Counsellor Social Worker

5 days ago

Ottawa, Canada JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OTTAWA Full time

**Position Summary**:
Possible shifts throughout the work week between Noon and 8 pm.

**Benefits**:

- Various Jewish Holy days off
- Health and Dental Benefits plan
- Hybrid work environment
- Use of gym facilities
- Flexible employer
- Compensation $30.00 - $39.84 per hour depending on experience.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provides clinical counselling / psychotherapy to clients during walk-in hours
- Provides culturally-appropriate and language-specific direct service including client assessment, treatment, and referrals
- Provides advocacy and referrals to help clients access relevant community services. Where necessary and useful, collaborates with other professionals (i.e. doctors, settlement workers and other health-care professionals).
- Maintains cooperative working relationships with community agencies, schools, courts, child welfare workers, etc., makes referrals and mobilizes community resources where indicated on matters relating to clients’ welfare
- Ensures quality client care that is consistent with best practices, agency standards, and evidence-based approaches (particularly brief counselling modalities and narrative therapy).
- Maintains necessary documentation and case records.
- Participates in supervision, meetings, workshops (including professional development opportunities)
- Performs related work as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- M.S.W., M.Ed. (Counselling) or equivalent degree
- Be registered or in process of registration with OCSWSSW, CRPO, or equivalent Professional Colleges and Associations
- Maintains or is eligible to maintain professional liability insurance through their association
- Experience in short-term, single session, strength-based, narrative counselling approaches would be an asset
- Demonstrated experience in individual, couple, and/or family therapy, including brief models, with diverse client populations
- Ability to work flexible hours according to program need.
- Cross-cultural experience an asset.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of community resources, relevant city service-provider networks, community-based health care, and income-maintenance legislation and services, as well as issues impacting individuals affected by mental illness.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written; excellent time management and organization skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a crisis situation as well as a fast-paced work environment.
- Fluency in English (Oral, Written) is Mandatory. Fluency in French (Oral) or other languages (Oral) is an advantage

Jewish Family Services of Ottawa supports equal opportunity employment. We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Right Code. Applicants need to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting Jewish Family Services.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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