Human Services Counsellor Withdrawal Management Dundas

St. Michael's Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Microsoft Office training

Access to EHR systems

Job summary

St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto is seeking a Human Services Counsellor for Withdrawal Management Dundas.

You will support people who use drugs or alcohol who want temporary abstinence and are seeking residential withdrawal services, working within an interprofessional team to provide compassionate care. Responsibilities include new client intake, assessments, care planning, crisis intervention, and documenting your work in the electronic system, as well as contributing to group sessions and

Qualifications

• Completion of college diploma program in Human Service Addiction Studies, Social Service Worker, or Mental Health studies.
• University degree in arts or sciences considered an asset.
• Post graduate certificate in addictions and mental health considered an asset.
• Previous experience in addiction counselling considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of best practices in addictions care and treatment.
• Strong knowledge of community resources for people who use drugs and/or alcohol.
• Strong therapeutic relationship and collaborative care planning skills.
• Strong interprofessional teamwork, collaboration, problem solving and conflict management skills.
• Understanding of social determinants of health and trauma-informed practice.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computerized clinical documentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships with people who use drugs and/or alcohol seeking withdrawal management.
• Complete new client intakes, program transfers and discharges.
• Maintain therapeutic milieu for residential clients.
• Complete assessments of mental status, suicide risk and substance use.
• Monitor for signs of overdose, intoxication and withdrawal.
• Develop collaborative care plans with community services.
• Engage in treatment planning and referrals.
• Provide individual motivational interviewing counselling and psychoeducation.
• Co-facilitate group interventions such as Seeking Safety.
• Provide crisis prevention and intervention as needed.
• Complete clinical documentation.

Skills

Therapeutic relationship

Collaborative care planning

Interprofessional teamwork

Problem solving

Trauma-informed practice

Empathy

Education

College diploma in Human Service Addiction Studies

Social Service Worker

Mental Health studies

University degree asset

Post graduate certificate in addictions and mental health asset

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic health records

Computerized clinical documentation systems

Job description

Human Services Counsellor Withdrawal Management Dundas(Job Id 17463)

Job title: Human Services Counsellor Withdrawal Management Dundas

Job ID: 17463

Site: CA:ON:Toronto:St. Michael's Hospital

Category:

Work type: Full-Time Permanent

Date posted: October 15, 2026

Salary range: 32.23-35.31

Shift/ hours of work:

Description

As a member of our interprofessional Withdrawal Management Services team, the Human Services Counsellor plays an important role in supporting people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have expressed interest in temporarily abstaining from using and are seeking residential withdrawal management services.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developstherapeutic relationships withpeople who use drugs and/or alcohol who have a goal to withdraw safely from substances
• Completes new client intakes, program transfers and discharges
• Maintains therapeutic milieu for residential WMS clients throughout their stay in the program
• Completes assessments ofmental status, suicide risk and substance use
• Monitors clients forsigns and symptoms of overdose, intoxication and withdrawal
• Develops collaborative care plans with community services and supports
• Engages in treatment planning activities including making inquiries about available community resources, completing referral forms, rmonitoring service delivery
• Providing individual motivational interviewing counselling and psychoeducation around substance use
• Co-facilitating evidence-informed group interventions including seeking safety,
• Provides crisis prevention and intervention as required
• Engages in transfer of accountability/shift report reports
• Completes clinical documentation

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of collegediploma program in Human Service Addiction Studies, Social Service Worker, Mental Health studies required
• Successful completion ofuniversity degree in arts or sciences considered an asset
• Successfully completed post graduate certificate in addictions and mental health considered an asset
• Previous experience working in an addiction counselling role considered an asset
• Excellent knowledge of best practices in addictions care and treatment required
• Excellent knowledge ofcommunity resources for people who use drugs and/or alcohol required
• Excellent therapeutic relationship and collaborative care planning skills required
• Excellent interprofessional teamworking collaboration, problem solving and conflict management skills required
• Very good understanding of the social determinants of health, anti-oppressiveand trauma informed practice required
• Proficiency inusing Microsoft suite and computerized clinical documentation systems required

HOURS:

• Must be willing to work 12 hour day and evening shifts on a rotational basis

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.