Human Services Counsellor Withdrawal Mgmt Srvs Sherbourn

Job summary

Build therapeutic relationships with clients seeking residential withdrawal management, complete intakes and assessments, monitor safety and withdrawal symptoms, and maintain a therapeutic environment. Develop collaborative care plans, provide counselling and psychoeducation, facilitate group interventions, coordinate referrals, respond to crises, and complete shift reports and clinical documentation.

Job details

As a member of our interprofessional Withdrawal Management Services team, the Human Services Counsellor plays an important role in supporting people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have expressed interest in temporarily abstaining from using and are seeking residential withdrawal management services. Duties & Responsibilities Develops therapeutic relationships with people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have a goal to withdraw safely from substances Completes new client intakes, program transfers and discharges Maintains therapeutic milieu for residential WMS clients throughout their stay in the program Completes assessments of mental status, suicide risk and substance use Monitors clients for signs and symptoms of overdose, intoxication and withdrawal Develops collaborative care plans with community services and supports Engages in treatment planning activities including making inquiries about available community resources, completing referral forms, r monitoring service delivery Providing individual motivational interviewing counselling and psychoeducation around substance use Co-facilitating evidence-informed group interventions including seeking safety, Provides crisis prevention and intervention as required Engages in transfer of accountability/shift report reports Completes clinical documentation Qualifications Successful completion of college diploma program in Human Service Addiction Studies, Social Service Worker, Mental Health studies required Successful completion of university degree in arts or sciences considered an asset Successfully completed post graduate certificate in addictions and mental health considered an asset Previous experience working in an addiction counselling role considered an asset Excellent knowledge of best practices in addictions care and treatment required Excellent knowledge of community resources for people who use drugs and/or alcohol required Excellent therapeutic relationship and collaborative care planning skills required Excellent interprofessional teamworking collaboration, problem solving and conflict management skills required Very good understanding of the social determinants of health, anti-oppressive and trauma informed practice required Proficiency in using Microsoft suite and computerized clinical documentation systems required Hours Must be willing to work 12 hour day and evening shifts on a rotational basis Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

What you’ll do

Build therapeutic relationships with clients seeking residential withdrawal management, complete intakes and assessments, monitor safety and withdrawal symptoms, and maintain a therapeutic environment. Develop collaborative care plans, provide counselling and psychoeducation, facilitate group interventions, coordinate referrals, respond to crises, and complete shift reports and clinical documentation.

Requirements

A college diploma in Human Service Addiction Studies, Social Service Work, or Mental Health Studies is required; a university degree and a postgraduate certificate in addictions and mental health are assets. Required qualifications include knowledge of addiction-care best practices and community resources, strong therapeutic and collaborative skills, understanding of social determinants of health and anti-oppressive and trauma-informed practice, and proficiency with Microsoft tools and computerized clinical documentation systems.

Listed skills

• Group Facilitation · Preferred
• community resource navigation · Preferred
• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Therapeutic Relationship Building
• Client Intake and Discharge
• Mental Status Assessment
• Suicide Risk Assessment
• Substance Use Assessment
• Overdose and Withdrawal Monitoring
• Collaborative Care Planning
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychoeducation
• Group Facilitation
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention
• Clinical Documentation
• Community Resource Navigation
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Conflict Management
• Trauma-Informed Practice

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services

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