Trauma Counsellor; SAIP Program

Position: Trauma Counsellor (SAIP Program)

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

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# of Openings: 1

JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Trauma Counsellor (SAIP Program)

Trauma Counsellor (SAIP Program) Competition #74-25

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Trauma Counsellor with a passion for supporting children, youth and families who have experienced trauma, to join our SAIP (Sexual Abuse Intervention Program) counselling and Trauma Services team. Trauma Counsellors in our SAIP Program provide counselling (both individual and group) for children and youth who have experienced sexual abuse and other experiences of trauma.

Counsellors also participate in program administration by attending to intake, assessment, treatment, referrals, parenting support and education, and consultation and collaboration with other service providers. Our Trauma Counsellors support clients in their healing journeys from a feminist, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional lens.

• Three weeks’ vacation for full-time staff
  * entitlement increases from there
• Three paid household leave days a year*
• Two paid Wellness Days a year
• Two and a half paid Agency days for full-time staff *
• Five paid days for education leave/year *
• One paid Moving Day/year
• Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
• A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

*(pro-rated for part-time staff)

Work Hours: 17.5 per week (Part-time)

Location: Vancouver Office (1638 E Broadway) with the possibility of working Hybrid (in office, with the community, and home)

Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled

What do you need to succeed?

• Master’s degree in counselling psychology or equivalent degree (MA, M.Ed, MSW) & registration with a professional body (BCACC, BC College of Social Workers)
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant counselling experience working with children, youth and families who have experienced trauma
• Training in trauma-informed counselling, somatic approaches, parts-work, expressive-arts-based interventions and play therapy

• Solid understanding and application of best practices in trauma counselling for individual and group work with children, youth and families
• Experience providing parent/caregiver support and psycho-education to parents/caregivers on child development and the impacts of trauma on neurobiology and attachment
• Knowledge, skills and experience in working with a diverse client population who have been impacted by poverty, abuse, neglect, addiction, mental health issues

• Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check

Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all candidates and searchers for your interest.

We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or non-applicable criminal condition.

If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process or are an internal candidate, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #74-25 in the email subject line) to  .

We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations.…