Position # : 180081
Expected Start Date: June 30, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Weyburn Community Health Services Building
City/Town: Weyburn
Department: Community Response Teams
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 112 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Addictions Counsellor - Diploma $29.584 to $36.176
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the program area manager, as applicable, is responsible for the day to day development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Mental Health and Addictions Services programs. The primary goal of this position is to restore, maintain and enhance the recovery of people seeking help for addiction and/or addiction related issues by implementing various modalities of addiction recovery and personal development programs. Clinical duties are supervised by the program area manager, as applicable. Responsibilities include providing information programming, participation in drug strategy initiatives, individual and group counseling and harm reduction program implementation and documentation within a dynamic and nontraditional team milieu.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Six (6) months clinical experience in the specific department/area/program
Education
- Mental Health & Addictions Counselling Diploma
Competencies
- Intermediate - Communication skills
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
- Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
- Basic - Crisis management skills
- Intermediate - Organizational skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to develop appropriate recovery plans
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge in best practices in addictions and harm reduction strategies
- Ability to administer chemical dependency screening and assessment tools
- Knowledge in development model of recovery (SMRS)
- Knowledge in Motivational Assessment Process
- Knowledge in addictions specific twelve core functions
- Knowledge in community resources and services in the clinical area
- Knowledge in individual assessment and counselling skills
Other Information
- For more information on the city of Weyburn please visit https://weyburn.ca/
- accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"
- "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in
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