Full Time Support Counsellor - Nights, Peter Willis Residence

Soar-Community-Services; Brantford; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Travel insurance

RSP/TFSA matching

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Job summary

SOAR Community Services is seeking a Full-Time Support Counsellor for nights at the Peter Willis Residence in Brantford. The role supports federally sentenced men through individual counselling, group programs, and employment services within the Justice Services program.

You will help clients achieve pro-social living, contribute to treatment plans, and participate in related administrative tasks in a community-based setting.

Qualifications

• College diploma in Human/Social Services or equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year combined student placement and/or paid experience in a therapeutic/correctional residential setting or with justice-involved individuals.
• Reliability Status required.
• Proficient in MS Office and familiar with databases.
• Access to reliable transportation; some travel may be required.
• Ability to manage exposure to vicarious traumatic stress.

Responsibilities

• Assist with established Support Plans and help clients develop social functioning skills.
• Monitor, distribute and document medication.
• Intervene and mediate client disputes.
• Assist in conducting irregular urinalysis and breathalyzer testing.
• Perform varied administrative tasks.
• Perform varied cleaning tasks.

Skills

Reliable transportation

Resilience to stress

MS Office

Database familiarity

Education

College diploma in Human/Social Services

Tools

MS Office

Databases

Job description

Full Time Support Counsellor - Nights, Peter Willis Residence

Full Time Client Service Brantford, ON, CA

8 days ago Requisition ID: 1016

At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Full Time Support Counsellor – Nights, Peter Willis Residence. This role is a vital part of our Justice Services program, assisting federally sentenced men to transition to the community by offering individual counselling, group programs, and employment services, as well as providing clients with the skills and supports they need to achieve a productive, pro-social lifestyle.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with established Support Plans and help clients develop the skills and resources they need to enhance their social functioning
• Monitor, distribute and document medication
• Intervene and mediate client disputes
• Assist in conducting irregular urinalysis and breathalyzer testing
• Varied administrative tasks
• Varied cleaning tasks

What You’ll Bring

• Have a college diploma in the Human/Social Services field
• Have a minimum of 1 year combined student placement and/or paid experience working in a therapeutic and/or correctional residential setting or with individuals involved in the justice system
• Be able to be granted Reliability Status
• Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
• Access to reliable transportation, as some travel may be required
• Ability to manage exposure to vicarious traumatic stress

Why Join SOAR?

Salary: Starting at $21.30 per hour.

Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.

Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.

RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.

A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

Ready to Make an Impact?

We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.