Family Counsellor

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, East Calgary Health Centre

📁: Psychology

📅   : ALB00457217 Requisition #

📅   : Oct 02, 2024 Post Date

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Classification: Family Counsellor

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Youth Community Support Program

Primary Location: East Calgary Health Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2024

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 19-OCT-2024

Temporary End Date: 20-APR-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $43.38

Maximum Salary: $57.63

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of master's degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Master of Nursing; Master of Social Work; Master of Occupational Therapy; or Psychology: Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Education, Ph. D, Ed. D Minimum 3 years’ experience in community mental health providing assessment and treatment with adolescents with a wide variety of mental health, developmental, learning and behavioral issues within the last 5 years. Training and experience in individual, group and family therapy modalities. Competency in using the DSM V diagnoses. Theoretical knowledge or experience with Trauma Informed Care and attachment based perspectives. Experience and skills in crisis assessment, intervention and treatment including but not limited to Suicide Risk assessments across a variety of settings.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience liaising with Children's Services, schools, health partnership initiatives, NGOs, multicultural groups and program development. Training and experience in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and/or other evidence-based modalities.

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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