Day Treatment Counsellor Asst

**DAY TREATMENT COUNSELLOR ASSISTANT**

**KINDREE**

**31 hours per week - 10.5 Months**

**File #25-036**

EveryMind Mental Health Services (formerly Peel Children’s Centre) is looking for a committed and passionate Child & Youth Worker with an interest in mental health to provide services to children and youth in a day treatment classroom environment. Our Day Treatment Program provides a safe, accepting, supportive classroom environment for children between the ages of 4 -11 experiencing serious emotional, behavioral, or relationship difficulties in their school, and often their home and community**.**

EveryMind is an accredited children and youth mental health centre that provides a continuum of high-quality mental health services to enrich the lives of children, youth and their families who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioural challenges. Our services are provided in a dynamic, client-centred environment that values respect and inclusion, collaboration, learning, innovation and accountability.

**Hiring Salary range - $41,718 - $48,811 (31 hours per week)**

Please note that hiring salaries are commensurate with experience and generally start at the beginning of the range.

**_
Why work at EveryMind?_**
- Work for the **_lead agency _**in child and youth mental health services for Region of Peel, known for our excellence in providing quality services.
- Join a workplace culture that embraces **_Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEIA)_** with employee-led internal committees focusing on Black Engagement, LGBTQ2S, Indigenous Knowledge. Join staff forums on DEIA issues.
- Enjoy hybrid work with most service delivered in person and with some aspects of the role done remotely from your home
- Enjoy exceptional training and development opportunities including an **_Education Assistance Plan_** to support employees in further education in their field.
- Experience a strong workplace wellness focus**:_4 weeks paid vacation_**, 2 float days, paid personal leave days, in addition to 11 paid public holidays.
- An Extended Health Plan that includes **_$1000 for mental health supports_** and a **_Flexible Health Spending Account._**:

- An excellent Extended Health and Dental benefits plan**,**_all premiums fully paid by the employer, no co-pay required by the employee._**:

- Income protection Sick leave Plan and Life insurance.
- Free, confidential 24/7 counseling and mental health support for you and your family via our Employee and Family Assistance Program.

**Responsibilities**:
The incumbent will:

- Collaborate with the Day Treatment Counsellor and classroom teacher in maintaining a therapeutic environment conducive to the client’s needs.
- Support the Day Treatment Counsellor in counselling clients individually, in groups, and with caregivers to meet treatment goals.
- Respond to and support client’s unique mental health needs, within a therapeutic environment, in the context of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan and an integrated school setting
- In the absence of the Day Treatment Counsellor, the assistant will take a lead role in the classroom and develop and implement treatment and social skills groups in support of treatment needs
- Ensure the safety and well-being of all clients within a day treatment setting by taking appropriate action when necessary and adhering to EveryMind policies and procedures.
- Implement and adhere to treatment goals specific to the client in a day treatment setting by being aware of all aspects of the treatment plan and taking the action required.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, the host school/school board, and other professionals
- Liaise with the family/caregivers as required
- Ensure accurate completion of observation sheets and assist with maintaining all client records and data as required, documenting clients’ progress.
- Maintain current training and implementation of first aid, medications and physical intervention techniques as required.
- Plan and participate in activities for clients
- Purchase supplies necessary for the program and account for expenditures on a monthly basis
- Transport clients as required.

**Skills and Qualifications**
- Child & Youth Worker diploma with a minimum of one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Registration with the Ontario College of Child and Youth Care or eligibility for the same.
- Thorough knowledge of mental health issues and the ability to work from a trauma informed lens
- Proven understanding of a milieu environment and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, within a school setting.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, time management and critical thinking skills with a strong understanding of role boundaries.
- Ability to respond to and support client’s unique mental health needs, within a therapeutic env