Family Counsellor

Recovery Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 87,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Temp P/T Benefits

Job summary

Recovery Alberta in the Foothills Professional Building region is seeking a Family Counsellor to assess, diagnose, treat and follow up with children and adolescents facing complex mental health challenges in a community-based program.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, provide clinical consultations, and help develop preventative health initiatives while participating in case conferences and program planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a health-related field and active or eligible registration.
• Minimum 5 years experience with children under 18 with complex needs.
• Experience with mental health assessment, case conceptualization, and collaboration in a multidisciplinary team.
• Training in developmental, attachment, and trauma therapy with ability to apply these in practice.
• Knowledge of DSM-5 and ability to document assessments and consultations in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and families.
• Provide clinical-focused consultation to other programs or community resources.
• Collaborate with health care and community service providers to ensure continuum of care in the community.
• Participate in case conferences, staff meetings and program planning.
• Engage in liaison activities to promote preventative health programs in the community.

Skills

Collaboration

Case conceptualization

Trauma-informed practice

Communication

Education

Master's degree in a health-related field

Registration eligibility with Alberta regulatory college

Job description

Reporting to the Manager of Child and Adolescent Addiction & Mental Health, the Family Counsellor provides direct therapeutic intervention to clients in the program- Personalize Care in Community. This role includes assessment and treatment of children and adolescents age 12-18yrs with complex mental health issues and associated developmental, cognitive and behavioural disorders, as well as consultation to professionals working within the partnership program. Service provision occurs within the partnership program to meet the needs to the patients who are currently residing in the community bed-based program. Service is provided in the context of family centered care, and will include liaising and collaboration with community agencies, children services and education. The family counsellor will also be involved in case conferences, staff meetings, professional development activities, and program planning.

Description:

As a Family Counsellor, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and their families. You will also provide clinical focused consultation with other programs or community resources and acts as a liaison to develop and promote preventative health programs in the community. You will collaborate with other health care providers and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care in the community.

• Classification: Family Counsellor
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: PCC
• Primary Location: Foothills Professional Bldg
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 07-JUN-2027
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $47.40
• Maximum Salary: $62.97
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Family Counsellor
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: PCC
• Primary Location: Foothills Professional Bldg
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 07-JUN-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $47.40
• Maximum Salary: $62.97
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of master's degree in a health related field.Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years experience working with children under the age of 18 with complex needs. Experience with mental health assessment, case conceptualization, treatment of complex multi-faceted cases and successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.Required training in developmental, attachment, and trauma therapy with proven ability to apply these in professional practice with children experiencing mental health challenges. Knowledge and experience to use and apply DSM-5. Demonstrates an ability to manage workload and complete assessments, documentation and consultation sin a timely, effective manner within a fact-paces environment.Proven ability to navigate working collaboratively alongside a multi-disciplinary team: this includes incorporation of communication skills, conflict management skills and effect setting professional boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in an outpatient setting. Completion of Brain Story Certification and Collaborative Problem Solving. Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

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