Clinical Counsellor

5 months ago


Abbotsford, Canada Kinghaven Peardonville House Society Full time

**Clinical Counsellor (Masters)**

**Status**: Full-Time

**Hours**: 8am - 4pm, Weekdays (37.5 hours per week)

**Location**:Kinghaven Treatment Centre

**Union**: BCGEU Health Science Professionals

**Grid**:11 to 12 Phase-in

**Wage**:$40.53 - $46.49 per hour

**About Kinghaven Peardonville House Society**:
Kinghaven Treatment Centre was established in 1971 as MSA Halfway House. Over the past 45 years it has evolved into one of the country’s premier intensive residential treatment centres having served in excess of 28,000 adult men who present with problematic use of mood-altering substances. Located in the tranquil Fraser Valley of British Columbia, our campus also includes the new George Schmidt Centre, a 31 unit second-stage housing facility.

Peardonville House Treatment Centre was founded in 1987 as an adult women’s treatment facility to serve the ever increasing demand of services for women in addiction. In 1990, at the request of the provincial government, the “Moms and Kids” program was launched to allow women struggling with addiction to bring their under-school-age children to treatment with them and have them share in the residential recovery experience.

Job Summary:
Our team of counsellors provides clinical services such as assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic counselling for adult men and women with substance misuse problems and their family members. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Clinical Counsellor’s role involves assessment, intervention, and clinical counselling of individuals with complex mental health conditions and substance related disorders. The Clinical Counsellor plans, designs, and delivers various modalities of psychotherapy through individual and group counselling. This position also liaises with other professionals in the community. Leadership skills, the ability to make decisions and problem-solve are essential to this role.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

- Conducts client screenings, assessments and aftercare plans
- Develops and implements outcome-orientated treatment plans and aftercare plans that cover both mental health and substance use disorders
- Provides treatment services to clients including individual, group and education according to evidence-informed, theoretical models
- Participates in meetings with members of the clinical team for identification and management of client mental health challenges
- Participates in developing and providing clients concurrent disorder education services and contributes to program development in order to meet the needs of the client population
- Collaborates, consults and provides clinical support for continuity of care, treatment concerns, specialized services and community resources coordination
- Responsible for case management of assigned caseload
- Orients new clients as scheduled
- Meets with assigned clients on a regular and individual basis as scheduled
- Maintains accurate, confidential and up to date documentation
- Maintains an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of resources available to clients and refers when appropriate
- Continues to upgrade credentials as required
- Assist with practicum student training
- Other related duties as required

Skills and Abilities:

- Awareness of personal attitudes towards substance misuse
- Ability to identify own experiences and values in relation to the therapeutic environment
- Ability to conduct self professionally while respecting the client’s right to self

determination
- Ability to establish rapport with clients and conduct the required clinical functions relating to assessment, treatment plan development and implementation
- Ability to problem solve, demonstrating flexibility in dealing with complex situations and to utilize assertiveness as necessary
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work effectively with others
- Excellent organizational and time management skill
- Ability to safely and responsibility operate related equipment
- Working knowledge of harm reduction practices and addiction treatment framework
- Working familiarity of group process facilitation techniques and ability to facilitate group sessions
- Ability to learn new methodologies, ideas and concepts
- Demonstrated ability to assess and respond appropriately to emergent situations
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

Qualifications & Requirements:

- Master’s degree in counselling, Social Work or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution
- Registration with a recognized professional association and/or a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
- Counselling/therapy evidence-based, experience
- Minimum 2 years proven, recent related experience providing counselling services to individuals who have substance misuse and mental health challenges or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Valid Driver’s License
- Valid First Ai



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