Make a difference in your community.

Support healing, wellness, and resilience through culturally grounded mental health and addictions services.

Join the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) as a Community Counsellor in Deline, where you will play a vital role in providing culturally relevant mental health, addictions, wellness, and family support services.

This is more than a job.

It is an chance to build meaningful relationships, work alongside Elders and community partners, and contribute to lasting positive change in a vibrant Indigenous community Key Responsibilities: - Provide individual, family, and group counselling services. - Support clients experiencing mental health, addictions, trauma, and family violence concerns. - Conduct intake, assessment, treatment planning, and follow-up services. - Complete suicide risk assessments and crisis intervention. - Coordinate care and connect clients with cultural and community resources. - Deliver wellness education, prevention programming, and community workshops. - Collaborate with Elders, healthcare providers, schools, RCMP, and community partners. - Participate in on-the-land and culturally relevant programming.

Key Qualifications: - A Diploma in Social Sciences; and (Social Service Work, Psychology, Counselling, Child and Youth) - Two (2) years of direct counselling experience; and - Has lived/is living in a Northern Indigenous community for a minimum of Two (2) years and has had interactions with wellness services as a service provider or participant. GNWT Inquiries Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.





More Information Indigenous Employment Policy Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Criminal Records Check Candidates must provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector check.

Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

Immunization Status The successful candidate will be required to obtain proof of current up-to-date immunization status.

Diversity and Inclusion The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace.

If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalencies Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case-by-case basis.

For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information Job Opening ID # 28298 Closing Date: - Open until filled Salary Information The salary range for this position is from $54.44 per hour to $65.03 per hour (approximately $106,158- $126,809.) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $27,549.

Application Assistance For more information on preparing and submitting your application, please visit:

📌 Community Counsellor - Deline (Delson)
🏢 Government of Northwest Territories
📍 Delson