Clinical Counsellor

IDM Youth Services is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and highly skilled Clinical Counsellor to support children, youth, and families experiencing mental health, behavioral, attachment, trauma, developmental, and substance use challenges.

Working within a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, strengths-based, and child-centered framework, you will provide direct clinical services while collaborating with families, caregivers, community partners, Indigenous communities, schools, healthcare providers, and Ministry representatives to support positive outcomes and community integration.

• Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment, stabilization, safety, and transition plans.
• Provide individual, family, and group counselling using evidence-informed therapeutic approaches.
• Deliver crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, and clinical support during high-risk situations.
• Support children and youth in building emotional regulation, resilience, communication, coping, and relationship skills.
• Collaborate with families, caregivers, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve treatment goals and strengthen natural supports.
• Participate in service planning, case conferences, treatment reviews, and discharge planning.
• Provide clinical consultation, coaching, and therapeutic guidance to frontline staff and program teams.
• Assist with staff training and promote trauma-informed and relationship-based practices throughout service delivery.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, reports, and treatment records.
• Build strong relationships with community partners and advocate for the needs of children, youth, and families.

• Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Child and Youth Care, Educational Counselling, or a related human services discipline.
• Registration and good standing with a recognized professional regulatory body such as:
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW)
  • Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
  • Or equivalent professional designation
• Minimum five (5) years' clinical experience working with children, youth, and families experiencing mental health, behavioural, attachment, trauma, and substance use challenges.
• Experience in residential care, child welfare, youth services, or community mental health is considered an asset.
• Valid BC Class 5 Driver's Licence.
• Successful Criminal Record Check.

The ideal candidate brings strong clinical assessment and counselling skills, sound judgment in crisis situations, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative approach to supporting children, youth, families, and care teams. A commitment to trauma-informed, culturally safe, and client-centered practice is essential.

This is a part-time or full-time position serving youth and families across residential and community-based programs. Occasional evening, weekend, on-call, and regional travel requirements may apply.

• Meaningful Work: employees have the opportunity to impact the lives of the children/youth we work with, you can be a role model for those who need it.
• Variety: no two days are the same; you can plan and take the youth on outings and activities such as bowling, swimming, hiking, camping, and more!
• Awesome Benefits: extended health and dental benefits.
• Enrollment in MPP: for those who qualify.
• Paid sick days
• Career Growth: we offer in house training (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention), external training (Mental Health First aid, ASIST, etc.), and the chance to grow your career within the company.
• Free parking.
• Casual dress.