Adolescent Mental Health Counsellor 2

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority seeks an Adolescent Mental Health Counselor II to provide comprehensive care focusing on youth mental health. This role involves planning treatment programs and facilitating group therapy, ensuring effective relationships within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and experience, ideally in child and adolescent care. Responsibilities include implementing therapy programs and utilizing community resources.

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree in Social Sciences or Child & Youth Care.
• Minimum two years of related experience, with child and adolescent focus preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct client care and plan treatment programs.
• Facilitate group therapy and manage therapeutic milieu.
• Establish professional relationships within the team.

Skills

Direct client care

Therapeutic clinical interventions

Client treatment planning

Community resource identification

Professional relationship management

Education

University degree in Social Sciences or equivalent

Job description

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Requisition ID: 382317

Position Number: 21000379

Posting End Date: June 10, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - 120 Tecumseh St.

Department / Unit: Intensive Treatment Service

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: 07/18/2025

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends;Standby coverage as required

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 1950

Salary: $40.536, $41.752, $43.004, $44.295, $45.626, $46.995, $48.408, $49.864, $51.359, $52.900

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Adolescent Mental Health Counselor II is responsible for the delivery of direct client care; the planning, implementation and evaluation of client treatment plans; planning, facilitation of group therapy programs; the provision of therapeutic clinical interventions and effective milieu management as well as and community resource identification and utilization. Responsible for the establishment of professional working relationships within the multidisciplinary team and community; these functions are undertaken consistent with the Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre’s established philosophy, objectives, policies and procedures.

Experience

• A minimum of two years related practical experience.
• Child and adolescent experience preferred.
  
  

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Completion of a university degree with specialization in one of the Social Sciences or completion of the Child & Youth Care Worker Diploma Program or equivalent.
  
  

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Preference will be given to active members of the Child & Youth Care Worker Association of Manitoba.
  
  

Qualifications And Skills

• Demonstrated ability to deliver direct client care.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, implement, and evaluate client treatment plans.
• Demonstrated ability to provide therapeutic clinical interventions and effective milieu management.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships within the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain the focus of community resource identification and utilization.
  
  

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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