Full Time & Part Time

Location: Muskoka Lakes

Wage-$25-35/hour (experience required)

Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work from an accredited university
• Experience in working with patients with addictions and mental health is an asset
• Experience in individual and family counselling and evidence-based psychosocial interventions
• Experience with group support facilitation
• Working knowledge of Zoom conferencing platform
• Familiarity with relevant legislation (e.g. Health Care Consent Act, Mental Health Act, etc.)
• Superior communication, problem-solving, time management, and documentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as member of a multidisciplinary team
• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to manage a busy and varied caseload
• Completion of a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check
• ** YOU MUST BE LOCATED IN ONTARIO **

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Make contact/build rapport with clients who are presently in addiction recovery programs or in need of outpatient addiction treatment
• Awareness of issues around and experience in dealing with concurrent disorders; marginalized populations; spiritual issues in recovery
• The ability to provide trauma informed services
• Ability to navigate technology and trouble shoot technical difficulties that impact a virtual group
• Comfortable with learning new software and creating engaging/interactive group material/presentations in established topics.
• Assessment

• Demonstrated ability to provide effective one-on-one counselling; virtual support group facilitation;
• Addiction Case Management
• Supportive and crisis counselling
• Training and experience in the delivery of program in the following areas: Relapse Prevention; Life Skills, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Identify and assess short and long term goals with client.
• Provide ongoing Relapse Prevention Counselling and support client in their recovery goals
• Support clients to implement their action plan
• Provide referrals, as required, to connect clients to appropriate community support services
• Provide life skills teaching to clients, as required
• Maintain accurate and professional client documentation
• Attend team meetings as required
• Community networking
• Discharge Planning
• Report to Clinical Director

*How to Apply:*Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resume and a cover letter detailing their experience to 519-890-9490 [email protected] .

*Application Deadline:* ASAP / OPEN