Child & Youth Counsellor; Casual FTE

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement Child and Youth Counsellor Programs to youth with early onset major psychiatric disorder.
• Maintain appropriate records and statistics for regular reporting.
• Confer and cooperate with other Child and Youth Counsellors, and treatment team members in the provision of comprehensive assessment and treatment services.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic milieu within the unit, including management of crisis situations.
• Supervise Child and Youth Counsellor Students as needed.
• Provide coverage on all units (inpatients, partial and day treatment).
• Manage crisis situations and adhere to policy and guidelines for intake procedures.
• Lead and participate in groups with patients and families.
• Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies and procedures of The Royal.
• Ensure a work environment that is conducive to the Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment and Discrimination Free Workplace Policy.

• Child & Youth Care Advanced Diploma or Bachelor of Child & Youth Care.
• Experience in working with youth in “therapeutic milieu”.
• Ability to create and maintain therapeutic relationships with youth and to relate to other team members.
• Capable of working independently, while being a collaborative member of a team
• Experience in DBT treatment modalities and working with high-risk youth preferred
• Willingness to work variable hours, and to be involved in all types of Child and Youth Counsellor Programs as set out by the Department/Program.
• Ability to develop, implement and facilitate groups.
• Possess up-to-date CPR and Safety and Security in the Workplace workshop.
• Ability to write and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of computers/ability to learn computer skills appropriate to patient record keeping needs.

• English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, comprehension, reading and writing. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset