Clinical Counsellor, Community Action Initiative

The Clinical Counsellor provides professional client care to clients and client families of diverse cultural origin. Referred clients are at risk due to a combination of issues including cross-cultural conflict, role loss and reversal, substance abuse, parent/teen conflict, suicidal ideation, family violence, marital conflict, and other issues pertaining to immigration and settlement. The Counsellor collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s Child and Youth Mental Health team, Fraser Health Authority, and other health care professionals/providers.

• Provides clinical services to clients in the community by conducting comprehensive assessments, implementing therapeutic interventions during on-going follow-up care, and consulting with the individuals’ general practitioners;
• In collaboration with manager, responds to critical incidents with appropriate reporting, safety planning, and crisis intervention to address safety concerns;
• Develops and implements approaches to supporting clients that centre around the client’s needs, strengths, and individual preferences;
• Provides individual, family, group, and psycho-educational supports as appropriate for the client and family;
• Supports the client’s development of stronger relational and community supports;
• Works collaboratively with Provincial ministry staff, care professionals, and clients/family in the identification and resolution of client/family mental health issues, ethical dilemmas, concerns regarding services, and coordination and integration of care;
• Develops safety plans with the clients to enhance their sense of safety;
• Maintains records in accordance with established procedures and policies and prepares/maintains statistical data, correspondence reports and other documentation, as requires;
• Participates in service, inter-disciplinary case conferences and team meetings, as required by the employer, shares information, demonstrates and/or provides guidance on clinical/health related tasks, ensures students are aware of assignments developed by the employer and reassigns clinical/health related tasks, as necessary;
• Adheres to ethical principles and standards of practice for the counselling profession as it relates to informed consent, confidentiality, and professional conduct;
• Provides an ongoing commitment to client services and continuous quality improvement to ensure best practice client services and the most effective delivery of service;
• Performs other related duties, as directed by the Manager or designate.

• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) designation from the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors;
• Two years’ recent related clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and families, substance use or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
• Demonstrated ability to organize and facilitate groups designed to provide counseling services and therapeutic interventions to a wide variety of participants;
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills;
• A second language is an asset;
• Understanding of the immigrant and refugee experience;
• Demonstrated ability to work with the specific cultural population required;
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and independently;
• Occupational First Aid, or be willing to obtain one upon start of position;
• Class 5 BC Driver’s License and access to a vehicle.

A criminal record check is required as a part of this process.