Community Counsellor - Ottawa, Canada - The Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Canada

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Community Counsellor - Mental Health and Addiction Services

Interviews starting this Thursday June 15, 2023

Job title:
Community Counsellor - Mental Health and Addiction Services

Reports to:
Manager, Community Programs and Services

Hours:37.5hours/week (contract to August 11, 2023, with possibility of extension)

Language:
English Essential (Bilingual Preferred)

Salary:
$26.52 plus benefits - salary non-negotiable - unionized environment

Welcome

About E Fry Ottawa

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa a is not-for-profit community agency that supports and advocates for women, gender-diverse people and men impacted by the justice system.

We provide a diverse array of community-based and residential programming.

Our work is aimed at reducing harm and oppression, supporting people to overcome barriers to reintegration, and empowering them to build a life of stability and resiliency.

We are a feminist organization committed to working from a human rights and anti-oppression perspective, recognizing systemic barriers that lead to marginalization.

We work with trauma-informed, person-centred principles to promote a respectful, diverse, and inclusive environment that promotes healing, recovery, and successful reintegration.

E Fry Ottawa is a unionized workplace.

Our Community Counsellor

Works within a multidisciplinary team to provide counselling and support services to women and genderdiverse people who are experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
Provides Relapse Prevention programming and oneonone counselling to women and genderdiverse people in the community.
Provides Relapse Prevention programming to women and genderdiverse people at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre and makes appropriate referrals for individuals motivated to attend a treatment program upon release.

Core Responsibilities

Intake and Assessment

Complete client intakes and assess client needs and determine service goals.
Conduct ongoing assessments with each client to determine appropriate interventions.
Complete addictions screening and assessment tools with clients as part of their treatment program goals.

Program Facilitation

Provide Relapse Prevention programming to women and genderdiverse people via group or individual sessions.
Provide Relapse Prevention programming to women and genderdiverse people at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre via group or individual sessions.
Ensure material presented is empowering and individual needs are considered in the presentation of skills development.
Maintain accurate records and case notes of client's attendance, participation, and progress.
Provide ongoing assistance, feedback, and support to participants consistent with their goals and determinants of success.
Provide resource referrals, crisis intervention, conflict resolution to group participants.
Provide completion reports to referring professionals (Probation and Parole Officers, Courts, Defense Counsel)

Ongoing supports/responsibilities

Provide therapeutic clinical counselling services to clients in designated programs.
Provide crisis intervention strategies using a humancentered, traumainformed approach.
Liaise with community partners and other agencies in a manner that promotes the agency's reputation and facilitates quality care for shared clients.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key supports and resources in the mental health and addiction service sectors.
Liaise with treatment centers/professionals and provide appropriate referrals.
Initiate and participate in individual professional development; maintain current knowledge and skills in relation to addiction, mental health, and evidencebased therapeutic approaches.
Assist in the evaluation of participants success and evaluate program effectiveness.
Advocate for clients and liaise with communitybased agencies as needed.
Maintain accurate case notes and correspondence.
Attend and participate in staff meetings and professional development sessions as required.

Other responsibilities

The Community Counsellor - Mental Health and Addictions Services attends monthly staff meetings and case management meetings as required and undertakes other duties as may be assigned by the Manager, Community Programs and Services to improve or enhance the delivery of service.

The position requires ongoing input and maintaining of statistical information for monthly and quarterly reporting purposes.

All E Fry Ottawa staff are responsible for promoting and delivering on the mission, vision, and values of our organization.

Qualifications

Required education and experience.

College Registration: QRP, RP, MSW or Eligible to be registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario or the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (and authorized to perform