Integrated Child & Youth Clinical Counsellor

Delta School District

Delta School District invites Applications for the Position of Integrated Child and Youth Clinical Counsellor.

Delta School District is honored to be working and learning on the traditional territory of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations and all of the HNQMINM speaking people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

The Delta School District aims to be an innovative, inclusive community where all learners belong, and everyone soars. We are a District of more than 16,000 students and 3,000 employees. The District’s mission is to inspire and nurture thriving, future-ready learners at each of its 31 schools, located in Ladner, North Delta, and Tsawwassen. We value Compassion, Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Diversity, and Resilience.

Our schools and District offices are located on the traditional territories of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations. The District offers its respect to the Knowledge Keepers and all First Peoples who have been stewards on these lands since time immemorial.

Under A Pathway to Hope, the Province is implementing Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams in school district communities. ICY teams are providing support and services in 11 school district communities with eight new communities beginning implementation in 2024/25.

These multidisciplinary teams deliver wraparound mental health and substance use services and supports for children and youth (birth to age 19) and their families. The service delivery will be flexible and outbound, reflecting the preferences of children, youth, and families. Each ICY team will support a cluster of Public, Independent and First Nations-operated schools and will include all children and youth within the geographic region.

ICY teams will be created through existing positions in the region and new positions where they do not currently exist. Core team positions include Integrated Care Coordinators (ICC), Integrated Child and Youth (school-based) Clinical Counsellors (ICY-CC), Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Clinicians, Youth Substance Use workers, Indigenous Support workers, Administrative Assistants, and Youth and Family Peer Support workers.

• Support the ICY team and schools served to mitigate and address factors which may precipitate mental health and substance use challenges for children and youth.
• Provide child/youth and family therapeutic counselling through a lens of intervention and/or prevention support. Monitor the progress of child/youth on their case load.
• Perform the functions of a manager of employees in the Youth Peer Support Worker positions as a part of the ICY teams including:
  • Responsible for recruitment, selection and hiring of school-based employees assigned to the portfolio within the program.
  • Provide orientation, coaching, training and mentoring to direct reports.
  • Manage employee conduct related matters including conduct employee relations related investigations with the human resources department, issue discipline and discharge of the employee when necessary.
  • Manage employee attendance including informal and formal discussions with employees when absenteeism is continuously impacting service delivery; provide consideration to all applicable leave of absence requests.
  • Manage employees including routine informal performance feedback, the development of employee work plans, and conduct staff performance review and related development plans reviews.
  • Interpret and comply with applicable collective agreements, participate in the grievance and arbitration process, and consult with human resources to provide feedback on collective bargaining initiatives necessary to support the program and community.
  • Manage assigned budget including staffing budgets allocated to the portfolio.
• Liaise between school staff and the ICY team, to represent and advocate for the needs of all children and youth (birth to age 19) within the geographic area with a focus on prevention/early intervention wherever possible.
• Provide support for the Youth Peer Support Worker to participate as a core ICY team member.
• Attend and actively participate in integrated child…