Clinical Counsellor, Therapeutic Court Programs - Whitehorse, Canada - Government of Yukon

Description

This posting is for one term position ending March 31, 2028, with anticipated e-list hires for two additional term positions, one ending March 31, 2026, and another ending March 31, 2028. TA's will be considered for YG employees.

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities with opportunities for healing. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprising teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

Reporting to the Manager of the Justice Wellness Centre, this position provides research to develop and deliver programs to support and assist perpetrators of spousal violence and other violent crime. This position provides psychodynamic, cognitive, and behavioural therapy, and psychoeducational programming according to a variety of theoretical models and best practice.

The principles that guide the Department of Justice (DOJ) are:

Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

For more information about this position, please contact: Joanne Green, Manager of the Justice Wellness Centre at

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact: Tammy Vermeersch, Human Resources Consultant at

Essential Qualifications:

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Clinical level Masters degree in Clinical Social Work, Psychology or Counselling;
• Experience administering clinical screening, mental health and substance use bio-psycho-social assessments and case formulations;
• Experience working in collaboration with First Nation Governments, and other community partners, to provide mental health and substance use services to community members from diverse backgrounds in rural communities.
• Experience providing clinical counselling, in an individual and group format, to individuals living with substance use and/or mental wellness issues.
• Currently registered and in good standing with a Canadian regulatory authority for a profession related to post-secondary education requirements noted above will be considered an asset.

Candidates who have training and experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be considered.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Suitability

Candidates should have and may be assessed on:

• Ability to work in partnership with external agencies and First Nation Governments.
• Ability to work effectively within a dynamic team environment as well as independently
• Excellent written and oral communication skills supported by self-awareness and personal responsibility
• Ability to provide professional counselling from a client centered service lens
• Demonstrate strong teamwork skills
  

Conditions of employment

• Travel throughout the Territory
• Vulnerable Sector RCMP security clearance
• Valid Class 5 Driver's licence
  

Job requirements

• May be required to participation in an afterhours schedule to support client services outside regular business hours.