Adoption Kinship Counsellor

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $77,000.00 Annually

Family Counsellor

Location:

Central Commons, 800-1000 7 Ave SW

Full Time Regular: 37.5 hours per week Salary: $60,000 - $77,000

As a member of the Adoption Kinship Counselling team, the Family Counsellor will support children, youth, and families by providing guidance and stabilization throughout the adoption and kinship process.

• You approach every child and family with compassion, curiosity, and respect, creating a safe space where healing and growth can take root.
• A reflective and resourceful practitioner, you balance empathy with strong clinical judgment, ensuring each intervention is thoughtful, ethical, and effective.
• You believe in the power of collaboration, working alongside families, colleagues, and community partners to build trust, resilience, and lasting connections.

Counselling and Therapeutic Support

• Provide counselling to children and families involved in adoption or kinship placements.
• Use trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and play-based approaches, offering psychoeducation to support growth and resilience.

Case Management and Ethical Practice

• Manage a varied caseload, conducting assessments, interventions, referrals, closures, and documentation.
• Uphold ethical standards, client self-determination, and children’s safety, while adhering to agency policies and performance expectations.

Collaboration and Professional Development

• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners, case workers, and groups to coordinate care.
• Engage in supervision, stay informed on best practices, and provide flexible service delivery, including evening availability.

• A master’s degree (MSW, MA, M.Ed., MSc, MC) in psychology, social work or a related discipline.
• Membership in good standing with either College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP), Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) or The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA).
• A minimum of 2 years of counselling experience, including psychotherapeutic work with children and youth. Specific training will be provided to the successful candidate as needed.
• Experience or knowledge in trauma, grief and loss, neurodivergence, therapeutic parenting, and attachment-based approaches and the children’s services system are an asset.
• Training or experience with Circle of Security Parenting and Theraplay are considered assets.
• Skillful use of therapeutic modalities and clinical supervision, as well as the ability to collaborate with other professionals to enhance natural and professional supports is essential.
• Effective presentation, facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude and a strong commitment to high-quality service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Completion of Natural Supports Framework is an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 with a focus on SharePoint, Word, Teams, and Outlook.
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to effectively manage calendars and email communications.

The successful candidate must provide a satisfactory Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Search (PICVSS) and a Child Intervention Record Check (IRC).

• A PICVSS and/or IRC completed within the last 3 months will be accepted.
• A PICVSS and/or IRC completed more than 3 months ago will need to be renewed, even if it was completed within the last 3 years.

Be part of a community of over 100 passionate professionals who live our values of Respect, Kindness,

Creativity, Collaboration, Belonging, and Wellness. Together, we make a difference in the lives of more than

40,000 Calgarians every year.

At Carya, we offer:

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