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POSITION (Title):	Full Time Counsellor
DEPARTMENT/SERVICE AREA:	Mental Health & Addictions
SITE:	Community Counseling
REPORTS TO (Title):	Manager, Mental Health & Addictions

Riverside Health Care’s Mental health and Addictions programs provide professional and regulated psychotherapy to adults 18 and over for a wide variety of issues across the Rainy River District. Riverside’s Mental Health and Addictions program provides a supportive team environment with multiple programs to facilitate quality services for our district.

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY:

•      Master’s degree in social work, Psychotherapy or Nursing
•      Registered to practice psychotherapy with a regulatory body in Ontario.
•      Ability to demonstrate expertise in the field of Mental Health & Addictions through a combination of experience and training
•      Knowledge and ability to assess, screen, safety plan, and provide best practice therapy
•      Awareness and ability to recognize and assess levels of risk and provide appropriate interventions and safety planning.
•      Ability to work autonomously with limited need for supervision
•      Knowledge of community resources for the purpose of networking, collaboration, and referral when required
•      Dependable, competent and continued ability to carry out responsibilities
•      Physically capable of performing the essential duties of the job.
•      Possession of a valid driver`s license and willingness to travel within district sites
•      Understanding of diversity and cultural competency as it affects different populations and service delivery including, but not limited to: gender, sexual orientation & identity, and First Nation population and communities

 

BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.   Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines
2.  Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multi-task
3.  Compliance with confidentiality requirements
4.  Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
5.  Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity
6.  Excellent problem recognition and problem solving skills
7.  Knowledge of the addictions & mental health system and community agencies
8.  Proven ability to work effectively as a member of a team and with community partners
9.  Proven ability to interact with clients in an empathetic manner
10.  Ability to perform responsibilities in a courteous and professional manner
11.  Other duties and requirements to be modified or assigned as position progresses
12.  Carries out work assignments safely and is knowledgeable of and in compliance with relevant regulations, policies and procedures (ie. Occupational Health and Safety Act)
13.  Ability to travel within district-to-district sites
14.  Performs other such duties or responsibilities that may be delegated by the Manager, Mental Health & Addictions

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Clinical Practice Duties

·    Provide clinical interviews utilizing required screening/ assessment tools to develop collaborative and individualized treatment plans

·    Assist individuals with connection to the most appropriate resource available

·    Provide individualized, client-centered, and best practiced therapies

·    Employ counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions, ensuring the methods of treatment and the standards of practice are consistent with the scope of practice of the specific professional using them.

·     Collaborate with agencies/services in the community, and family members, wherever appropriate, for the purpose of adequate information gathering, consolidating and coordinating client treatment.

·    Participate in case conferences for effective interdisciplinary service collaboration as required.

·    Participates in mental health initiatives to contribute and facilitate the enhancement of district awareness of programs and services.

Program Development Duties:

·    Maintains effective working relationships within community and corporation

·    Attend relevant hospital –based Multidisciplinary meetings to coordinate referrals, shared client care, and community health improvement initiatives.

·    Engage in professional development opportunities that will enhance client care and the Agency’s strategic plans. As part of this process, to use the internet to access information related to resources for professional development and best practices.

·    To develop specialization(s) in skills and competencies required by the service.

HOURS OF WORK: This position will work day shifts.

POSITION AVAILABLE:

§ This Full Time position will commence: As soon as possible.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1   . Human Resources Policies

2   . Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. Policies

3   . Riverside Mental Health & Addictions Policies

4   . Ontario Substance Abuse Bureau Policies

5   . Possession of a Valid Driver’s License