Mental Health Counsellor

4 days ago

Ottawa, Canada ByWard Family Health Team Full time

**Mental Health Counsellor (Fixed Term 18- Month Maternity Leave Contract)**

ByWard Family Health (BWFHT), formerly University of Ottawa Health Services (UOHS), offers a comprehensive range of services to the general public. We are committed to delivering timely, quality, and collaborative assessment, treatment, and health promotion, in a supportive and caring environment that is open and transparent to social, ethnic, and income factors.

**Job Summary**

The primary focus for the Mental Health Counsellor will be the provision of counselling, advocacy and support services for patients and their families.

**Essential Responsibilities**

As a team member of the ByWard Family Health Team, you will:

- Use best practices and innovative approaches to provide client-centered services including assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services maintaining an average workload of 5-6 patients/day;
- Provide crisis intervention and liaison with other service providers to support patient stability and recovery;
- Provide ongoing evaluation and revision of patient’s progress/goals;
- Provide direct assistance with symptom management, employment, social relations and/or activities of daily living;
- Areas of competency in this role include depression, trauma, anxiety disorders, and cognitive behaviour techniques, parenting problems, substance abuse and other social problems.
- Works collaboratively with the patients’ primary care provider and other members of the health care team to address the patients’ mental health and overall health care needs.

**Essential Qualifications**
- Master’s degree in counselling or relevant post graduate studies in counselling
- Bilingual preferred (French and English)
- Registered member in good standing with the professional association
- Demonstrated in depth knowledge of mental health symptoms, issues, psychotropic medications, and associated side effects
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills in order to effectively engage community services and individuals, increasing awareness of services and establishes rapport with persons living with serious mental illness
- Ability to work in a computerized environment
- Ability to work effectively either in person or remotely
- A minimum of 2-years experience providing mental health services in a community or primary health care setting preferably as a mental health case manager

**Salary Range**:32.17 To 39.17 (CAD) Hourly

**Closing Date**: Until this role has been filled

We thank all applicants for applying; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ByWard Family Team is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at 613-763-5859 Ext. 365

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