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West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre Inc.
is accepting applications for the position of
Family Counsellor/Program Coordinator.
Responsibilities include the provision of
counselling and intervention to individuals and
families as part of the organization's counselling
services and mandate, programming and outreach to
the community and surrounding area.
Please forward resume and letter of application to
Doreen Gramlich, Office Manager at
crisis@sasktel.net
Requirements:
- BSW or BA in a human services related field
-Demonstrated successful work experience that
includes counselling and/or intervention with
clients
-Strong presentation and public speaking skills
-Strong teamwork capacity, highly organized, and
capable of managing a caseload
-Excellent writing skills, time management skills
& communication skills.
-Computer competencies
-Understands, recognizes and self-practices stress
management technique
-Valid Class 5 Driver's License
Essential Skills
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Valid driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants
- Recruit and select staff
Specific Skills
- Write reports (assessment, follow-up, progress, court reports, etc.)
- Provide public education
- Prepare case histories
- Interview clients
- Follow up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustment
- Evaluate clients' progress in resolving identified problems and movement towards defined objectives
- Evaluate effectiveness of counselling programs and interventions
- Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
- Counsel clients and provide psychotherapy
- Assess clients' problems
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Facilitate groups
- Teach life skills
Work Setting
- Counselling centres
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Seniors
- Families
- Couples
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- Young offenders
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Females
- Males
- Homeless
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Willing to relocate
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Stress management
- Sexual abuse and trauma recovery
- Personal growth and self-development
- Life transitions
- Family and marriage
- Depression
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Childhood and adolescent issues
- Behaviour disorders
- Bereavement
- Assertiveness training
- Anger management
- Anxiety/panic