Residential Counsellor

**ABOUT US**

SOAR Community Services has been an established part of the community for more than 50 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults and families within the communities we serve.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

Residential Counsellors (RC) support individuals accessing service within our Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services (WMTS) programs. This position works in our 11-bed live-in treatment program for men. Residential Counsellors work as part of a collaborative team to support individuals making changes to their substance use during their 5-week stay. You support program orientation to ensure people have a welcoming experience when entering care, contribute to client support and transition plans, deliver psychoeducational programming to help clients develop skills to enhance recovery, and facilitate social and recreational activities. You are active and engaged with clients throughout your shift. You make a difference

As a Residential Counsellor, you will:

- Provide orientation to the facility and the program, making program expectations clear
- Provide individual and/or group life skills supports to clients to teach skills such as problem-solving, relapse prevention, communication, and coping strategies
- Contribute to the development of strength-based support and transition plans with clients and help them as they work on their individual plans
- Support safe administration of medications, as needed, to clients in care and document appropriately
- Confidently redirect client behaviour when required, to ensure a physically and emotionally safe space for all
- Be responsive and compassionate to clients within the program
- Document client care issues in our client data system and communicate issues effectively within the team
- Support safe and effective facility functioning through facility tours, light cleaning, and meal preparation
- Support our 24- hour telephone crisis line

**Hours of work**: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12:00 p.m. -Midnight (36-hour 3 -day work week)

**Start Date**: As soon as possible

**COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS**

Hourly wage: Starting at $24.74 per hour plus a $1 per hour shift premium for any overnight or weekend shifts.

**The Perks**
- Employee Assistance Plan for all staff and their families
- Full Time staff start at 3 weeks’ vacation (pro-rated)
- 60 Hours of Personal Leave Time for Full Time staff (pro-rated)
- 15 Hours of Wellness Time for Full Time Staff (pro-rated)
- Staff Wellness Activities
- Participation in RSP/TFSA plans for all staff, with Agency pension match for Full Time and eligible Part Time staff
- Group health, vision, dental and travel insurance plans with options of premiums being 100% paid by the Agency for Full Time staff
- Agency committed to ensuring your physical and mental health/safety is paramount

**REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- College diploma or certificate in the human services, social services, addiction, concurrent disorder field
- 2 years’ combined student placement and/or paid experience in substance use, concurrent disorders and/or mental health clinical or group settings
- Experience delivering group and/or individual life skills programs
- Proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
- Access to reliable transportation
- Ability to manage frequent exposure to direct and vicarious trauma

Reference: FT RC Wknd Elgin

SOAR Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pay: From $24.74 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

**Experience**:

- substance use and/or mental health: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-08-20