Facility: Weyburn Community Health Services Building
City/Town: Weyburn
Department: Community Response Teams
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: January 10, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 112 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Standard Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Addictions Counsellor - Diploma $29.584 to $36.176
Travel Required: Yes
: 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 energetic and nontraditional team milieu.
"Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Six (6) months clinical experience in the specific department/area/program
Education
- Mental Health & Addictions Counselling Diploma
Competencies
- Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
- Intermediate - Organizational skills
- Intermediate - Communication skills
- Basic - Crisis management skills
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in Motivational Assessment Process
- Ability to administer chemical dependency screening and assessment tools
- Knowledge in individual assessment and counselling skills
- Knowledge in addictions specific twelve core functions
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge in development model of recovery (SMRS)
- Ability to develop appropriate recovery plans
- Knowledge in best practices in addictions and harm reduction strategies
- Knowledge in community resources and services in the clinical area
Other Information
- For more information on the city of Weyburn please visit https://weyburn.ca/