Mental Wellness & Substance Use Counsellor - Community

Job Summary And Requirements
This posting is to hire a term position until March 2025, working 75 hours bi-weekly as a Community Counsellor who will be working in Carcross.
An eligibility list will be established in this competition and may be used to fill similar positions in other communities (excluding Whitehorse).
Working as a member of the Mental Wellness and Substance Use (MWSU) team, our Community Counsellors provide assessment, treatment services, and case management to clients struggling with any combination of mental health problems, diagnosed mental illness, problematic substance use and addiction, and concurrent disorders. You will often be the first point of contact for individuals in the community who may require. Within the context of a client centered care model, you will be responsible for intake, assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, aftercare services, consultation, and individual counselling and group programming to facilitate and coordinate client access to services. Community outreach to support the needs of hard-to-reach clients is a part of this role.
In this position and as part of the Community Hubs team for MWSU, you will work as part of a larger team of mental wellness professionals, which includes counsellors, mental health nurses and support workers. As a member of an interdisciplinary team, MWSU Counsellors collaborate closely with First Nation Governments and partners in the communities they serve to support the holistic needs of clients and providing continuity across the care continuum. The incumbent will also work closely with psychiatric services and other partners within medical and health and social services. Engaging in, and contributing to, community-based and cultural programing with local First Nation and municipal governments is an important part of this role.
For more information about the position, please contact Kristy Petovello, A/Manager, Community Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services at [email protected]
For more information about this posting or hiring process, please contact Sneha Iyer, Human Resources Recruiter at [email protected]
Please do not email resumes to email address above; resumes may only be accepted through E-Recruitment. Link to create your account to apply here
Essential Qualifications
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications - specifically - how your work experiences and related duties align with the essential qualifications shown below using the Month/Year to Month/Year format. Please note that selection for further consideration will be based on the information you provide in your resume.

• Experience building partnerships and collaborating with First Nation Government and/or other community partners in a social service setting.
• Experience with crisis intervention and risk assessments with individuals in crisis
• Considerable experience working therapeutically with individuals (individual and group counselling) impacted by mental health, trauma, and substance use in a mental health/social services setting – (assessment, one and one/group therapy/psychoeducation and case management) especially in, but not limited to, rural, northern communities.
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or related field

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, And Suitability
Candidates should have and may be assessed on:
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Ability to provide effective case management with experience in both individual and group counselling.
• Ability to provide effective screening, mental health and addiction bio-psycho-social assessments, treatment planning and case formulations while working from a harm reduction and client/family/community-centred service delivery model.
• Ability to work collaboratively with community partners and stakeholders to build capacity and develop and deliver responsible community and cultural programming.
• Knowledge, and the ability to work within, the stages of change model, i.e., ability to adapt interactions to support engagement and the wellness of clients.
• Effective written and oral communication supported by strong conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to complete and maintain comprehensive clinical records.
• Understanding of collaborative health care delivery systems, and the continuum of services available to clients at different stages of their lives; and,
• Understanding of and adherence to, a harm-reduction two-eyed seeing and trauma informed approach to adult client care.

Additional Information
Conditions of Employment: verification of post-secondary degree(s), Vulnerable Sector RCMP Security clearance, WHMIS 2015 (within one month of hire), TB screening, first aide (within 6 months of starting position) and valid class 5 driver’s licence or equivalent
Job Requirements: Regular travel to surrounding communities to provide support services.
Benefits Of Employment

• Yukon Bonus and Community allowances
• Professional development opportunities
• Extended Health and Dental benefits, pension, 4 weeks vacation as well as special and sick paid leaves.
• Relocation for out of territory applications

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Eligibility List
12 months