Solution Focused Brief Therapy Counsellor

Homewood Health Centre; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Homewood Health, a leading provider of mental health and addiction services in Canada, is seeking registered mental health professionals for occasional contracts. Responsibilities include delivering short-term counseling for various issues and working with diverse clients. The ideal candidate will have strong educational credentials, experience, and proficiency in English or French.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in counselling, social services, or addiction service settings.
• Registration/clinical membership with a regulatory college or body in your province of practice.
• Proficiency to provide counselling services in either English or French.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term, solution-oriented counseling to address various concerns.
• Participate in in-house training and meetings as required.
• Provide telephonic counseling for clients in crisis.

Skills

Counseling

Communication

Stress Management

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Master’s Degree in a counselling related field

Bachelor of Social Work degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Homewood Health is Canada's leader in mental health and addiction services and we offer the most comprehensive and integrated continuum of services available in Canada. We are redefining mental health and addiction services to help Canadians live healthier, more productive and more fulfilling lives.

Homewood Health is actively seeking registered mental health professionals interested in providing service on an occasional, contract basis for Homewood Health Stay at Work Services, Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) in our Moncton, NB office (coming soon).

Our EFAP providers deliver short-term, solutions-oriented counselling: working with depression, anxiety, interpersonal skills, workplace challenges, stress management and addictions, and are able to work with individuals and/or couples and families.

What you'll be doing

• Provide short-term, highly focused, solution-oriented counseling to address a variety of concerns such as depression, anxiety, interpersonal skills, workplace challenges, relationship issues, stress management and addictions
• Able to work with adult individuals, couples, families and children
• Provide telephonic counseling for clients in crisis
• Adhere to professional standards and best practices
• Participate in in-house training and meetings as required.
  
  

What we're looking for

• Master’s Degree in a counselling related field; or Bachelor of Social Work degree with appropriate registration and counselling experience
• Registration/clinical membership with a regulatory college or body in your province of practice
• 3 years experience in counselling, social services, or addiction service settings
• Experience working in the EFAP field is an asset
• Professional liability insurance coverage of $2,000,000 or as otherwise determined by Homewood Health
• Proficiency to provide counselling services in either English or French is required
• Counselling proficiency in additional languages is a strong asset
• Ability to use Microsoft Office ( Word, Outlook)
  
  

Why work with us

We are driven by our values and are passionate about improving lives. We offer competitive wages and professional development opportunities, along with opportunities to engage with a community of clinicians from a variety of professional backgrounds across Canada who are part of our community of practice. Join us and work along-side highly motivated people who are collaborative and focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers.

Employment Equity & Closing Statement

In accordance with the various provincial legislations that we operate under, Homewood Health is committed to working in collaboration with any team member who may require workplace accommodation in order to successfully perform any or all aspects of their role.