Clinical Counsellor

6 days ago

Toronto, Canada Friends of Ruby Full time

**Friends of Ruby**

Friends of Ruby is dedicated to the journey and well-being of LGBTQI2S youth through a unique combination of integrated and tailored services in mental health, social support, and housing. We are committed to creating welcoming and safer spaces uniquely designed to help build community, emotional well-being, and confidence.

We distinguish ourselves by delivering an integrated transitional housing model to support youth towards independent living, impactful counselling modalities and therapeutic groups, social activities and practical supports that address multiple aspects of a youth’s life (e.g., health, education, employment).

Our services and programs are informed by LGBTQI2S youth, grounded in evidence and research, and led and facilitated by LGBTQI2S individuals. Our staff reflects the diversity of the youth we serve and are skilled in supporting youth towards independence and well-being. Ultimately, we want to help create a Canada where all LGBTQI2S youth are validated, included, and empowered to lead healthier lives.

**Position Summary**

We are looking for a talented clinician who identifies as member of the LGBTQI2S community to provide mental health and counselling support to LBTQI2S youth, including those with intersectional identities of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC). We encourage members of the BIPOC community to apply.

Reporting to the Clinical Program Manager, the Clinical Counselor will provide single session and short-term counselling to youth using evidence-based practices aligned with needs identified at the time of intake and assessment to Friends of Ruby’s Drop-in participants and Friends of Ruby’s Home residents. These sessions will be held over the phone, through chat or video calls, and in-person at the Youth Centre, or the Transitional House.

The Clinical Counsellor will also plan and facilitate clinical groups dedicated to topics such as skills for safer living, coping and emotion management skills and mindfulness practices.

**Tasks and responsibilities**

Utilizing strengths-based, trauma-informed and harm reduction approaches, the Clinical Counsellor will:

- Formulate treatment plans and provide therapeutic counselling using a range of evidence-based practices, including but not limited to MBCT, DBT, ACT, MBSR, Trauma-informed Counselling, Participant-Centred Therapies and/or Brief Solution Focused Therapy.
- Using a harm reduction and trauma-informed approach, create safety plans with LGBTQI2S and BIPOC participants assessing immediate and longer-term needs and goals.
- Working from a multi-disciplinary framework partner with psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
- Connect participants to other Friends of Ruby's programs when appropriate and liaise with peers from those programs to best support LGBTQI2S and BIPOC participants to meet their needs; refer to external service providers as needed.
- Facilitate Friends of Ruby’s group counselling and therapeutic programs, including but not limited to DBT skills group, Skills for Safer Living and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy.
- Complete participants Intake Assessments.
- Actively participate in team meetings and individual/group clinical supervision.
- Support students, ensuring confidentiality, collection of data and completion of case file documentation as required.
- Occasionally support the overseeing of the Drop In area, and monitor the overall physical and emotional safety of the space; managing potentially escalating situations.
- Provide same-day crisis counselling, completing risk assessments and safety planning.
- Manage crisis, recognize and provide appropriate intervention as needed. Address youth conflict directly and respectfully. Teach and model effective problem solving and conflict negotiation.
- Participate in the on-call crisis line rotation.
- Work collaboratively with other teams in matters relating to communication, evaluation and different initiatives in support of the Organization’s mission.
- Maintain clinical records and completion of administrative tasks.
- And other duties, as directed, for the delivery of the department’s strategic priorities and/or to meet key deadlines.

**Skills and Experiences**
- 3-5 years of experience providing clinical counselling and support to LGBTQI2S and BIPOC youth in issues related to mental health, trauma, violence, self-injurious behavior, transitioning and/or coming out, substance use, family support and relationships.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice, harm reduction, anti-racism, anti-oppression, strengths-based, trauma-informed, participant-centred practices and ability to implement them in work with LGBTQI2S and BIPOC youth.
- Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Counselling Psychology, or in a related field and/or comparable work experience.
- Membership in good standing with the college of social service workers or college of registered psychoth

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