Day Treatment Counsellor - 5 Month Contract - Jobs in Caledon, ON

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DAY TREATMENT COUNSELLORCaledon Day Treatment5 Month Contract Position (40 hours per week)EveryMind (formerly Peel Children’s Centre) is looking for a committed and passionate Child & Youth Worker with experience in mental health to provide support services to children and youth in a day treatment classroom environment. Our Day Treatment Program provides a safe, accepting, supportive, treatment-focused classroom environment for children and youth experiencing serious emotional, behavioral, or relationship difficulties in their school, and often their home and community.EveryMind is an accredited children’s mental health centre that provides a continuum of high quality mental health services for children, youth and their families who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges.Working within a multidisciplinary framework, the Day Treatment Counsellor has responsibility to counsel, teach, support and advise clients in a day treatment setting. This includes the development and implementation of the day treatment component of treatment plans for each client in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team including school professionals. As this role is within a classroom environment, candidates must be available to work the academic year.Hiring salary range is from $2,181.00 - $2,360.00 (semi-monthly)This is a short term contract position to June 30, 2022 of 40 hours/week. The compensation package also includes an additional 4% of base salary in lieu of vacation, 4% of base salary to compensate for benefits, generous personal leave days, additional sick days for COVID-19, and Employee and Family Assistance Program.Job Responsibilities:The incumbent will:

• Respond to and support client’s unique mental health needs, within a therapeutic environment, in the context of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan and an integrated school setting
• Ensures the safety and well-being of all clients within a day treatment setting by adhering to EveryMind policies and procedures as well as relevant legislation
• Assess, manage, design, and implement a crisis plan to ensure safety within the milieu setting
• Develop and implement treatment and social skills groups in support of the treatment needs of the individual clients
• Function as a case manager as assigned through liaison with, and advice from the Child and Family Counsellor, providing resources as required
• Collaborate with the classroom teacher in the development and maintenance of an effective therapeutic environment conducive to the client’s needs
• Provide supervision to students and volunteers within the day treatment setting
• Counsel clients individually, in groups, and with caregivers, to meet treatment goals by assisting the client to refocus, redirect and use coping strategies
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team and the host school/school board
• Complete clinical reports as required, documenting client’s progress
• Ensure the availability of required information on all clients by maintaining all records and data required in a timely and comprehensive manner
• Plan and participate in activities for clients and be available to work unconventional hours as necessary
• Manage a program budget for supplies with direction from supervisor
• Have an interest in ongoing professional development in order to stay current with client needs
• Maintain current training and implementation of first aid, medications and physical intervention techniques as required
• Demonstrate sensitivity to client needs through a strength based approach
• Transport clients as required

Skills and Qualifications:

• Child & Youth Worker diploma with a minimum of three years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Eligible to be registered in the appropriate college or professional association
• Thorough knowledge of children’s mental health and the ability to work from a trauma-informed, attachment-based lens, with children and youth.
• Strong Oral and written communication skills, time management and critical thinking skills with a strong understanding of role boundaries
• Embraces diversity and demonstrated cultural awareness.
• Exceptional interpersonal, teamwork and conflict resolution skills;
• A proven understanding of a milieu environment and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, within a school setting
• Ability to work unconventional hours at times to accommodate meetings and family reviews
• Ability to work the academic school year
• Knowledge of electronic client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and email software
• Possess current standard First Aid Certificate and UMAB certification (Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour) is required
• Must Have a valid Ontario Driver’s license (Full G Class), relevant insurance and use of a vehicle with a comfort in driving clients throughout the Peel region (and surrounding areas) when needed
• A Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Check and Pre-Employment Medical screening (including TB test, MMR, TD, Polio Vaccination), is required.
• All candidates offered a position with EveryMind Mental Health Services, must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and provide proof of their vaccination as a condition of employment. EveryMind will consider vaccine exemption requests in compliance with its Human Rights obligations.

We encourage applications from members of historically marginalized groups including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, people with varying abilities, LGBTQ2S+, and other equity-seeking groups. Please click here to see our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion statement. https://everymind.ca/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/We are striving to create a barrier-free and accessible workplace for everyone, this includes our hiring processes. EveryMind will make every effort to accommodate any accessibility needs of candidates through the hiring process, under the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005). Please inform us if you require any accommodations during the hiring process.We thank all those who apply, only those selected for further consideration will be contactedIf this position is of interest to you, please submit a cover letter and resume no later than January 21, 2022 @ 5 PM.www.everymind.caQuick Apply

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