Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 9002520 (V48942)

Expected Start Date: July 04, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services

City/Town: Regina

Department:  Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinic

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: July 03, 2026

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts
Shift Information: days

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band:  Pay Band Addictions Counsellor - Diploma $29.584 to $36.176

Travel Required: No

Job Description: As a member of the Adult services team and under the general direction of the Manager, the primary goal will be to restore, maintain and enhance the recovery of people seeking help for addiction and/or addiction related issues by implementing various modalities of addiction recovery programs. Responsibilities include assessment & screening, individual & group counselling & educational sessions. The position will be expected to provide services in the Day Treatment Program as required.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education
- Diploma or Degree in Chemical Dependency studies or BSW and/or another Baccalaureate discipline (generally social sciences or human services) acceptable to the employer.
Experience
- No previous experience required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge in addiction(s) and their effects on the family unit.
- Ability to accurately assess addiction(s) and make appropriate recovery plan.
- Knowledge of screening and addiction assessment tools and procedures.
- Knowledge of group dynamics.
- Demonstrates knowledge of a Holistic Addiction Treatment Model, the transtheoretical Model of Change and the Developmental Model of Recovery (SMRS).
- Knowledge of therapeutic tools such as Motivational Interviewing and CBT.
- Knowledge of best practices in addiction field and harm reduction strategies
- Knowledge of community resources ...
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