Bsw or Mental Health Counsellor

**Categories**:Allied Health Professionals- **Location(s)**:Wiarton- **Types**:Full Time

**POSITION LOCATION: WIARTON**
**DEPARTMENT: OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH (NORTH BRUCE TEAM)**
**UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU - HPD**
**STATUS: FULL-TIME**
**WAGE RATE: $39.16 - $50.77**

** Qualifications / Skills / Abilities**:
**Required**

** BSW**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and membership in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

**MHC-B**:

- Bachelor’s degree Social Work, Psychology or a related health or Social Services field
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

**Both**:

- Minimum 5 years recent experience working in the community with individuals with significant mental health needs and substance use disorders
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and familiarity with DSM-V
- P.I. training up to date
- P.R. - basic certification
- Training and experience in Brief Solution-Focused Therapy
- Training and experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Training and experience in Single Session Therapy
- Training and experience in Group therapy
- Training and experience in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Access to reliable transportation - some traveling may be required
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team setting
- Ability to provide practicum supervision for students in the field
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes