Addictions Counsellor III
Your Opportunity:
This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will provide quality, client focused, recovery based and culturally appropriate assessment, treatment, case management, crisis intervention, education and referral services for clients and their families; as well as community stabilization services. You will develop and implement treatment plans and provide a range of interventions which offer least intrusive and most appropriate services to clients and their families. You will also monitor and evaluate client progress and achievement of recovery goals and adapt treatment as needed. As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will depend on your excellent relationship building skills with clients, families, government staff and colleagues.
- Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
- Classification: Addictions Counsellor III
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Corrections Healthcare
- Primary Location: Edmonton Young Offenders Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.50
- Posting End Date: 31-OCT-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 17-NOV-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 10
- Shifts per cycle: 25
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $37.62
- Maximum Salary: $48.56
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Bachelor's degree in Addictions or a combination of a bachelor's degree in a related field with course work in addictions. A related degree combined with a diploma related to addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Individuals eligible for registration under the Health Professions Act (Alberta) must maintain active registration. Individuals may require authorization/permission under regulation to perform restricted psychosocial interventions and/or restricted activities.
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Addiction and Mental Health field (preferably in a correctional setting). Basic Cardiac Life Support- Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP)- Level C is required. Completes mental health and addiction functional assessments utilizing standardized assessments, protocols, and clinical pathways. Providing individual and group counseling services as well as workshop development and facilitation. Develops and prioritizes an effective individualized plan of patient care, in collaboration with the inter-disciplinary team. Develops and implements interventions to assist in the management and treatment of patients with addiction issues within the criminal justice system. Provides ongoing monitoring of patients’ response to intervention, identifies deviations from expected outcomes, and assesses change in patients’ status, and intervenes accordingly. Evaluates progress toward the treatment plan goals and provides collaborative and collegial follow-up as necessary. Interprets, utilizes, and adapts educational material to support patients’ understanding of their healthcare, health promotion, and health maintenance. Participates in developing and maintaining on-going quality improvement and evaluation research.
Preferred Qualifications:As Required.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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