Addictions Counsellor

Alberta; United States; Remote; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundever Assistance Services Corporation is seeking a permanent full-time addictions and family counsellor. The role focuses on mentoring clients to identify and overcome personal problems, and providing therapy and mediation services.

The position involves coordinating information to develop counselling programs, possibly conducting research, and following up on client progress, including vocational testing and supervising staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Responsibilities

• Interest in mentoring in order to counsel clients, and provide therapy and mediation services; and in assisting individuals and groups of clients to identify, understand and overcome personal problems and achieve personal objectives
• Interest in co-ordinating information to develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and the means of attaining them; may conduct research, publish research papers, educational texts and articles
• Interest in following up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustments; and in conducting vocational testing and psychometric assessment; may supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants
• The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.
• Typical ability expectations for this job
• Do you like helping others? Do you believe people can make positive changes in difficult circumstances? Then you may want to help people build brighter futures as an addictions counsellor.
• Do you feel good about helping friends or family through difficult times? Can you see different points of view? Are you good at active listening? Then you may relate well to a career as a marriage and family counsellor.

Job description

Employer

Foundever Assistance Services Corporation

Earnings $26.00 to $28.50 hourly (to be negotiated)

Work Hours 37.5 hours per week

Position Permanent Full Time

Closing Date Oct 29, 2026

Job Requirements

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors

SOCIAL

Interest in mentoring in order to counsel clients, and provide therapy and mediation services; and in assisting individuals and groups of clients to identify, understand and overcome personal problems and achieve personal objectives

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and the means of attaining them; may conduct research, publish research papers, educational texts and articles

directive

Interest in following up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustments; and in conducting vocational testing and psychometric assessment; may supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job

Do you like helping others? Do you believe people can make positive changes in difficult circumstances? Then you may want to help people build brighter futures as an addictions counsellor.

Do you feel good about helping friends or family through difficult times? Can you see different points of view? Are you good at active listening? Then you may relate well to a career as a marriage and family counsellor.