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West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre Inc. is needing to add to our team of professionals and accepting applications for a position of INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY COUNSELLOR- Trauma Focus
Responsibilities the provision of counselling and intervention to individuals and families as part of the organization's counselling services and mandate, the development, delivery and
continuity of tailored prevention programming to the community and surrounding area, crisis
intervention as required.
Requirements:
-B.A., BSW or related degree in the Human Service and/or combination experience
Field
-preference is desired for Trauma Focused therapeutic skills
-Demonstrated ethical, best practices, professional work experience that
includes counselling and intervention.
-Healthy teamwork capacity, highly organized and capable of managing a fluctuating caseload
-Efficient administration, time management and communication skills
-Computer and case mgmt softwear competencies
-Understands, recognizes and self care/stress management techniques
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
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
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
- Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
- Prepare case histories
- Follow up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustment
- Evaluate clients' progress in resolving identified problems and movement towards defined objectives
- 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
- Counsel clients and provide psychotherapy
- Conduct Research
- Assess clients' problems
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Liaise with communities
- Facilitate groups
- Teach life skills
- Provide expert witness testimony in court proceedings
Work Setting
- Family therapy centres
- Counselling centres
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Seniors
- Organizations
- Families
- Couples
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- Young offenders
- Persons who are deaf/hard of hearing
- Persons who are blind/visually impaired
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Females
- Males
- Homeless
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Large caseload
- Large workload
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Confidential security clearance
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Substance abuse
- Stress management
- Sexual abuse and trauma recovery
- Sexual dysfunction
- Personal growth and self-development
- Life transitions
- Family and marriage
- Depression
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Childhood and adolescent issues
- Behaviour disorders
- Bereavement
- Anger management
- Anxiety/panic
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