Vocational Rehab Counsellor

**Position Information**

**Posting Number**:

- BMHC25-112E

**Title**:

- Vocational Rehab Counsellor (RFT 1.0 FTE)

**Position Status**:

- Regular Full-time

**FTE**:

- 1.0

**Job Schedule**:

- Days

**Department**:

- Forensic Psychiatry - BMHC

**Union**:

- OPSEU Local 439

**Site**:

- Brockville Mental Health Centre

**About The Royal**
- As one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres, The Royal has a clear purpose: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. This is at the core of everything we do and it is driven by the passion, focus and dedication of our employees. Every day, the work that we do transforms the lives of people with mental illness through specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research and education._

**Duties**:

- Work collaboratively, cooperatively and effectively with the people in care both within the hospital and community settings.
- Assess vocational rehabilitative potential of clients, developing individual vocational goals and rehabilitation plans.
- Develop and implement rehabilitation programs to meet clients’ needs, including counselling, instructing and assisting with job search techniques.
- Assist clients with job readiness through resume writing, interview techniques, job coaching, job searches etc.
- Assess work placements, client’s progress and performance.
- Maintain up to date knowledge and practice of program policies, procedures, applicable legislation, and mental health practices.
- Assist with the development and implementation of consumer work initiatives
- Liaise with community partners to provide both educational and vocational opportunities for clients.
- Provide necessary activities of daily living support within the framework of the FACTT model based on client need.
- Provide on-call services on a rotational basis, available for weekends and evenings on a rotational basis.
- Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies and procedures of The Royal.
- Maintain work load measurement and data collection as required and input into the workload measurement system on a regular basis.
- Other duties may reasonably be assigned.
- Ensure a work environment that is conducive to The Royal’s Harassment Free Workplace policy.

**Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of a post secondary degree or diploma in Social Sciences.
- Eligible for registration with VRA.
- Ability to perform full Vocational Counsellor functions.
- Experience working with individuals with a Dual Diagnosis.
- Experience working with clients with a mental illness.
- Access to an reliable vehicle and valid G driver’s license.
- Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation theory and practice, various treatment modalities and related techniques such as adult learning principles, clinical case management, job analysis, selective placement etc.
- Ability to interpret relevant legislation and procedures ie. Human Resource Development Canada procedures to identify eligibility for funding.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, and Substitute Decision Act
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a professional multi-disciplinary treatment team.
- English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, oral comprehension, reading comprehension and written expression. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.

**Salary Range**:

- 43.69 to 50.75 per hour

**Additional Information**
- All applicants must provide a recent resume that clearly indicate that they meet the required qualifications.
- The Royal sincerely thanks all applicants for their interest in a career with us; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
- All new hires will be required to obtain a clear and valid Criminal Record or Vulnerable Sector Records Check as a pre-condition of employment.