Youth & Family Counsellor - Victoria High School

2 weeks ago


Victoria, Canada Quadra Village Community Centre Full time

The role of the Youth and Family Counsellor is to provide identification and intervention in the areas of counselling, skill development, advocacy, and support services to vulnerable children and their families.

QVCC is committed to employment equity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applicants who increase the diversity of our staff team and have the ability to engage diverse communities in a safe and supportive way.

**Goals of the Youth and Family Counselling Service**:
The Youth and Family Counsellor aims to have students:
a) Remain enrolled and connected with an educational program
b) Maintain, repair, and encourage healthy attachments to family and other significant adults
c) Develop healthy social relationships and positive self-worth

**Responsibilities**:

- Assessing the individual needs of children/youth/family in the areas of family capacity, emotional stability, school functioning, peer relations and community profile
- Individual, group, and family counselling
- Life skills training which may include social skills development
- Crisis management intervention
- Conflict resolution, mediation, and advocacy
- Outreach with youth and their families
- Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team of school administration, counsellors, teachers and other school staff
- Preventative interventions (i.e., health promotion, drug and alcohol education
- Facilitate students’ transitions and connections with a new school or work placement
- On-going consultation and liaison with administration, teaching staff, and community professionals (integrated case management)
- Referring child/youth and their families to community resources when appropriate. (Follow reporting procedures outlined in the various inter-ministry handbooks.). Assist with system navigation where needed
- Maintaining documentation detailing service plans, outcome measures, community contacts and referrals
- Acting as/ consulting with case manager as needed to ensure service plans/goals have been met
- Participating in other related activities when required and approved by the Executive Director

**Education and Requirements**:

- A degree in Child and Youth Care or Social Work (or equivalent), with related experience

working with vulnerable youth and their families
- The means and ability to do outreach to students and families
- Will have a clear Criminal Record and Abuse registry check
- Membership with the South Vancouver Island School Based Youth & Family Counsellors

Association

**Hours of Work and Other Contract Terms**:

- This position is to cover a parental leave.
- 21 hours per week, weekdays, including hours that school is in session and Professional Development Days.
- This position starts February 26 and is for the remainder of the 2023-24 school year (not including Spring Break).
- Subject to the renewal of these hours by Greater Victoria School District and satisfactory performance, this position will be renewed for the duration of the parental leave for the 2024-25 school year.
- Victoria High School is primarily located at the Topaz campus (the former SJ Willis) and is projected to transition to the Fernwood location, once renovations are complete (likely in March 2024.

**Benefits and Remuneration**:

- $29.62 - $32.96 per hour, depending on years of equivalent school-based experience as reflected in the Quadra Village Community Centre wage grid.
- Earned Vacation Time is applied to the school Winter and Spring Break periods
- Comprehensive benefits package including Extended Health, Dental, AD&D, Life Insurance, and matching RRSP contributions, effective after 3 months
- Immediate Enrolment in the Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Paid training and development applicable to role

Please see our website for further details and information:
**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 15 months

**Salary**: From $29.62 per hour

Expected hours: 21 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-02-15
Expected start date: 2024-02-26



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