Duty of Care Counselor

Duties:

• Provide Duty of Care evaluations of CANADEM associates deployed to various missions.
• Ability to occasionally conduct support sessions in person at HQ in Ottawa.
• Administer inoculation calls to consultants prior to deployment.
• Conduct critical incident support and debriefing calls.
• Assist CANADEM staff with training programs both internal and external.
• Evaluate, expand, and develop a Duty of Care program to match the ongoing needs of CANADEM deployees.
• On occasion, DoC Specialist would deploy to field missions if deemed necessary to provide in-field monitoring and evaluation of Duty of Care activities of CANADEM associates.

• Post‑secondary degree in Clinical Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or other relevant degrees combined with professional expertise.
• Minimum 5‑7 years’ work experience in the field of mental health.
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in other languages such as French, Arabic, Spanish, etc., is an asset.
• International experience in humanitarian response and intercultural understanding is desirable.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy and maintain confidentiality in dealing with sensitive employee and consultant data.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills across diverse audiences.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and work within tight deadlines.
• Strong organization skills.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Flexible and adaptable to respond quickly when deployees require assistance.
• Demonstrates a cooperative and team‑oriented mindset.

Contract length:
Ongoing, as required. Monthly engagement varies from zero to ten hours depending on deployment requirements.

Remuneration: $95 CAD/hour