Mental Wellness Counsellor - Windsor, Canada - Windsor Women Working with Immigration Women

Description

Job Title:
Mental Wellness Counsellor - Dari speaker
The mental wellness counsellor provides front-line support for immigrants and refugees experiencing mental health crises. Support includes adult and youth counselling, group sessions, wellness workshops and training for service providers.


Responsibilities:

• Conducting crisis assessment and intervention
• Responding to internal and external referrals
• Offering crisis support assistance and follow up
• Offering brief supportive counselling to clients and their families in emotional distress
• Conduct outreach and promotion of services
• Provide consultation, assessment and recommendations when there is an emergent mental health concern
• Connect with community support and partners
• Develop and present workshops on the topic of mental wellness, stigma and selfcare
• Facilitate group sessions based on the needs identified
• Refer clients to internal and external community resources
• Advocacy regarding client care
• Navigating interdisciplinary support systems
• Availability for some evenings as needed

Qualifications:

• Dari language REQUIRED
• Undergraduate degree in social work or related field preferred
• Ability to think creatively
• Understanding of mental health and health sector in Ontario
• Flexibility and openmindedness
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse environment
• Knowledge about the settlement sector with a view of the larger landscape of settlement in Canada.
• Experience working with diverse populations including but not limited to newcomers, language minorities, racial minorities, marginalized communities, LGBTQ, disabled and those without status.
• Computer proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 10 per week


Salary:
$26.77 per hour


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexible schedule
• Onsite parking
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person