Rehabilitation Counsellor 1 - Men's Treatment & Community Services

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Rehabilitation Counsellor to provide counseling services within the Men's Treatment and Community Services unit. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, with additional emphasis on experience in addiction counseling and strong organizational skills. The role involves working with diverse populations and requires effective communication and a client-centered approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of supervised counselling experience.
• Experience in developing and facilitating educational materials.
• Fluency in English; ability in French and Indigenous languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling.
• Organize community activities and educational sessions.
• Assess and develop client treatment plans.

Skills

Client-Centered Perspective

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Oral Communication

Knowledge of Addictions

Problem-Solving Skills

Cultural Sensitivity

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences

Job description

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Rehabilitation Counsellor 1 - Men's Treatment & Community Services

Requisition ID: 383825

PositionNumber: 20077465

Posting End Date: July 3, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Community Health Services - Winnipeg Corporate

Department / Unit: WRHA - River Point In House Treatment

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 09/02/2025 - 04/30/2026

Reason for Term: Educational Leave

FTE: 0.50

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.25

Annual Base Hours: 1885

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Position Overview

Experience

• Minimum of one year supervised counselling experience (or volunteer experience) from a family systems perspective is essential, working in the addictions field is an asset or a diploma in Applied Counselling with a minimum of two years supervised counselling experience or volunteer experience (working with families preferred).
• Experience working from a client-centred perspective is essential.
• Training and /or experience in the utilization of Motivational Interviewing techniques and experience in developing, planning, preparing and facilitating educational material and services and experience in organizing community activities are required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• A Bachelor’s degree in the Social Sciences or related field.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills related to assessment, individual and group counselling; excellent organizational, interpersonal and oral communication and documentation skills; knowledge of the addictions and mental health fields and demonstrated ability to work within a complex system of services are required.
• Demonstrated ability working within and contributing to a positive team environment is required.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills are required.
• An understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations is essential.
• Fluency in English (ability to communicate in French and Indigenous languages including Ojibway and Cree is considered an asset).

Physical Requirements

• This position may require the ability to work some evenings and weekends with varying hours.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.