services delivers high-quality comprehensive services for community members with special needs. ITS provides individual homes and services including ABA therapy, community activities, life skills programming and one-to-one in-home support. We're not your typical gig; ITS is a family-run business with 150+ passionate employees and our way of helping vulnerable youth and adults is anything but ordinary.

If you want to make a genuine difference in someone's life
- your[re the exact kind of person we're looking for.

**Program Counsellor**

ITS is hiring Program Counsellors to provide daily support for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses in both home and community settings. If you share our commitment to improving members quality of life and meet our values and expectations, we want you on our team.

**Your Qualifications**
- Strong written and oral communication skills and computer skills
- Current First Aid/CPR certification, or willingness to obtain
- **Access to a reliable vehicle and Canadian Driver’s license is a must**:

- Ability to obtain a clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Outstanding focus on member safety and care
- A strong understanding of mental health and appropriate therapeutic
- responses are an extremely valuable assets
- Physical ability to support people, some with limited mobility. Able to carry, push and lift 25 lbs.
- Completion of Human Services Diploma (Developmental Services Worker, Child and Youth Worker, PSW etc.) from a recognized Community College or University
- Schedules: Support shifts and 24 hr. shifts depending on location
- Education-Post Secondary Degree/Diploma

Pay: $21.00-$26.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sturgeon Falls, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Your experience dealing with aggressive behaviours and the types of behaviours you have dealt with.

**Education**:

- Secondary School (required)

**Experience**:

- Mental Health and behaviours: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- CPR/First Aid (required)

Work Location: In person