Supportive Counsellor
1 week ago
Title: Bilingual Supportive Counsellor
Location: Walker House – Hospice Niagara, Welland, ON
Position Type: Full-Time, Temporary ( 3 Months contract with possible extension)
Reports To: Director of Care
Hospice Niagara's clinical team includes counsellors specializing in psychosocial, bereavement, and spiritual care who support individuals and their loved ones through the physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and practical challenges of illness, death, and bereavement. This team helps ensure care is person-centred, equitable, and holistic.
The Supportive Counsellor will work at Walker House, Hospice Niagara's newest residential hospice site in Welland, ON. As a member of an interdisciplinary team, the Clinician plays a key role in assessing and delivering supportive services that inform care plans and decisions throughout the illness and bereavement journey. This includes supporting psychological, emotional, social, spiritual, and grief-related needs for clients and their families, while continuously adapting supports to meet changing circumstances.
This position requires fluency in both French and English, to ensure accessibility of services for Francophone clients and families in the Niagara region.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide person-centred, strength-based, and solution-focused support through clinical modalities such as individual, couple, and group counselling
- Guide clients and families through practical end-of-life decisions including financial planning, power of attorney, wills, funeral planning, and legacy wishes
- Deliver spiritual companioning, emotional support, and grief counselling
- Support interdisciplinary team wellness through education, debriefings, and self-care support
- Conduct psychosocial-spiritual assessments, care planning, and ongoing follow-up
- Provide public education and promote hospice palliative care in the community
- Collaborate with community partners to support equitable access to care
- Participate in internal committees (e.g., Ethics, Equity, Wellness)
- Support fundraising and organizational events typical of nonprofit settings
- Perform other related duties as assigned
- Strong compassion, empathy, and integrity
- Commitment to ethics in hospice palliative care
- Excellent interpersonal, active listening, and verbal communication skills
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team
- Highly self-motivated and organized, with strong critical thinking skills
- Demonstrates understanding of equity, inclusion, and cultural safety in care
- Experience building therapeutic relationships based on trust and empathy
- Skilled in conflict resolution, problem solving, and boundary-setting
- Strong documentation and administrative abilities
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and database systems
- Flexibility to work shifts (days, evenings, weekends, holidays) as needed
- Fluency in both English and French is required; additional languages are an asset
- Maintains healthy coping and personal self-care related to loss and bereavement
- Master's Degree (preferred) in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Nursing, Theology, or related disciplines
- Certification or training in Spiritual Direction, Grief and Bereavement, or Theology (considered an asset)
- Experience in hospice palliative care, end-of-life care, or oncology across health care settings
- Supervision experience and strong consultation skills with teams or community providers
- Demonstrated research and/or program evaluation experience, including evidence-based practice and application
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Police Check (within the past 12 months)
- Fundamentals of Palliative Care
- First Aid / CPR Certification
- Mask Fit Testing
- Safe Food Handling Certificate
If you are passionate about supporting individuals and families at one of life's most vulnerable stages, and are fluent in both French and English, we encourage you to apply.
Hospice Niagara is committed to employment equity and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as members of historically excluded communities including, but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, Black and racialized individuals, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and persons with disabilities.
Titre du poste : Conseiller(ère) en soutien bilingueLieu : Maison Walker – Hospice Niagara, Welland, ON
Type de poste : Temps plein, Temporaire (3 mois de contrat avec posibilité d'extension)
Supérieur hiérarchique : Directrice des soins
Résumé du posteL'équipe clinique de Hospice Niagara comprend des conseillers spécialisés en soins psychosociaux, en deuil et en soins spirituels, qui soutiennent les individus et leurs proches dans les défis physiques, émotionnels, psychologiques, spirituels et pratiques liés à la maladie, à la fin de vie et au deuil. Cette équipe veille à ce que les soins soient centrés sur la personne, équitables et holistiques.
Le ou la conseiller(ère) en soutien travaillera à la Maison Walker, le nouvel hospice résidentiel de Hospice Niagara situé à Welland, ON. En tant que membre d'une équipe interdisciplinaire, le ou la clinicien(ne) joue un rôle clé dans l'évaluation et la prestation de services de soutien qui éclairent les plans de soins et les décisions tout au long du parcours de maladie et de deuil. Cela comprend le soutien aux besoins psychologiques, émotionnels, sociaux, spirituels et liés au deuil des clients et de leurs familles, tout en adaptant continuellement les interventions en fonction de l'évolution des circonstances.
Ce poste exige une maîtrise du français et de l'anglais, afin d'assurer l'accessibilité des services aux clients et familles francophones de la région de Niagara.
Responsabilités principales- Fournir un soutien centré sur la personne, basé sur les forces et axé sur les solutions à l'aide de différentes approches cliniques telles que le counseling individuel, en couple ou en groupe
- Accompagner les clients et leurs familles dans les décisions pratiques de fin de vie, y compris la planification financière, les procurations, les testaments, les arrangements funéraires et les souhaits d'héritage
- Offrir un accompagnement spirituel, un soutien émotionnel et des services de counseling en deuil
- Favoriser le bien-être de l'équipe interdisciplinaire par la formation, les séances de débriefing et le soutien à l'autosoins
- Effectuer des évaluations psychosociales et spirituelles, planifier les soins et assurer un suivi continu
- Offrir de l'éducation au public et promouvoir les soins palliatifs dans la communauté
- Collaborer avec les partenaires communautaires pour favoriser un accès équitable aux soins
- Participer à des comités internes (ex. : éthique, équité, bien-être)
- Soutenir les activités de financement et les événements organisationnels typiques des organismes à but non lucratif
- Exécuter d'autres tâches connexes, selon les besoins
- Grande compassion, empathie et intégrité
- Engagement envers l'éthique dans les soins palliatifs
- Excellentes compétences interpersonnelles, d'écoute active et de communication verbale
- Capacité à travailler de manière autonome et en collaboration au sein d'une équipe interdisciplinaire
- Très bonne organisation personnelle et motivation, avec un esprit critique développé
- Compréhension des principes d'équité, d'inclusion et de sécurité culturelle dans les soins
- Expérience dans l'établissement de relations thérapeutiques fondées sur la confiance et l'empathie
- Compétence en résolution de conflits, en résolution de problèmes et en établissement de limites saines
- Solides aptitudes en documentation et en administration
- Maîtrise des outils informatiques, y compris Outlook, Word et les bases de données
- Flexibilité pour travailler selon des horaires variés (jours, soirs, fins de semaine, jours fériés)
- Maîtrise du français et de l'anglais requise; la connaissance d'autres langues constitue un atout
- Capacité à maintenir des stratégies d'adaptation saines et à pratiquer l'autosoins face à la perte
- Maîtrise (préférée) en travail social, counseling, psychologie, soins infirmiers, théologie ou domaines connexes
- Certification ou formation en accompagnement spirituel, deuil et pertes, ou théologie (un atout)
- Expérience dans les soins palliatifs, les soins de fin de vie ou l'oncologie dans divers milieux de soins de santé
- Expérience en supervision et solides compétences en consultation auprès d'équipes ou de fournisseurs de services communautaires
- Expérience démontrée en recherche ou en évaluation de programmes, y compris les pratiques fondées sur des données probantes
- Vérification des antécédents judiciaires pour le secteur vulnérable (valide dans les 12 derniers mois)
- Fondamentaux des soins palliatifs
- Certification en premiers soins / RCR
- Test d'ajustement de masque
- Certificat de manipulation sécuritaire des aliments
Si vous êtes passionné(e) par le soutien aux personnes et aux familles à l'un des moments les plus vulnérables de la vie, et que vous êtes bilingue (français et anglais), nous vous encourageons à postuler.
Hospice Niagara souscrit aux principes d'équité en emploi et de diversité. Nous encourageons les candidatures de personnes s'identifiant comme membres de communautés historiquement marginalisées, notamment, mais sans s'y limiter, les peuples autochtones, les personnes noires ou racisées, les personnes 2SLGBTQIA+, et les personnes en situation de handicap.
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