Community Counsellor - Deline

Make a difference in your community. Support healing, wellness, and resilience through culturally grounded mental health and addictions services.

Join the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) as a Community Counsellor in Deline, where you will play a vital role in providing culturally relevant mental health, addictions, wellness, and family support services. This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships, work alongside Elders and community partners, and contribute to lasting positive change in a vibrant Indigenous community

Key Responsibilities:
- Provide individual, family, and group counselling services.
- Support clients experiencing mental health, addictions, trauma, and family violence concerns.
- Conduct intake, assessment, treatment planning, and follow-up services.
- Complete suicide risk assessments and crisis intervention.
- Coordinate care and connect clients with cultural and community resources.
- Deliver wellness education, prevention programming, and community workshops.
- Collaborate with Elders, healthcare providers, schools, RCMP, and community partners.
- Participate in on-the-land and culturally relevant programming.

Key

Qualifications:


- A Diploma in Social Sciences; and
(Social Service Work, Psychology, Counselling, Child and Youth)
- Two (2) years of direct counselling experience; and
- Has lived/is living in a Northern Indigenous community for a minimum of Two (2) years and has had interactions with wellness services as a service provider or participant.

GNWT Inquiries

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If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

More Information

Labour Market Supplement

The successful incumbent will receive a $12,000 supplement upon hire and an additional $12,000 supplement after completion of 12 months of continuous employment contingent on remaining employed in an eligible position for a further 12 months. This is a taxable benefit and will be subject to applicable deductions.

Indigenous Employment Policy

Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Criminal Records Check

Candidates must provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector check. Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

Immunization Status

The successful candidate will be required to obtain proof of current up-to-date immunization status.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace. If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility

Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalencies

Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience. However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case-by-case basis. For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information

Job Opening  # 28298

Closing Date:

- Open until filled

Salary Information

The salary range for this position is from $54.44 per hour to $65.03 per hour (approximately $106,158- $126,809.) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $27,549.

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