Mental Health Counselor

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Full time

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT) is looking for an experienced person to fill the positionof Mental Health Counselor (English and Arabic). The Mental Health Counselor is part of a flexible team who deliver services to torture survivors and their families. This position involves traveling as well as evening and weekend work.

Fluency (written and spoken) English and Arabic is a requirement.

CCVT offers the following opportunity for a professional, motivated, and dynamic individual to join ourteam.

Specific responsibilities include:
- Perform psychosocial assessment and counselling/therapy to individuals and groups using brief counselling modalities.
- Act as a client advocate on individual and systemic issues.
- Perform case management functions.
- Maintain documentation on client files; update Service Registry regularly; contribute to chartdocumentation, participate in chart reviews and case conferences
- Participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of treatment, education, counselling and health promotion programs and services for individuals, groups.
- Work closely with settlement and trauma counselors and partner organizations
- Provide client services at partner agencies and satellite locations, in addition to main office
- Prepare and deliver public education
- Prepare reports on volume and effectiveness of client services as per funder requirements

Required Qualifications

: - BSW or equivalent degree in a health or social science discipline
- At least 3 years’ experience as a therapist or counsellor working with people with mental health and/or substance use issues
- At least one year of direct service experience working with Immigrant, refugee and racialized populations addressing substance use and/or mental health problems
- Excellent engagement and assessment skills
- Strong brief intervention skills such as solution focused and cognitive behavioral approaches
- Commitment to working within an anti-oppressive framework and demonstrated understanding of the links between trauma and mental health, emotional health, and substance use problems
- Excellent knowledge of relevant community resources
- Ability to work effectively in physical offices or virtual environments
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Extensive knowledge and experience working with the LGBTQIA+ population
- Fluency (written and spoken) Arabic is a requirement. Other languages an asset
- COVID-19 Vaccination

**Salary**: $30.52 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-09-06
Expected start date: 2023-09-19



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