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Description

Position #: 098412

Expected Start Date: February 10, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Kikinahk Friendship Centre

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: New Alcohol and Drug Initiatives - Project Hope Youth Worker

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work:  224 hours per 6 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: Restores, maintains and enhances the recovery of clients seeking help for addiction and/or addiction related impacts by implementing various modalities of addiction recovery programs. Responsibilities include providing informational programming as well as individual and group counselling sessions with clients. This position will be expected to assess individual and group needs of clients and implement plans to help clients reach their goals

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience
- An equivalent of education and experience may be considered
Education
- Addictions Counselling diploma
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Competencies
- Problem solving skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in Developmental Model of Recovery
- Knowledge in co-current disorders and issues related to gambling addictions
- Knowledge in factors affecting family dynamics
- Knowledge in Transtheoretical model of change
- Knowledge in various mental health and addiction and harm reduction strategies
- Knowledge in holistic addictions treatment model
- Knowledge in applying a cognitive-behavioral or other major modes of therapy
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate knowledge in addiction(s) and their effects on the individual.
- Knowledge in group dynamics
- Knowledge of addictions interventions involving drugs, alcohol or tobacco
- Ability to screen for addictions a...
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