Counsellor

**Company Bio**
- Southlake is building healthy communities through outstanding care, innovative partnerships, and amazing people. We deliver a wide range of healthcare services to the communities of northern York Region and southern Simcoe County. Our advanced regional programs include Cancer Care and Cardiac Care and serve a broader population across the northern GTA and into Simcoe-Muskoka._
- Our team of nearly 6,000 staff, physicians, volunteers, students and Patient and Family Advisors are committed to creating an environment where the best experiences happen. As a recognition of our commitment to quality and patient safety, we have received the highest distinction of Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada._

**Job Summary**

The Child & Youth Counsellor works as a member of an inter-professional team to provide assessment, meal support, behavioural counselling and supportive therapy to children and adolescent clients and their families admitted to the Eating Disorder inpatient beds. He/she role models both professional and the organizational core competencies.

**Skills & Abilities**
- Three (3) to five (5) years relevant work experience
- Hospital treatment experience
- Experience working on inter-professional team
- Systems approach; including client’s family and inter-professional team.
- Demonstrated experience and confidence in clinical skills, team participation and professional reports to staff, family, community and physicians
- Innovative and willing to learn
- Demonstrated excellence in communication, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated problem assessment skills
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service and teamwork
- Demonstrated individual leadership skills, with experience in taking initiative and program development
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for patients and families as well as other members of the healthcare team within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to, and understanding of the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion
- Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Southlake Regional Health Centre.
- Always with compassion
- Power of many
- Serve with purpose
- Every voice matters

**Qualifications**
- Child & Youth Worker Diploma (3 year program), or B.A. in Child & Youth Care
- Current membership in Ontario Association of Child & Youth Workers
- Crisis intervention training, e.g., Crisis Prevention Institute course or equivalent is preferred

**Closing Statement**

At Southlake, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including those with disabilities. Southlake is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

It is the responsibility of all Southlake employees to work in a safe manner and promote health and safety in the workplace.