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The Community Counsellor functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary care team to provide services that promote wellness while empowering individuals to achieve their highest level of functioning.
Residential Program Counselling:
Provide one-on-one counselling duties as required
Apply appropriate assessment and diagnostic criteria, using accepted methods, including gathering information from family members and other collateral contacts.
Adapt treatment modalities to the clients individual characteristics and needs.
Provide ongoing evaluation and revision of clients progress and goals.
Assist with the planning and implementation of program enhancements.
Record case-notes, and produce client-related documentation such as reports according to accepted practices and policies.
Intervene as advocate for clients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
Complete and maintain accurate records and reports regarding the clients histories and progress, services provided and other required information.
Program Facilitation:
Facilitate therapeutic groups, lectures and activities.
Assist with the planning and implementation of TRC program enhancements.
Adapt treatment modalities to the clients individual characteristics and needs throughout various programs.
Intensive Program:
Provide counselling (as required) to clients attending Intensive Programs.
Provide ongoing evaluation and revision of clients progress/goals.
Detox Counselling:
Provide coverage (as required) for those in Detox and Transition programs.
All other related duties as required from time to time.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- First Aid Certificate
- Chemical Dependency Counselling Training/Certification
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
Type of Community or Social Service
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
Work Setting
- Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Drug test