Brief Counsellor

Posting: Internal External Internal/External

TITLE: Brief Counsellor

RESONSIBLE TO: Supervisor

LOCATION: Barrie (165 Ferris Lane)

JOB NUMBER: BR-1024-T

POSTED ON: October 1st, 2024

POSITION TYPE: Temporary, Full-Time (Contract ending June 30, 2025)

HOURS OF WORK: 35 hours per week

UNIONIZED POSITION: OPSEU Local #332

COMPENSATION: $34.71 to $37.88 per hour

EFFECTIVE DATE: As soon as possible

**INTRODUCTION**:
New Path Youth and Family Services is an accredited children’s mental health agency providing a range of compassionate, innovative and accessible services for children, youth and their families throughout Simcoe County. New Path respectfully acknowledges we are situated on the traditional land of the Anishnaabeg people which include the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Pottawatomi Nations collectively known as the Three Fires Confederacy.

**PURPOSE OF POSTION**:
The Brief Counsellor provides shorter term individual, family and group counselling to children, youth and their families at home, in school and throughout the community using a brief model of intervention.

**WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?**

We want all staff to feel safe, valued and a sense of belonging. We are proud to offer:

- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- provides short term counselling, wellness resources, perks and free virtual fitness programs
- Continuous professional development and career opportunities
- Over 10+ committees where staff, youth and families can join and partner to co-develop projects, processes and services that impact or interest them which directly contributes to our culture of inclusion and engagement.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.).
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children, youth and their families in a children’s mental health or related service.
- Experience/training in Single Session Counselling.
- Experience working with evidence based/informed programs.

**SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Youth and family focused; provides client and family centered approach to care.
- Meaningfully engages youth and families and collaborates to facilitate positive change.
- Aligns own behavior with the values, needs, priorities and goals of the organization.
- Takes personal responsibility for enhancing performance and accountability from both an individual and collective perspective.
- Demonstrates strong engagement skills using a strengths-based approach and partners with client/family in treatment planning, goal setting and anticipated outcomes.
- Recognizes, initiates and adapts to changing conditions and situations in the workplace.
- Demonstrates awareness for the backgrounds, values, beliefs and traditions of staff, clients, families and communities we serve.
- Continuously assesses and challenges assumptions, personal unconscious bias and commits to understanding diverse perspectives, experiences and their intersectionality.
- Commits to ongoing training to build the knowledge, awareness and skills that contribute to a creating a culturally safe environment for staff, clients and families.
- Competency and effective use of database and Microsoft Office systems.
- Confident, articulate and professional when communicating verbally and in writing.
- French language is an asset.

**WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**:
The promotion of self-care and staff well-being is part of our everyday culture. We value people’s time both at work and home. We know that when staff feel safe, find their work meaningful and are appreciated by the agency then we achieve optimal outcomes for our clients and families.

1. Must be available to provide 4 hours per week of direct service to clients after 5 p.m. (evening appointments) to accommodate client and family schedules.

2. Willingness to travel to other agency offices and the community using personal vehicle. Must have valid driver’s license with minimum G2.

3. Prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer.

Full duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this position are as per the Brief Counsellor Job Description.
- In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, New Path Youth & Family Services will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._