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Addictions Counsellor
3 weeks ago
**Addictions Counsellor**:
**Job ID**:
- 230123
**Posting status**:
- Open
**Organization**:
- Ministry of the Solicitor General
**Division**:
- Toronto South Detention Centre
**City**:
- Etobicoke
**Position(s) language**:
- English
**Job term**:
- 3 Temporary (up to 6 months, with possibility of extension)
**Job code**:
- 10218 - Rehabilitation Officer 2, Correctional Services
**Salary**:
- $1,213.06 - $1,484.47 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Consider the role of Addictions Counsellor with the Ministry of the Solicitor General at the Toronto South Detention Centre, where you will have a unique chance to work with diverse clients as well as a multi-disciplinary team to deliver meaningful services within a correctional environment.**About the job**:
- Assist in the development of addiction counselling programs
- Contribute as part of an inter-professional committee focusing on addictions and re-integration of offenders
- Provide rehabilitative addiction counselling services by working with individual or groups of offenders
- Participate in case conferences, treatment planning meetings, discharge planning conferences, and contacting family members, to assist in the coordination of treatment of offenders within the institution
- Liaise with community agencies and self-help organizations, citizen's groups, business, industries, colleges and universities
- Facilitate the completion of recognized addiction assessments
- Other duties, as required
**What you bring to the team**:
**Specialized Knowledge and Experience**:
- You have knowledge of current addiction counselling theories, practices and counselling techniques, substance abuse indicators, group/individual counselling strategies and referral network in the community
- You have understanding of risk and needs assessment tools, criminogenic factors, rehabilitation theories, and related counselling practices
- You have knowledge of community agencies and resources to identify and arrange the appropriate support and discharge resources
- You understand the various sectors involved in the rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates after release (i.e. mental health agencies, shelters, employment services, etc.)
- Proficiency with computer software and databases
**Communication and Interpersonal Skills**:
- You are able to connect and build rapport with a diverse client population with varied cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds as well as complex needs
- You have experience providing one-on-one and group counselling
- You are able to effectively communicate with correctional staff, other professionals, and external agency stakeholders
- You have written communication skills to prepare correspondence and accurate reports
- You have tact and diplomacy to handle requests and respond to inquiries
**Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills**:
- You can determine offender/program needs based on input from institutional staff and offenders
- You have reasoning skills to assess an individual's treatment readiness and motivation
- You can resolve issues or matters pertaining to offender participation
- You have organizational skills to prioritize and manage workload**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
**What we offer**: The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:
- a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
- flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
- a comprehensive compensation and benefits package
- base salary that aligns to market trends with performance-based pay and scheduled salary progression
- tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
- a modern, friendly and accessible physical work environment
**Additional information**:
- Thursday, June 19, 202
