Counsellor, Children's Services - Longlac Repost CC

Benefits:

• Competitive and comprehensive employer-paid health and dental benefits, along with paid sick time
• The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• 12 paid days off to honour and observe statutory holidays, including a holiday shutdown during the winter break
• 4-weeks' vacation
  * with 3 Family Care Days and 3 Floater Days pro-rated for the first year of employment

• Expense claim reimbursement for mileage and meals when travelling across the district
• Flexible work schedule per accrual of flex time
• Opportunities for growth and professional development
• Agency Wellness Committee initiatives

• up to 3000.00 reimbursed for moving expenses*

The Counsellor, Children's Services is a full-time permanent role based on-site, in-person in Longlac, ON. Working within a Recovery Framework, the Counsellor, Children's Services supports children and youth (birth to 17 years of age) living with mental health challenges and/or developmental disabilities and their families/guardians and communities across the District of Thunder Bay. The Counsellor, Children's Services, works as an integral part of a clinical team responsible for providing mental health core services funded by the Ministry, including but not limited to access/intake, assessment, brief service, counselling, crisis response, case management, and family support.

Services are delivered one-on-one and through group facilitation and may occur in person, in-community, or virtually. The Counsellor, Children Services reports directly to the assigned Clinical Services Manager.

• Recovery-focused and person-centered orientation
• Effective planning, organizational, and time management skills
• Mindful and self-reflective
• Critical thinking skills
• Adaptable and flexible
• Excellent communication skills
• Resourceful
• Sound decision-making skills
• Accountable and dependable
• Networking and relationship-building skills
• Creative and innovative
• Ability to work both independently and within an interdisciplinary team

Working with children and youth who are living with mental health challenges, in addition to families/guardians and community, duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing comprehensive, person-centered assessment, counselling, and discharge
• Collaboratively working with other Agency-assigned staff and committed to limiting service duplication, maintaining continuity of care through coordinated care planning, and achieving clear and consistent communication with clients and/or their families/guardians by actively participating in formal direct interdisciplinary planning meetings and/or indirect team member interdisciplinary planning meetings to enhance collective efforts and avoid redundancy in service delivery.
• Providing psycho-education, information and referral.
• Through the Access Network and via liaising with the most appropriate physician(s), community agencies, and/or care providers, facilitating the removal of barriers to care and connection to services and ensuring the wrapping around of these services to best meet the holistic needs of the client.
• Co-facilitating psycho-educational and/or support open or closed groups, and/or discussion workshops for children, youth, and families/guardians.
• Assessing, intervening, and developing individualized safety plans when imminent risk has been identified
• Ensuring that the protection and rights of children and families/guardians are addressed under applicable legislation, Standards of Practice, and NOSP policies and procedures.
• Supporting mental health assessments and actioning psychiatrist recommendations.
• Maintaining a client caseload consistent with expectations of the role.
• Engaging in ongoing assessment and evaluation of…