Clinical Counsellor

_**Cedars at Cobble Hill is a vibrant, growing organization with opportunities to suit your professional skills as a diverse work environment. We believe employees are our greatest asset and are dedicated to helping you develop and maximize your professional skills.**_

Cedars at Cobble Hill (Cedars) is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of addiction and enhancing the quality of life for individuals, families and communities throughout Western Canada. Cedars specializes in the treatment of alcohol and other drug addictions along with various process addictions including, but not limited to, eating disorders and gambling. We offer a full continuum of recovery-oriented programs designed to provide a framework for achievable, sustainable recovery. Cedars is located in Cobble Hill, British Columbia situated on 65 acres of forested, private land, which provides a picturesque landscape and tranquil treatment setting. Vancouver Island is not only renowned for spectacular West Coast scenery, but also features a vast network of recovery communities.

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The Primary Counselor is a therapeutic guide journeying with patients on their road of recovery - from admission to discharge. Counselors at Cedars provide clinical assessments and contribute insightful, practical and meaningful information to the development of treatment plans. Counselors welcome and orientate new patients to the treatment process. Each Counselor carries a caseload and provides clinical treatment in the form of, but not limited to, individual, family and group counseling. As a member of the treatment team, the Counselors meet weekly in collaborative fashion to discuss their patient’s progress. A Cedars Counselor must possess foundational knowledge of concurrent disorders, eating disorders and thorough understanding of chemical dependency.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**

The below list is a guideline and may not be inclusive of all that is expected on a day-to-day basis. A Clinical Counselor is required to prioritize and respond to the needs of the daily operations of Cedars in a professional and calm manner.
- Identify weekly individualized patient treatment goals
- Provide timely and appropriate referrals to contracted specialty programming, with sound clinical rationale.
- Private and scheduled individual therapy sessions, at a minimum of one hour per week for each client
- Coordinate family or significant persons conferences at least once while the patient is in treatment.
- Facilitate professional groups as assigned.
- Complete patient progress forms within the prescribed progress timeframe.
- Interface with Referral Agents, Funding Sources and Emergency Contacts weekly, in person or over the telephone.
- Facilitates group therapy, lectures, workshops, and educational groups as directed by the program schedule.
- Assesses suicidality and possibility for danger to self or others.
- Document each resident’s progress throughout the treatment experience.
- Creates a written plan for continuing care and discharge summary.
- Collaborates with the Director of Community Care in cases where second stage housing or continuing therapeutic involvement may be appropriate.
- The Counselor attends all treatment planning meetings, all treatment review and goals setting groups, in-service training, and general staff meetings.
- The Counselor “oversees” the daily treatment experience of each of his/her patients.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- A Master's Degree with current registration with a professional regulatory body is preferred. A comparable combination of education and experience may be considered, at the discretion of the Clinical Director.
- Applicants must have at least one year in acute care or residential addiction treatment setting or closely related experience.
- Experience in complex case management, working with people who are chemically dependent or people who have other process or concurrent disorders.
- Experience facilitating group therapy.

Work Remotely
- No

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

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
In adherence with provincial health guidelines, Cedars at Cobble Hill is requiring that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cobble Hill, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Master's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person