St. Michael’s Hospital Looking for Human Services Counsellor at Toronto, ON Full Time

As a member of our interprofessional Withdrawal Management Services team, the Human Services Counsellor plays an important role in supporting people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have expressed interest in temporarily abstaining from using and are seeking residential withdrawal management services.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops therapeutic relationships with people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have a goal to withdraw safely from substances
• Completes new client intakes, program transfers and discharges
• Maintains therapeutic milieu for residential WMS clients throughout their stay in the program
• Completes assessments of mental status, suicide risk and substance use
• Monitors clients for signs and symptoms of overdose, intoxication and withdrawal
• Develops collaborative care plans with community services and supports
• Engages in treatment planning activities including making inquiries about available community resources, completing referral forms, r monitoring service delivery
• Providing individual motivational interviewing counselling and psychoeducation around substance use
• Co-facilitating evidence-informed group interventions including seeking safety,
• Provides crisis prevention and intervention as required
• Engages in transfer of accountability/shift report reports
• Completes clinical documentation

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of college diploma program in Human Service Addiction Studies, Social Service Worker, Mental Health studies required
• Successful completion of university degree in arts or sciences considered an asset
• Successfully completed post graduate certificate in addictions and mental health considered an asset
• Previous experience working in an addiction counselling role considered an asset
• Excellent knowledge of best practices in addictions care and treatment required
• Excellent knowledge of community resources for people who use drugs and/or alcohol required
• Excellent therapeutic relationship and collaborative care planning skills required
• Excellent interprofessional teamworking collaboration, problem solving and conflict management skills required
• Very good understanding of the social determinants of health, anti-oppressive and trauma informed practice required
• Proficiency in using Microsoft suite and computerized clinical documentation systems required

HOURS:

• Must be willing to work 12 hour day and evening shifts on a rotational basis