Mental Health & Addictions Counsellor

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Norman Wells, NWT.

Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Overview

The Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor is a key member of the Primary Community Care Team (PCC) providing direct, community-based, culturally sensitive, mental health, addictions, and family violence counselling services to clients.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Prevention and promotion initiatives;
2. Planning and delivery of community-based mental health, addictions, and family violence therapeutic counselling services;
3. Case management;
4. Providing crisis response, supported living, consumer self-help and vocational/education services.

You will be a key referral agent and service provider for complex addictions, family violence, and psychiatric clients who may be referred for inpatient treatment or other services outside of the community.

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:

1. A Master's Degree in a social science field with a minimum of one (1) year of relevant counselling experience in addictions, mental health, and/or family violence;
2. A Bachelor's Degree in social sciences with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant counselling experience in addictions, mental health, and/or family violence;
3. A Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant counselling experience in addictions, mental health, and/or family violence.

Additional Experience Requirements:

• Experience must include clinically supervised education or work under a qualified clinical counselling supervisor;
• A minimum of 500 supervised hours, with at least 120 hours of direct client contact;
• Remaining hours should include:
• Face-to-face supervision;
• Educational activities;
• Documentation and reporting;
• Professional development and training.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.