Community Support Counsellor

3 months ago

Hamilton, Canada St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Full time

**Position Details**:
**Department**: Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) - Haldimand-Norfolk
**Employee Type**: Regular, Full Time
**If Temporary, Number of Weeks**:
**Union**: OPSEU
**Openings Remaining**: 1

**Schedule**:
**Work Days**: Monday to Friday, Occasional Weekends, Holidays
**Time of Day**: Days, Afternoons
**Shift**: Rotating, 7.5 hour, 10 hour
**This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites**: Haldimand Norfolk Assertive Community Treatment Team (Simcoe)

**Application Dates**:
**Opening Date**: 24/08/23
**Closing Date**: 31/08/23 Applications must be received online by 12:00 midnight on the Closing Date

**Position Description**:
**SUMMARY**:
The Community Support Counselor participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide crisis intervention treatment, rehabilitation, addiction counseling and support services to persons with severe and persistent mental illness, allowing them to live successfully in the community by demonstrating best practice competencies in psychosocial rehabilitation. The Community Support Counsellor is a primary resource to the team regarding assessments, interventions and programming. Contributes to all team services of rehabilitation, treatment and support.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Post secondary education (BA in Psychology, Sociology or relevant discipline) or Minimum of two year community college diploma in human services or relevant discipline
- Experience working with individuals with concurrent disorders is required
- 1-2 years experience working with individuals with chronic and persistent mental illness
- Strong knowledge of harm reduction principals
- Knowledge of the Haldimand-Norfolk region would be considered an asset
- Experience in administering the Standardized Assessment Tools
- Excellent assessment, crisis intervention, problem solving and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to function effectively in a team
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible in work assignments
- Demonstrated commitment to personal professional development
- Sound knowledge and understanding of systems issues, legislation, Mental Health Reform and patient entitlements for the seriously mentally ill
- Good family counseling skills and experience with dysfunctional family systems
- Demonstrated best practice competencies in psychosocial rehabilitation
- Basic understanding of psychotropic medications
- Knowledge of housing, social, financial, vocational and other community resources
- Good working knowledge of the ACT Model is essential
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Working knowledge of MS Word and Outlook
- Valid driver’s licence, adequate insurance and access to a car
- Sound knowledge of serious and persistent major mental illness symptoms and impact on functioning
- Good attendance and work record are essential

**HOURS OF WORK**:
Rotating shifts and Extended Hours Monday to Friday; Days, Afternoons, Occasional Weekends and Holidays

**PLEASE NOTE**:
Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

**_ St. Joe’s fosters an environment where we celebrate diversity, where teams reflect the diversity of the community in which we serve, enhancing the connection to patients, clients, community, and each other._**
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety where all positions comply and work in conjunction with the _Mission, Vision, and Core Values_ of SJHH._

**We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SJHH is committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process - please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process.**

**Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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