Rehabilitation Counselor & Life-Skills Educator

Portage; Montreal; On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking

Training program

Virtual healthcare services

Work-family balance referral bonus

Job summary

A rehabilitation center in Montreal is seeking a counselor to facilitate the education and rehabilitation of individuals based on action plans. Your role will involve assessing user needs, leading innovative rehabilitation activities, and ensuring quality care. Candidates should possess a college degree in a related field, experience in intervention, and be bilingual in French and English. This temporary full-time position offers a rotating schedule with benefits including parking and a training program.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position.
• Experience with a clientele with substance use disorders in a community setting or therapeutic community.
• Experience in intervention and crisis management.
• Bilingual: French and English (asset).

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality care in accordance with applicable policies.
• Implement a procedure for welcoming and integrating users.
• Collaborate in needs assessment and follow-ups.
• Understand and respect user abilities.
• Establish the steps to be followed for successful intervention.
• Develop innovative activities that are both rewarding and viable.
• Participate in pursuing individual therapeutic objectives according to established standards.
• Keep notes and track user progress.
• Conduct visits and appointments.
• Perform other tasks as requested by immediate superior.

Skills

Interpersonal relationships

Teamwork

Education

College degree (DEC) in a related field or university degree in addiction

Job description

Temporary
Full-time

Your mission

As a counselor, your primary goal is to facilitate the education and re-education of individuals based on established action plans. Working under the supervision of the center director, you play a crucial role in guiding individuals toward rehabilitation and successful social reintegration. Through the use of effective educational methods, you will help them learn essential life skills by organizing, coordinating, and leading tailored activities. The aim is to ensure the development and mastery of appropriate skills and behaviors

Your daily routine

Providing quality care: Ensure quality care in accordance with applicable policies.

Welcoming and integrating users: Implement a procedure for welcoming and integrating users.

Assessing user needs: Collaborate in needs assessment and follow-ups.

Observing and analyzing user behavior: Understand and respect user abilities.

Developing action plans: Establish the steps to be followed for successful intervention.

Organizing and leading rehabilitation activities: Develop innovative activities that are both rewarding and viable.

Supporting day-to-day rehabilitation: Participate in pursuing individual therapeutic objectives according to established standards.

Writing observation, evaluation and summary reports: Keep notes and track user progress.

Accompanying users outside: Conduct visits and appointments.

Related tasks : Performs other tasks as requested by immediate superior.

Your experiences

College degree (DEC) in a related field or university degree in addiction (or in the process of completing it)

Experience in a similar position

Experience with a clientele with substance use disorders in a community setting or therapeutic community

Experience in intervention and crisis management

Bilingual: French and English(asset)

Skills in interpersonal relationships and teamwork

Your schedule and your benefits

Job Type: temporary, full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Schedule: day and evening shift (rotation), week and weekend

Salary: to be discussed according to experience

Other benefits: Parking, training program, virtual healthcare services, work-family balance referral bonus and more

The use of the masculine gender is solely for the purpose of text simplification and is not intended to be discriminatory.We thank all candidates for their interest, please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.