34-2025 Counsellor Permanent Part-time

**34-2025 Counsellor Permanent Part-time -**28 hours per week**

**_ Join a values-driven organization with over 100 years of service supporting Ottawa families through life’s challenges, where your work will have a lasting impact, and your professional growth will be supported_**

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**Location**: Ottawa, Office-based. FSO-SFO is located on the unceded Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation

**Start date**: September 1, 2025

**Position**: Counsellor Permanent Part-Time, Unionized

**Salary**: Level 5, $57,641.05 to $64,757.03 (pro-rated to Hours/Week)

**Hours of Work**: 28 hours per week (evening work required, may include weekends)

**Job ID**: 34-2025 Counsellor, Permanent Part-Time

**ABOUT US**

Family Services à la famille Ottawa (FSO-SFO) has been strengthening individuals and families—and, by extension, the Ottawa community—since 1914. We provide skillful and compassionate support to address the mental health, family conflict or violence, and parenting challenges that families face. Through accessible counselling, support groups, and educational programs, families increase their knowledge and skills, adopt healthy strategies, build meaningful connections, and enhance resilience. We serve individuals across the lifespan and within all types of family constellations, including children, youth, transitional-aged youth, adults, seniors, couples, and families.

We are grounded in and informed by the real needs of our clients and families, the complex environments they live in, and a foundation of clinical and mental health expertise. From mothercare during the influenza epidemic of 1917, to supporting soldiers and their families through post-WWII reintegration, to addressing the psychosocial needs of people living with HIV and their families, to redesigning family therapy to reflect the evolving definition of “family”—FSO-SFO continues to innovate and evolve in response to the changing needs of families, leading and convening best and promising practices. Most importantly, 98% of our clients report that working with FSO-SFO has had a positive impact on their lives.

An accredited non-profit charitable organization, FSO-SFO is a trusted pillar of the Ottawa community, powered by a team committed to accountability, a sense of community, well-being, diversity and inclusiveness, and client-centered care.

**ABOUT THE POSITION**

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Counsellor to join our dynamic Counselling Programs team. At Family Services Ottawa (FSO), we are committed to providing high-quality counselling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups experiencing a range of mild to severe and persistent mental health challenges. This role includes direct clinical service, participation in community development, and contributing to agency activities.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Direct Counselling Services (60%):
Deliver evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and strengths-based counselling

Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans with clients

Provide individual, couple, family, and group counselling

Offer appropriate referrals and collaboration with external resources

Advocate for clients when needed

Support and Collaboration:
Participate in team meetings, staff development, supervision, and consultations

Contribute to community outreach and development initiatives

Administrative Duties:
Maintain accurate and confidential client records and statistics

Prepare correspondence and reports as required

Contribute to agency committees and organizational initiatives

**ABOUT YOU**

You are an empathetic and skilled counselling professional with:

- A Master’s degree in Social Work, Counselling Psychology, or a related field
- Registration in good standing with CRPO, OCSWSSW, or a relevant college
- 2-3 years’ experience in psychotherapy with individuals, couples, or families
- Experience working with trauma and diverse populations
- Experience with concurrent disorders
- Experience working with people who experience severe and persistent mental health challenges
- Strong communication, assessment, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting
- Comfort with technology and client databases
- Fluency in English is required; French and other languages are an asset

**Additional Requirements**:
Proof of legal entitlement to work in Canada

Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check

Availability for evening and weekend work