Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: V43185

Expected Start Date: February 02, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services

City/Town: Regina

Department: Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinic

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: January 27, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts

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.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education
- Chemical Dependency diploma
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- 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 in the addictions field.
- Ability to deliver workshops and lecture material to clients.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Knowledge of and ability to monitor and assess withdrawal symptoms related to su...
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