Child & Youth Counsellor - Tandem Francophone

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $28.94 - $32.56 per hour

Make a Real Impact. Change Young Lives. Join Vanier Children's Mental Wellness!

Vanier Childrens Mental Wellness is a trusted leader in mental health care for children and youth across Southwestern Ontario. For over 60 years, weve been a vital support for young people facing emotional and behavioural challenges, providing compassionate, evidence-based care that helps them grow, heal, and thrive. As a registered charity and not-for-profit organization funded by the Ontario government, Vanier is driven by a bold mission: We deliver culturally responsive, accessible mental health services to children, youth, and families while providing system leadership and advocating to improve care in our community. In 2014, Vanier was appointed by the Ontario Government as the Lead Agency for Child and Youth Mental Health System Management in London-Middlesex. In this role, we lead community-wide planning to build a stronger, more responsive mental health system. We are also proud to be accredited by CARF Canada, a recognition of our commitment to the highest standards of quality and continuous improvement in mental health care. When you join Vanier, you become part of a passionate team that is changing lives and shaping a brighter future, one child at a time.

Position Summary:

Full-time or Part-time opportunity available

Responsible for providing intake assessment, crisis intervention and brief solution focused counselling and support services for children and families with serious behavioural, emotional and social problems and as required completing these responsibilities in French language. This is a collaborative project of three agencies: Vanier Childrens Mental Wellness; Merrymount Family Support & Crisis Centre; and Humana Community Services.

Education/Training/Experience:

• College diploma or university degree in child and youth work; social service work or equivalent specialization
• Preference given to applicants with 3 or more years experience delivering crisis supports / work in a crisis setting.
• Bilingual in French is required.
• Must have Red Cross First Aid, CPR C, and Safe Management certification at the time of applying for this position.
• Valid drivers license, with adequate liability and own vehicle.

Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent written communication skills and efficient computer skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide crisis work including clinical, case management, group work and family counselling.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the childrens service delivery system.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate community or internal workshop/training experience.
• Demonstrated ability working within a multidisciplinary team environment and in effective collaboration with community professionals.
• Brief solution focus counseling skills for children with complex emotional, behavioural, social issues and their families.
• Demonstrates knowledge of vicarious trauma with the development of a solid self-care plan.

Core Competencies:

• Controlled Demeanor
• Problem Analysis
• Listening
• Balanced Empathy
• Initiative
• Oral Communication

Desirable Qualifications:

• TAPP-C Assessment Trained
• ASIST certification
• EMHware for CIT trained
• Fluent in a language other than English and French, including ASL
• Brief Counselling Training
• InterRAI Screener Plus training
• Motivational Interviewing Training

Pay:

• $28.94 - $32.56 per hour

Schedule:

• 35-hour work week

Benefits:

• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Extended health care
• Dental plan
• Vision care
• Disability & life insurance
• Employee & family assistance program
• Life insurance
• 4 Weeks' Vacation
• Statutory Holidays including a float stat day
• Free on-site parking

Vanier is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages women, 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous persons, persons with a disability and members of visible minority groups to apply.

Vanier is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Vanier is committed to taking every reasonable precaution to protect employees, our clients/families and the healthcare systems in the communities in which we serve.

While we appreciate your interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.