Family Counsellor
Your Opportunity:
The Family Counsellor provides direct clinical assessment and support for families experiencing acute mental health crisis. The Family counsellor provides brief interventions within the Summit Center for Youth Resilience - Walk In Program, and provides suggestions, resources and follow-up care that can be facilitated by the family within the patient home or community. The family counsellors engage with families to identify pressing needs and resources to navigate through the mental health crisis of the patient and the family. Using a collaborative, focused, and supportive approach to short-term care. The Family counsellor assists the family in identifying the most appropriate follow-up service for their specific needs. 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 a Family Counsellor, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and their families. You will also provide clinical focused consultation with other programs or community resources and acts as a liaison to develop and promote preventative health programs in the community. You will collaborate with other health care providers and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care in the community.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Family Counsellor
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Summit Center for Youth Resilience, Walk In
- Primary Location: Clg Cntr Child & Adolescent MH
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.80
- Posting End Date: 23-MAY-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 02-JUN-2025
- Temporary End Date: 30-APR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 10
- Shifts per cycle: 40
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $43.38
- Maximum Salary: $57.63
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of master's degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:1+ years' experience working in a multidisciplinary mental health team. 1+years' experience working with children and adolescents with mental illness. Previous Walk In or other brief intervention experience. Suicide Risk Assessment training.
Preferred Qualifications:Completion of Brain Story Certification preferred. Collaborative Problem Solving training preferred.
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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