Counsellor, Advanced Practice

**Counsellor, Advanced Practice - Continuing Care (CC) and Trauma**

**Part-Time, Permanent**
- **Classification: Counsellor**_
- **Job Title: Counsellor, Advanced Practice - CC and Trauma**_
- **Location**:_**215 Evans Avenue, Toronto, ON**_
- **Hours of Work: 30 hours per week**_
- **Rate of Pay: $30.89 - $36.14**_
- **Deadline to Apply: Posted until filled**_

Jean Tweed is a leading, community-based organization that provides a supportive environment for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns. Recognizing the diversity of women’s experience in today’s society, our programs seek to address a range of issues in a woman’s life that may contribute to substance use and gambling concerns.
- **The Jean Tweed Centre is building capacity to transform the level of support for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns.**_

The **Continuing Care and Trauma** Program provides therapeutic support to women who struggle with substance abuse or problem gambling and have experienced some type of trauma in their lives, i.e. physical and/or sexual abuse during childhood, or possibly living as adults in situations where they are in danger. The program provides a range of individual and group counselling for women using a range of supportive counselling and therapeutic techniques including psychotherapy. Liaises with other professionals to create treatment plans for a broad range of substance use issues.

**How will you help to get us there?**

As a Counsellor for Advanced Practice, CC and Trauma you will:

- Provide a variety of clinical assessments to meet the needs of women with substance abuse, mental issues and/or family related challenges.
- Develop and implement a therapeutic relationship to address factors contributing to substance abuse, trauma and/or family related challenges.
- Provide individual/group counselling.
- Support clients to express their needs, examine their emotional responses and assist problem-solving through counselling/therapeutic techniques.
- Provide referrals for supporting care and follow-up with institutions to promote seamless integrated care.
- Identify and build linkages with agencies, other supporting organizations and social service systems in the area to promote consistent and effective intervention for clients.
- Engage in capacity building within agencies and across the mental health and substance use sector in the GTA for trauma-informed care.
- Identify and make accessible a variety of supports including, housing, financial aid, family support, crisis intervention/prevention/support, advocacy for women in need.

This role reports to the Manager, Outpatient.

**What will you bring?**
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and licensed to conduct the controlled act of psychotherapy.
- 3 years of experience in the field of substance use, mental health and trauma-informed practice.
- Working knowledge of trauma-informed practice, women centred principles and best practices for women and substance use.
- Experience working with women who have been involved in the shelter system, criminal justice system, or had difficulty accessing appropriate health services.
- Experience in capacity building and the provision of training and consultation.
- Excellent clinical skills including individual and group, brief and long-term counseling, trauma-informed practice.
- Knowledge of community resources and supports in the Toronto area.
- Ability to prepare and present information in both formal and informal settings.
- First Aid/CPR certification.
- We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any material or processes used to ensure your equal participation._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $30.89-$36.14 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Due to COVID 19, proof of vaccination is required prior to commencement of employment.

**Education**:

- Master's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- substance use, mental health and trauma informed practice: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location