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The Lighthouse Supported Living is an emergency shelter, supported living and affordable housing provider offering a range of services to people experiencing homelessness and poverty to help them overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. For more information, see our website: www.lighthousesaskatoon.org
As a member of the Lighthouse Client Care team, and under the direction of the Manager of Client Services, the primary goal of this position is to encourage, facilitate, maintain and enhance the recovery process with people who struggle with addiction and/or addiction related issues. The Addictions Counsellor engages with clients, develops a helping relationship, implements various recovery modalities and accesses community services to the benefit of the client. Responsibilities include providing informational services as well as individual and group counselling for clients. This position is expected to assess individual and group client needs and implement plans to help clients reach their goals.
For full job description please visit: https://www.lighthousesaskatoon.org/careers/addictions-counsellor/
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
- Significant use of memory
Specific Skills
- Write reports (assessment, follow-up, progress, court reports, etc.)
- Interview clients
- 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
- Counsel clients and provide psychotherapy
- Assess clients' problems
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
Work Setting
- Social service agency
Client Population
- Adults
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- 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
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Substance abuse
- Stress management
- Crisis intervention
- Behaviour disorders
- Anxiety/panic
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