Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Yellowknife is looking for a Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor. This role focuses on delivering culturally sensitive counselling services to clients and requires a Master's degree along with relevant therapeutic experience. If you are passionate about mental health and support services, this opportunity could be the right fit for you.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master's level degree with a focus on therapeutic counselling.
• Requires at least one year of relevant counselling experience.
• Clinically supervised education or experience with 500 hours in total.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct, community-based mental health and addictions counselling.
• Conducts prevention and promotion initiatives.
• Acts as a service provider for complex cases requiring referrals.

Skills

Therapeutic counselling

Crisis response

Addictions counselling

Mental health awareness

Family violence support

Education

Master's degree in Counselling, Psychology or Clinical Social Work

Job description

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

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

Located in Yellowknife, the Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor (Counsellor) reports directly to the Regional Supervisor, Mental Health and Addictions. The Counsellor is a key member of the Yellowknife, Lutselk'e and Fort Resolution Primary Community Care team providing direct, community based, culturally sensitive, mental health, addictions, and family counselling services to clients of all ages. These services include but are not limited to: prevention and promotion initiatives; planning and delivery of community-based mental health, addictions, family violence, therapeutic counselling services, system navigation and providing crisis response services. The Counsellor is also 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.

The successful in this role, you must have a Master's level degree in Counselling, Psychology or Clinical Social Work or a related discipline with a focus on therapeutic counselling with one (1) year of relevant therapeutic counselling experience in a scope of practice or experience in addictions, mental health, and family violence. The experience of the Mental Health and Addiction Counsellor should include clinically supervised education or work experience (therapeutic counselling experience under a qualified clinical counselling supervisor) that includes at least 500 hours, where at least 120 of these hours are direct client contact.

Travelling is required in the position within the NWT to communities outside and/or within the Yellowknife Region when necessary.

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 [phone] Extension 14106
Fax[phone]
[e-mail]

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