Child & Youth Counsellor - Tandem

6 months ago

London, Canada Vanier Children's Mental Wellness Full time

**About us**

Vanier Children's Services is a medium business in London, ON N5Z 1E6. We are professional and agile.

Our work environment includes:

- Growth opportunities

Position Available

2 FTE Child & Youth Counsellor - Tandem Counsellor

**Posting VCS #118**

$48,869 - $55,857/annually

**Position Summary**:
Responsible for providing intake assessment, crisis intervention and brief solution focused counselling and support services for children and families with serious behavioural, emotional, and social problems. This is a collaborative project of four agencies: Humana Community Services (Humana), Craigwood Child, Youth and Family Services (Craigwood), Vanier Children’s Mental Wellness (Vanier), and Merrymount - Family Support and Crisis Centre (Merrymount)

**Education/Training/Experience**:
1. College diploma or university degree in child and youth work; social service work or equivalent specialization.

2. Preference given to applicants with 5 or more years’ experience delivering crisis support / work in a crisis setting bilingual in.

4. Valid driver’s license, with adequate liability and own vehicle.

**Abilities**

1. Demonstrated ability to provide excellent written communication skills and efficient computer skills.

2. Demonstrated ability to provide crisis work including clinical, case management, group work and family counselling.

3. Demonstrated knowledge of the children’ service delivery system.

4. Demonstrated ability to facilitate community or internal workshop/training experience.

5. Demonstrated ability working within a multidisciplinary team environment and in effective collaboration with community professionals.

6. Brief solution focus counseling skills for children with complex emotional, behavioural, social issues and their families.

7. Demonstrates knowledge of vicarious trauma with the development of a solid self-care plan.

8. Flexibility to work rotating shifts (Days & Afternoon)

**Core Competencies**
- Controlled Demeanor
- Problem Analysis
- Listening
- Balanced Empathy
- Initiative
- Oral Communication

**Desirable Qualifications**:
1. Bilingual in French - written and verbal

2. TAPP-C Assessment Trained

3. ASIST certification

4. EMHware Fluent

5. Fluent in a language other than English and French, including ASL

6. InterRAI ‘Screener Plus’ trained

Lesley Marriott
- Vanier is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages women, Indigenous persons, persons with a disability and members of visible minority groups to apply._
- Vanier is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner._
- While we appreciate your interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose._

**Salary**: From $48,869.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- London, ON N5Z 1E6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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