Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 180081

Expected Start Date: January 27, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Weyburn Community Health Services Building

City/Town: Weyburn

Department: Community Response Teams

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 112 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band:  Pay Band Addictions Counsellor - Diploma $29.584 to $36.176

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the program area manager, as applicable, is responsible for the day to day development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Mental Health and Addictions Services programs. The primary goal of this position is to restore, maintain and enhance the recovery of people seeking help for addiction and/or addiction related issues by implementing various modalities of addiction recovery and personal development programs. Clinical duties are supervised by the program area manager, as applicable. Responsibilities include providing information programming, participation in drug strategy initiatives, individual and group counseling and harm reduction program implementation and documentation within a dynamic and nontraditional team milieu.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience
- Six (6) months clinical experience in the specific department/area/program
Education
- Mental Health & Addictions Counselling Diploma
Competencies
- Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
- Intermediate - Organizational skills
- Basic - Crisis management skills
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
- Intermediate - Communication skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in best practices in addictions and harm reduction strategies
- Ability to develop appropriate recovery plans
- Knowledge in addictions specific twelve core functions
- Knowledge in Moti...
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