Addiction Treatment Counsellor

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Street Haven at the Crossroads Full time

**Addiction Treatment Counsellor**_:_ **Full Time Temporary Contract(**_**till March 31st 2025**_**)**

**Company Overview**:
**Position Overview**

**Key responsibilities**

**1. Client support**
- Provides individual and group counselling and education utilizing various models such as CBT, DBT, life skills, coaching, mentoring and goal setting
- In collaboration with the clients, develop individual treatment plans that will therapeutically guide, educate and empower clients to work toward substance use goals
- In collaboration with the team, plan and develop programs that respond to client needs and trends
- Support and mediate through client conflict and dynamics
- Support clients with referrals and access to withdrawal management services
- Monitor and accurately document client progress and coordinate treatment options
- Provide psychoeducational programing and group facilitation to clients in residence
- Be an active participant in case presentations evaluating therapeutic goals, barriers and treatment options within Street Haven Addiction Services and connecting program
- Provides case planning services, using a person-centred, anti-oppression, harm reduction approach to clients
- Makes appropriate referrals and support systems navigation to ensure smooth reintegration into the community
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of abstinence based practices and principles and an ability to work within this framework
- Monitors client progress and coordinate supports, including treatment options
- Promotes a mutually supportive environment that emphasizes collaborative approaches and values the contributions of all members, including staff and clients
- Provides frontline support to other Street Haven staff/clients when needed

**2. Program support**
- Works within an inter-disciplinary team, liaising with others to promote a supportive and respectful environment.
- Participates as a member in all team functions e.g., program planning, team meetings, case conferences, etc.
- Engages in trauma-informed psychosocial assessment with clients
- Ensures flow of critical information, including documentation and shift change, to bring forward issues and occurrences that take place while on shift
- Supports strategies that encourage the involvement of all in providing and developing Street Haven services
- Promotes a mutually supportive environment that emphasizes collaborative approaches and values the contributions of all members, including staff and residents within the in-residence treatment service
- Provides support to clients within Street Haven’s umbrella of programs through addressing addiction, mental health and other trauma-related challenges (i.e., at the shelter)

**3. Administration**
- Responsible for the admission, discharge and profile creation on the database for new clients
- Develops and maintains accurate and confidential user of service record keeping in accordance with DATIS privacy guidelines and Street Haven policies and procedures
- Maintains accurate real time case notes, client data and other records
- Responsible for tracking and summarizing of statistical data on a quarterly basis
- Keeps track of client referrals, admissions and discharges

**Qualifications and requirements**

**Education and Experience**
- Degree or 2-year diploma from a registered community college in human services, mental health, addictions or related community work or a suitable combination of education and experience.
- Post-secondary education with degree and/or certificate in Human Services, Social Work, Addictions or Mental health with a minimum of 2 years related experience
- 1-2 years’ relevant experience preferably in communal living settings
- Experience working with marginalized women facing concurrent disorders

**Knowledge, skills and attributes**
- Case management principles, group facilitation and informal counselling and guiding philosophies
- Systemic issues surrounding women facing of poverty, mental health, addiction, abuse and social isolation
- Community resources for individuals who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, living in poverty, or living with mental health or addiction issues
- Psycho-social rehabilitation, recovery model, motivational interviewing and stages of change
- Policies within the organization related to confidentiality of client information
- Ability to identify and assess risk and implement strategies that minimize risk to self, the client, and others
- Strong problem solving, conflict resolution and mediation skills within a solution-focused framework
- Ability to de-escalate crisis situations and provide supportive services to women utilizing trauma-informed, client-centered and trauma-informed principles
- Ability to function as a participating member of the team and understand the work of the team as part of a broader system

**Working Environment**
- Days and evenings
- This position may be single shifted
- This position involves walking, commuting and participat

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