Community Support Counselor

3 weeks ago


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

Posting #:
**23498**
- Openings Remaining:
**1**
- Full/Part Time:
**Full Time**
- Reg/Temp/Casual:
**Temporary**
- Union:
**OPSEU**
- Hours of Work:
**Rotating Shifts**
- Time of Day:
**Days, Afternoons, Weekends, Holidays**
- Shift Length:
**7.5hr**
- Open Date:
**05/01/23**
- Closing Date:
**12/01/23**

Temporary assignment - approximately 52 weeks

**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 Brant region and Six Nations Territory 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 including weekends, evenings and statutory 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._



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