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To provide support services that will enhance the well being and social functioning of family units, as well as provide support for those who have been affected by individual or family crisis.
Components of the prevention model include:
*Personal coaching services through personal crisis intervention, support and assistance including referral to appropriate professional and community resources.
*Develop/coordinate/facilitate personal and family enhancement programs/activities.
This position will be based in the community of Montreal Lake 106A.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
- Participate in fundraising activities
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
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Conduct Research
- Assess clients' problems
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Knowledge of 12 step philosophy
- Liaise with communities
- Facilitate groups
- Teach life skills
Work Setting
- Social service agency
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Families
- Couples
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Young offenders
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Homeless
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Remote location
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Large workload
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Substance abuse
- Stress management
- Rehabilitation
- Personal growth and self-development
- Mediation
- Life transitions
- Family and marriage
- Depression
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Compulsive gambling
- Childhood and adolescent issues
- Career
- Behaviour disorders
- Bereavement
- Anger management
- Anxiety/panic