Clinical Counsellor - Surrey, Canada - Options Community Services
Description
We're Hiring
CLINICAL COUNSELLOR
Posting Requisition _22237 _
Program _Home Based Addictions _
- Support and Detox _
Job Type _Temporary, Full-time until _
Location _Surrey, BC _
- March 31, 2025 _
Hours of work _35 hours per week _
Closing Date _Open until filled _
Options Community Services is a non-profit registered charity providing social services primarily in Surrey, Delta, White
Rock and Langley. We believe in helping people help themselves. We believe in collaborating with individuals,
businesses, community groups and government to create focused, effective and responsive resources for the
community.
Home Based Addictions Support and Detox program aims to reduce the burden of severe substance abuse, in particular
a reduction in mortality due to overdose events in patient's own homes, increase engagement and retention in
treatment and connection with community resources to facilitate ongoing remission. This program supports clients and
their family to manage their symptoms of withdrawal in the comfort and support of their own home environment in a
safe manner in consultation with family physicians and other clinical support. This goal of the program is to ensure
greater accessibility and awareness through culturally competent and language specific service delivery for the
individual and their family.
The Clinical Counsellor for Home Based Addictions Support and Detox will provide comprehensive clinical counselling
and therapy to clients and families with problematic substance use or addictions, on an outreach basis, with a focus on
the South Asian community. This position will assess clients, determine referral needs, counsel clients, and provide
comprehensive case consultation and follow-up support in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Adheres to the policies, procedures and standards of Options Community Services Society (OCS).
- Provides comprehensive clinical counselling and therapy to youth and adults affected by problematic substance
- Assesses clients following clinically sound assessment procedures including Alcohol and Drug Services
risk indicators to determine the need for referral.
- Liaises with community resources, mental health centres, emergency department, inpatient psychiatric units,
residential and non-residential services, hospitals, recovery groups and employment training and advocates on
behalf of the client/family to ensure respect and dignity are maintained.
- Formulates and implements treatment plans by negotiating a process for achieving goals, collaborating with
maximum client self-determination and independence.
- Provides comprehensive case consultation and followup support on treatment decisions regarding problematic
professional community resources.
- Maintains client records by documenting client assessments, charting client information, preparing progress
_ We are an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce_ Posted: 23-Jan-25
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requirements, documenting for future reference and ensuring that access to and disclosure of information and
records are in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
- Participates in and leads a variety of team and/or local committees and internal and external case conferences
initiating solutions, and analyzing outcomes.
- Identifies areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance client care services.
- Develops, coordinates, and delivers inservices, education sessions, presentations and training to clients,
interdisciplinary team, determining relevant content and required handouts, and planning and coordinating
seminars.
- Performs other duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Training, and Experience:
- Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling, Counselling Psychology, or other health related or social
- Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) designation from the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.
- Minimum two (2) years' recent related addictions counselling experience or equivalent combination of
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