The suitable candidate will be able to perform the following duties:
Provide liaison and advocacy with community members and front-line workers
Provide individual, family and group addiction counselling and brief intervention
By identifying community members strengths and skills to teach culturally relevant materials to other community members on request of services basis
Assisting in debriefing sessions, community recovery and wellness initiatives
Reviving the practice of using Elders to pass on their traditional teachings to children and youth
Educate youth on the harms associated with drug and alcohol use
Provide programming for healthy living, harm reduction and recovery to clients
On call rotation
The suitable candidate will possess the following qualifications
Diploma in Addictions (Chemical Dependency), Mental Health & Wellness Diploma or related field
Experience of 6 months to 2 years or more in the Addictions field