Youth Substance Use Counsellor - Vancouver, Canada - Pacific Community Resources Society

Pacific Community Resources Society

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Title:
Youth Substance Use Counsellor*****
Program: Chilliwack School District (Chilliwack Secondary & Sardis Secondary)**- Supervisor: Jodi Higgs, Manager, Chilliwack Health, and Housing Centre

Regular Part Time (21 hours/week ,

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4 days a week)

Grid 13 ($ $31.24/hour)

Closing Date & Time : 28 July 202- Opportunity

Pacific Community Resources Society requires a parttime Youth Substance Use Counsellor. The Youth Substance Use Counsellor is a member of our larger Chilliwack Addiction and Prevention program (CAPS), and will provide individual substance use supports, counselling services and referrals to treatment for youth within Chilliwack Secondary School and Sardis Secondary School. This counsellor's home office with be at our Hocking St. location, with most of the work happening in the schools during the school day four days a week. The primary role of the substance use counsellor is to engage in onetoone counselling and provide support and presentations within the schools. As needed, the counsellor may be required to organize and facilitate groups and organize and participate in recreational activities.

This role requires a sound understanding of learning disabilities and other brain-based disabilities (including FASD, ADHD, autism spectrum, brain damage), barriers to support, addictions theory, motivational theory, the effects of abuse and trauma and Indigenous culture.

Creating a safe and therapeutic space is a priority for this position.

Responsibilities
To provide onetoone counselling and support services, including referrals to treatment
Work within Chilliwack Secondary School and Sardis Secondary School four days a week (2 days at each school)
To operate and/or cofacilitate groups with school staff or other members of the PCRS youth team.
Work as an active member of the CAPS outpatient treatment team
Maintain administrative duties and follow PCRS policies and procedures.
Qualifications
BSW or BA in a related field plus 1 years' experience, or Child and Youth Care or relevant discipline plus 2 years direct experience. Substance use or Addiction Counselling training. A combination of experience and education is considered.
Experience working in alcohol and substance use prevention or intervention, familiarity with treatment referrals, and the substance use service continuum.
Ability to form strong therapeutic working relationships with youth.
Solid understanding of the impacts of colonization on our First Nations people
Sound judgement and effective interpersonal skills
Clear communication skills, verbal and written.
Traumainformed practice and suicide intervention training
Ability to create a safe and therapeutic space for youth.
Criminal records check including the vulnerable sector.
Standard First Aid and CPR
Valid BC driver's license with business insurance use
Use of own vehicle (mileage is paid)
Driver's abstract must be submitted.
Substance Abuse/Addictions Counselling Training
Additional Assets
Motivational interviewing
Solution focused counselling
Addictions counselling training
Mental health training
Sexual abuse training
Concurrent Disorders
Sound knowledge of the Chilliwack area and its resources
Who We Are
Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large notforprofit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.

Our Vision

Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities

Our Mission

To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.

Our Values

Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Wellbeing
We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se'mya'me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxw (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kwikwəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.
We Offer
Equitable Base Pay we are a Certified Living Wage Employer
Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day
Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums
Disability and Life Insurance Coverage
Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling
Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions
Flexible schedules and earned time off program
Fullday agency orientation and extensive training, with