Counsellor, Substance Use - Woodstock Hospital

Direct Service - Regulated (OPSEU)

Full-Time, Permanent (Benefitted)

Woodstock, Ontario (Oxford Zone)

Application Deadline: May 6, 2025

Position Overview

The Counsellor, Substance Use - Woodstock Hospital will provide rapid response to individuals seen at Woodstock General Hospital who can be appropriately referred for addiction and mental health-related concerns.

This clinical position offers crisis intervention, brief transitional case management, system navigation, counselling, and addiction treatment. You will collaborate with community-based addiction and mental health services to reduce avoidable, unnecessary, and repeat emergency department visits.

Join Our Team

Consider revitalizing your career and making a difference in your community by joining us!

What We Offer

• Starting salary is $30.01 per hour (Level 1 of the Direct Service, Regulated Professional Grid); successful external applicants will start at Level 1, with progression up to Level 8, $37.26 per hour.
• Work schedule: 70 hours biweekly, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
• Pension plan: Immediate enrollment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
• Benefits: After a 90-day waiting period, extended healthcare benefits are available.

How You Will Make a Difference

• Provide face-to-face and virtual entry/first contact/intake services, including clinical conferencing.
• Offer intervention and short-term support during addiction or mental health crises.
• Facilitate early linkages with internal programs or external agencies, coordinating information and providing case management until linkages are established.
• Conduct screening and assessment of mental health and addiction issues.
• Refer clients to appropriate addiction resources and social/health services based on their needs and preferences.
• Implement harm reduction and abstinence strategies aligned with client goals.
• Provide discharge planning, support, and navigational assistance based on client capacity.
• Share information about health and community services and facilitate client linkage.
• Conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, make referrals, advocate, and provide community education for individuals concerned about substance use.
• Facilitate community treatment groups as appropriate.
• Manage caseloads and meet clinical service requirements, including administrative duties.
• Engage in community development, awareness, education, and outreach activities.

Application Requirements

Police Vulnerable Sector Check

Applicants must have a recent PVSC (within six months). Early application for this check is encouraged to avoid delays.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in a related field (e.g., SSW, BSW, MSW, diploma in addictions); original credentials required during hiring.
• Registration and good standing with relevant Ontario colleges (e.g., Social Workers, Nurses, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists).
• Current PVSC.
• Demonstrated regular attendance at work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Crisis or suicide intervention training.
• Experience with system navigation, care planning, discharge planning, and the Transitional Discharge Model.
• Experience in recovery-focused practice and addiction treatment.
• Knowledge of serious mental illnesses and services in Oxford County.
• Bilingual in both official languages of Canada (preferred).

Application Deadline

May 6, 2025

Additional Information

We welcome applications from all community members, including persons of any gender, gender identity, gender expression, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, and visible minorities. For accommodations during the recruitment process, contact Human.Resources@cmhatv.ca.

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