Hull School – Educational Child and Youth Care Counsellor

Hull School – Educational Child and Youth Care Counsellor  Hull Services has an organizational commitment to pursuing truth and reconciliation, decolonization and anti-oppression.

About Us:

Hull Services has long had a reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services. We work with children, youth and families who have experienced mental health struggles, behavioural problems, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and trauma. Hull offers them an opportunity to seek well-being and happiness, with a focus on mental health. Hull’s vision is for resilient young people and families to thrive within communities that support their mental health and well-being.

Hull’s programs and services include prevention and early intervention, family-based treatment, school-based services, community group care, campus-based care, adult services and education and training. Located in Calgary, we have been serving Alberta’s young people and families for 60 years, and support over 8,000 young people and families each year.
Competitive total compensation package, including Health/Dental, Employee Assistance Program and RRSP matching
Generous vacation, personal time off and sick day allocations.
Set hours on Monday to Friday from 8am-4pm, with school holidays and summer break off (10.5 month school schedule)
Opportunity to work at other programs within Hull Services during the summer break
Workperks corporate discounts and discounts to a variety of different fitness facilities
Free on-site parking and walkable campus
Collaborative, supportive and a fun place to work
Opportunity to have a meaningful impact on children and young people
The Program:  William Roper Hull School is operated as a partnership between the Calgary Board of Education and Hull Services. We offer highly specialized and individualized programs that focus on development of academic and vocational skills for students with behavioural, emotional, social and mental health challenges. Our program offers a therapeutic school setting that meets the academic and treatment needs of individual students ranging from grades 1 to 12.

Our goal is to use a trauma-informed and strength-based model to help students achieve success in both their behaviour and academic programs.
The Position:  We are looking for a permanent full-time Educational Child and Youth Care Counsellor. This position is based on a 40-hour workweek for 10.5 months per year. The work hours are 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide individual or small group instruction including psycho-educational instruction as directed by administration.
Supervise students outside the classroom, to and from school, and during non-class time (before/after school, recess, lunch).
Identify and act on goal-related teaching opportunities.
Plan and participate in group activities of a leisure, recreational and therapeutic nature.
Utilize a trauma-informed lens and approach when implementing therapeutic strategies and plans.
Collaborate with students, colleagues, family and caregivers to develop individual behavioural support plans.
Contribute observations and feedback to individual program plans as required.
Develop and implement incentive systems for the individual student or class.
Communicate rules and behavioral expectations to the students and follow through on appropriate behavioural interventions.
Utilize preventative interventions and de-escalating skills in individual and group situations; use crisis intervention techniques as necessary.
Provide counseling, life-space interviews, and/or coach problem solving techniques as appropriate.
Collect clinical and administrative information using the appropriate format.
Keep records as needed, including…