Substance Use Counsellor Women and Families

Trauma-informed Substance Use Counsellor supporting pregnant women and mothers of young children at The Jean Tweed Centre, Monday to Friday in Toronto. Provide counselling for substance use, mental health, parenting, and child development concerns.

This counsellor delivers the Mom & Kids Too program, offered three days weekly for seven weeks. The position provides psycho-education and supportive counselling through individual, group, and family services. You will assess needs, develop service plans, and coordinate integrated care with professionals and community supports.

• Conduct client intake and assess needs for service planning
• Provide trauma-informed individual and group counselling
• Engage women around substance use and parenting concerns
• Facilitate groups and evaluate client progress
• Provide referrals and liaise with existing supports

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, nursing, psychology, or equivalent
• Three to five years of addictions field experience
• Experience counselling people with substance use and mental health issues
• Experience applying harm reduction in community settings
• Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills

Apply counselling, harm reduction, and trauma-informed practice to support women and families through The Jean Tweed Centre’s MK2 program.