Family Counsellor

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre

📁: Psychology

📅   : ALB00422652 Requisition #

📅   : Mar 21, 2024 Post Date

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Classification: Family Counsellor

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Adult Gender Services

Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 28-MAR-2024

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 08-APR-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $43.38

Maximum Salary: $57.63

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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:

Graduate degree in psychology, social work or nursing. Approved to provide psychosocial interventions. Experience working with transgender population. 3-5 years' experience in assessing for the presence of mental health disorders, including gender dysphoria, and both developing and providing individual and group treatment to adults. Knowledge related to the various issues and challenges associated with the process of changing ones gender identity and how it expresses itself through different developmental and age related stages. Knowledge and experience of the use and application of DSM-5. Demonstrated ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team including physicians, psychiatry and nurses. Demonstrates an ability to manage workload and to complete assessments, documentation and consultations in a timely, effective manner within a fast-paced environment. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Training and experience in mental health assessment and therapy. Effective interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of resources and services available in Calgary and surrounding areas to support transgender clients and (where appropriate) their families. Strong client focus, ability to promote teamwork and partnerships. Ability to function in a changing environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Many of the clients served at the clinic are survivors of complex trauma and thus are deserving of a clinician who possesses skill in trauma-informed modalities, not limited to but including EMDR, ART, DBT IFS, and/or other somatic approaches . As such, training in this area of expertise would be considered an asset. Training through WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health). Up to date knowledge on all related legislation and relevant acts.

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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