MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR

Nunatsiavut Government; Labrador; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Paid Leave Package

Travel Benefit

Labrador Allowance

Group insurance including health andd

Group pension

Job summary

Nunatsiavut Government in Nain, NL, seeks a dedicated Social Worker to provide counselling and build therapeutic relationships across individuals, couples, families and groups. You will support healing interventions and crisis care within a culturally respectful Inuit context.

You will develop person-centered care plans, collaborate with regional partners, and promote trauma-informed services while advancing health promotion and healing initiatives in Labrador’s Inuit communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or the equivalent Clinical Counselling education/experiences.
• Experience in mental health & addictions, strengths-based, harm-reduction, and trauma-informed principles.
• Understanding of Inuit culture, intergenerational trauma, and overall mental wellness needs.
• Strong preference for experience working with Labrador Inuit and in Nunatsiavut communities

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling services, develop therapeutic relationships and support healing interventions with individuals, couples, families, and groups. This will include clinical support in times of crisis.
• Support the development, delivery, and monitoring of care plans for clients, based on person-centered care, harm reduction, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services.
• Support the Mental Health & Addictions Team in the development and delivery of community-based programs, health promotion and healing initiatives.
• Collaborate with other services providers, including service navigation/case management to meet mental wellness needs through regional services.
• Complete necessary documentation and maintain client records and files.
• Facilitate community-based programming from DHSD regional providers, including justice programs, harm reduction initiatives and intergenerational trauma workshops, drawing on clinical best practices and cultural knowledge.
• Provide follow-up and continuing care to families, couples, groups and individuals after regional team visits.
• Maintain knowledge of issues, trends, and best practices in mental health, especially for northern/remote and Indigenous populations.
• Ensure Inuit culture and values permeate all programs and decisions, including input on working groups/committees.
• Coordinate and communicate with regional and community partners, educating and advocating for trauma-informed, strengths-based services

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling services, develop therapeutic relationships and support healing interventions with individuals, couples, families, and groups. This will include clinical support in times of crisis.
• Support the development, delivery, and monitoring of care plans for clients, based on the principles of person-centered care, harm reduction, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services.
• Support the Mental Health & Addictions Team in the development and delivery of community-based programs, health promotion and healing initiatives.
• Collaborate, refer to and work closely with other services providers, which may include taking a service navigation/case management approach to ensure mental wellness needs of clients are being met through other existing community and regional services, where pertinent.
• Complete necessary documentation and maintaining of client records and files.
• Support the facilitation of community-based programming from other DHSD regional providers, including justice programs, harm reduction initiatives and intergenerational trauma workshops, drawing upon clinical best practices and cultural/traditional knowledge for healing.
• Provide follow-up and continuing care to families, couples, groups and individuals, particularly following regional team community visits (ie. Trauma & Addictions Team).
• Maintain current knowledge of issues, trends, and best practices within the mental health field, particularly related to northern/remote and Indigenous populations.
• Work to ensure Inuit culture and values permeate all programs and service components and decisions, to include participation and input on working groups/committees.
• Support coordination and communication with regional and community partners for successful service delivery, including educating and advocating to ensure services provided to Inuit are trauma-informed and strengths-based.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or the equivalent Clinical Counselling education/experiences.
• Experience in mental health & addictions, strengths-based, harm-reduction, and trauma-informed principles.
• Understanding of Inuit culture, intergenerational trauma, and overall mental wellness needs.
• Strong preference for experience working with Labrador Inuit and in Nunatsiavut communities
• In addition, the successful candidate will be willing to travel for regional and national committee and work purposes.

Assets

• Bilingual in Inuktitut and English

Benefits

• Competitive Paid Leave Package
• Travel Benefit
• Labrador Allowance
• Group insurance including health and dental
• Group pension

Department

Health & Social Development

Location

Nain, NL

Term

Permanent Full-Time

Closing Date

November 4, 2026