Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 196665

Expected Start Date: January 30, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Yorkton Regional Health Centre

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Mental Health Community Case Management

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: January 29, 2026

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: As a member of the mutli-disciplinary team, and under the general direction of the Director of Mental Health and Addictions Services and Addiction Counselor - Supervisor, the primary goal will be restore, maintain and enhance the recovery of people seeking help for addiction and/or addiction related issues by implementing various modalities of addiction recovery programs. Responsibilities include providing informational programming as well as individual and group counseling 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

Education
- Chemical Dependency diploma
Competencies
- Advanced - Communication skills
- Intermediate - Case management skills
- Advanced - Organizational skills
- Advanced - Time management skills
- Intermediate - Assessment skills
- Intermediate - Counseling skills
- Basic - Writing skills
- Advanced - Leadership skills
- Basic - Public relations skills
- Basic - Interpersonal skills
- Advanced - Decision making skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in local human service organizations, resources, referral procedures
- Ability to communicate with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
- Ability to communicate with clients from diverse economic backgrounds
- Kno...
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