Benefits:

- Competitive and comprehensive employer-paid health and dental perks, along with paid sick time
- The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- 12 paid days off to honour and observe statutory holidays, including a holiday shutdown during the winter break
- 4-weeks' vacation* with 3 Family Care Days and 3 Floater Days pro-rated for the first year of employment

Other Benefits:

- Expense claim reimbursement for mileage and meals when travelling across the district
- Flexible work schedule per accrual of flex time
- Opportunities for growth and professional development
- Agency Wellness Committee initiatives

Recruitment Incentive:

- up to reimbursed for moving expenses*

Summary

The Counsellor, Children's Services is a full-time permanent role based on-site, in-person in Longlac, ON. Working within a Recovery Framework, the Counsellor, Children's Services supports children and youth (birth to 17 years of age) living with mental health challenges and/or developmental disabilities and their families/guardians and communities across the District of Thunder Bay. The Counsellor, Children's Services, works as an integral part of a clinical team responsible for providing mental health core services funded by the Ministry, including but not limited to access/intake, assessment, brief service, counselling, crisis response, case management, and family support. Services are delivered one-on-one and through group facilitation and may occur in person, in-community, or virtually. The Counsellor, Children Services reports directly to the assigned Clinical Services Manager.

Core Competencies

- Recovery-focused and person-centered orientation
- Effective planning,



organizational, and time management skills
- Mindful and self-reflective
- Critical thinking skills
- Adaptable and flexible
- Excellent communication skills
- Resourceful
- Sound decision-making skills
- Accountable and dependable
- Networking and relationship-building skills
- Creative and innovative
- Ability to work both independently and within an interdisciplinary team

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

Working with children and youth who are living with mental health challenges, in addition to families/guardians and community, duties include, but are not limited to:

- Providing comprehensive, person-centered assessment, counselling, and discharge
- Collaboratively working with other Agency-assigned staff and committed to limiting service duplication, maintaining continuity of care through coordinated care planning, and achieving clear and consistent communication with clients and/or their families/guardians by actively participating in formal direct interdisciplinary planning meetings and/or indirect team member interdisciplinary planning meetings to enhance collective efforts and avoid redundancy in service delivery.
- Providing psycho-education, information and referral.




- Through the Access Network and via liaising with the most appropriate physician(s), community agencies, and/or care providers, facilitating the removal of barriers to care and connection to services and ensuring the wrapping around of these services to best meet the holistic needs of the client.
- Co-facilitating psycho-educational and/or support open or closed groups, and/or discussion workshops for children, youth, and families/guardians.
- Assessing, intervening, and developing individualized safety plans when imminent risk has been identified
- Ensuring that the protection and rights of children and families/guardians are addressed under applicable legislation, Standards of Practice, and NOSP policies and procedures.
- Supporting mental health assessments and actioning psychiatrist recommendations.
- Maintaining a client caseload consistent with expectations of the role.
- Engaging in ongoing assessment and evaluation of clients’ progress using standardized assessment tools and other evidence-based methodologies.
- Document all client engagement and progress in the electronic client clinical record.
- Maintain confidentiality and work consistent with ethical guidelines of the Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers or applicable College.
- Participating in the clinical supervision and performance enhancement process.
- Developing personal goals for continued learning and ongoing development and self-evaluation.
- Assisting, precepting, and providing support for colleagues, students, and others to enhance and further develop clinical practice.

Administrative

- Participate as an active and contributi

📌 Counsellor, Children's Services (Longlac)
🏢 Nosp
📍 Longlac