Counsellor, Remote Outside QC & ONT

Position: Counsellor, Remote - Full-Time - Outside QC & ONT
Job title

Counsellor

Department

Clinical Service

Reports to

Manager, People and Clinical Performance

Hourly wage:

31.20$ / hour

Job type

Full-Time Permanent

Shift

RNO-0712-FTE
341 + NO-0712-FTE
342 (Inverted)

RNE-0308-FTE
345

Shift Schedule

Rotational

Schedule:

RNO-0712-FTE
341

Week 1 - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 20:00 to 04:30 ET

Week 2 - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 20:00 to 04:30 ET

RNE-0308-FTE
345

Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 18:00 to 04:00 ET

Week 2 - Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 04:00 ET

Location

Remote - Open exclusively to candidates residing outside the province of Ontario and Quebec

While this position is open to candidates across Canada, preference will be given to applicants located in British Columbia and Alberta, as these regions are particularly well positioned to support our overnight shift scheduling needs.

Training Schedule

Monday August 13 to Thursday August 17 from 10:00 to 18:00 ET

and

Monday August 20 to Thursday August 23 from 12:00 to 20:00 ET

Posting period

June 18 2026

The opportunity

Are you motivated by the chance to help ensure all young people in Canada can access mental health support and Feel Out Loud? Kids Help Phone (KHP) is Canada's Unlock The Hope Youth Charity. We're the first and Canada's only national 24/7, free, confidential, and multilingual e-mental health service for youth and a global leader in innovation for youth and their well-being.

As a KHP counsellor, you will provide single session solution focused support to young people via anonymous phone and live chat. Sessions are offered on a first come first serve basis. You will be supporting young people with a variety of concerns such as mental health anxiety, depression, family and relationships, school challenges and suicide. Support is provided through a person-centered approach and aligned with counselling best practices.

The responsibilities

• Ability to support youth via phone and live chat based counselling services, moving between modalities on every shift.
• Strong risk assessment and safety planning skills pertaining to youth risk and safety:
  Child Welfare, Suicide and Self-Injury, Substance Abuse, Threats against Others etc.
• Ability to work independently and have sound judgement on situations that require escalation to management.
• A strong work ethic, professionalism, and the ability to maintain boundaries, especially when addressing challenging calls that may involve individuals displaying strong emotions, including anger.
• Reflexive practice; empowering and strengths-based, client-centered approach; non-judgmental; strong, professional boundaries; recognition of and advocate for service users' autonomy in their journey; commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility; ability to adapt to changing client needs.
• The ability to communicate with empathy, curiosity and professionalism.

• The ability to merge your own personality and counselling style with Kids Help Phone's clinical model.
• Active engagement in individual supervision, group supervision, clinical consultations, coaching, in-service training, team meetings, and other scheduled activities.
• Participation in a positive workplace culture by engaging respectfully and collaboratively with colleagues while embodying Kids Help Phone's values (Courageous, Collaborative, Innovative, Resilient, Trustworthy).
• Ability to work in a high energy and dynamic environment.

The qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree or diploma in social services (Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Sexology, Child and Youth Care, etc.) or equivalent with experience in crisis work and counselling.

• A minimum of 1-2 years experience in crisis intervention and/or counselling, including solid risk assessment and safety planning skills (practicum/placement experience is considered);

• Outstanding communication skills in English (spoken and written) as well as French (for bilingual positions);

• Sound knowledge of various national and provincial legislation related to youth at risk including making decisions regarding appropriate and relevant referrals to community authorities (i.e., emergency services and Child Protective Services as…