Addiction Therapist

3 weeks ago

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Lakeridge Health Full time

Job Summary:

The Addiction Counsellor will provide a range of addiction counselling and supportive services to women in a residential treatment setting. This includes facilitating client activities, providing telephone support, intake, admission, ongoing assessment, individual and group counselling services in collaboration with team members.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide addiction counselling and supportive services to women in a residential treatment setting
  • Facilitate client activities and provide telephone support
  • Conduct intake, admission, and ongoing assessment of clients
  • Provide individual and group counselling services in collaboration with team members
  • Play an active role in the development of women's services

Qualifications:

  • Community College Diploma in Social Sciences (e.g. Human Services, Addiction Counsellor, Social Services Worker)
  • Registration with professional college, if applicable
  • Experience in provision of substance abuse counselling to women, including intake/screening, assessment, referral and case management
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
  • Well-developed working knowledge of theories of addiction, treatment models, withdrawal management, mental health issues and women's issues

Conditions of Employment:

  • Terms and conditions of employment in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and OPSEU Local 348
  • Successful External applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months

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