13-2024 Permanent Full-time Counsellor

3 days ago

Ottawa, Canada Family Services Ottawa Full time

**ABOUT US**

Family Services is an accredited non-profit registered charity serving the Ottawa community for more than 100 years. At Family Services Ottawa, we provide services and programs that help make lasting improvements in people's lives. Everything we do at Family Services Ottawa is focused on helping our clients. Whether it is coping with stress and anxiety, adjusting to a divorce or separation, or supporting the challenges of parenting or other family relationships we have programs that can help. By helping the individuals who live it, we help our community. There is nothing more satisfying than that

**ABOUT THE POSITION**

Reporting to the Clinical Manager the Counsellor provides counselling services for individuals, couples, families, and groups with mild to moderate and/or severe and persistent mental health challenges. **Must have experience working with couples.**Counsellors are required to work at least one evening per week.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Completion of a Masters in Social Work (M.S.W.), Masters in Counselling Psychotherapy, or equivalent degree.
- Must be a member in good standing with a regulated health college as per current standards for practicing social work, counselling, and/or psychotherapy (i.e. CRPO, OCSWSSW)
- Two years of direct psychotherapy experience (preferred) working with individuals, couples, and/or families with mental health challenges
- Experience working with individuals, couples, and/or families that have experienced trauma, including gender-based violence
- Experience working with diverse populations based on, but not limited to, culture, race, socio-economic status, gender identity, gender expression, gender and sexual orientation
- Demonstrated knowledge of risk factors and risk assessment
- Demonstrated knowledge of resources and services available to clients
- Demonstrated knowledge of professional standards and ethical guidelines for social workers and counsellors
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the culture, history, and current oppressions experienced by people related to moderate mental health challenges
- Demonstrated communication skills (written and verbal)
- Demonstrated skills in working as a team and within a team approach
- Demonstrated assessment skills
- Demonstrated skills in the analysis of individuals and systemic issues impacting clients
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Technical and computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, and client databases
- Demonstrated ability to work with complex issues and trauma
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within team/program guidelines and best practices
- Demonstrated ability to maintain respectful, collaborative, and professional approach/standards with clients and colleagues

**Language**:
Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills in English; Ability to provide counselling in French or Arabic preferred.
- Legal entitlement to work permanently in Canada.
- Immunization for Covid-19
- Vulnerable Sector Check satisfactory to FSO
- ** Subject always to FSO's duty to accommodate under the Ontario Human Rights Code**

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