Job post summary

Position Title: Mental Health Counsellor

Department: Health and Wellness

Job Type: Full time

Pay: $40.00 to $55.00 per hour, depending on education, credentials, and experience

Work Location: In person, Tl’azt’en Nation

Reports To: Health Manager or designate

Tl’azt’en Nation is seeking a compassionate, skilled, and community focused Mental Health Counsellor to support the emotional, mental, cultural, and social wellbeing of community members.

This position provides counselling, crisis support, case planning, referrals, advocacy, prevention programming, and wellness support for individuals, families, youth, and community members. The successful candidate will use a trauma informed, culturally safe, and client centred approach while working closely with the Health and Wellness team, community programs, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and external service providers.

About the Role The Mental Health Counsellor will provide direct mental health support to community members experiencing personal, family, emotional, grief, trauma, substance use, stress, crisis, or wellness related concerns. The role requires strong clinical judgment, confidentiality, professionalism, and the ability to build trusting relationships within the community.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide individual counselling and support to clients in a safe, respectful, and confidential manner.

Complete client intakes, assessments, safety planning, wellness plans, and case notes.

Support clients experiencing mental health concerns, trauma, grief, family conflict, stress, crisis, substance use concerns, or other wellness related challenges.

Provide referrals and advocacy to appropriate health, social, housing, legal, education, treatment,



or community supports.

Work collaboratively with the Health and Wellness team and other departments to support coordinated care.

Support culturally appropriate wellness programming, healing activities, prevention initiatives, and community education.

Work with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and cultural supports where appropriate and with client consent.

Participate in case conferences, staff meetings, interagency meetings, and wellness planning as required.

Maintain accurate, confidential, and timely client records.

Prepare reports, statistics, and program updates as required.

Respond to urgent client needs within the scope of the role and refer to emergency or crisis services where needed.

Support community based mental health promotion, suicide prevention, substance use prevention, grief support, and trauma informed education.

Maintain skilled boundaries, ethical practice, and confidentiality at all times.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Degree, diploma, or certificate in counselling, psychology, social work, mental health, human services, or a related field.

Registration or eligibility for registration with a relevant professional body is considered an asset.

Experience providing counselling, mental health support, crisis support, or community based wellness services.





Experience working with First Nations communities is strongly preferred.

Knowledge of trauma informed practice, cultural safety, harm reduction, grief and loss, crisis response, and client centred care.

Strong communication, listening, assessment, and relationship building skills.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism.

Experience with client documentation, case notes, reporting, and referral processes.

Knowledge of Tl’azt’en Nation culture and community, or willingness to learn.

Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s Licence is preferred.

Satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check required.

Advantages

Extended health care

Dental care

Vision care

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Company pension

Employee assistance program

Travel pay available

Why Join Tl’azt’en Nation

This position is an opportunity to provide meaningful, community based mental health support and contribute to healing, wellness, prevention, and stronger access to care for Tl’azt’en Nation members and families.

The Mental Health Counsellor plays an important role in supporting individuals through difficult times while helping strengthen wellness, connection

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $40.00-$55.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate

- Fort St James, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:
- Mental Health: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
- Class 5 Licence (required)
- BC Counselling Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Mental Health Counsellor (Fort St. James)
🏢 Tl'azt'en Nation
📍 Fort St. James