Family Systems expertise meets youth addiction care at Alberta Hospital Edmonton in this regular part time Family Counsellor position. Work days and evenings supporting families.

Within the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program, you will provide clinical care for youth aged 12 to 17 and their families. The position includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, family counselling, and program development. You will facilitate groups, mentor Addiction Counselling staff, and consult with community resources. Knowledge of adolescent development, substance use, concurrent disorders, and family-centred care supports this work. The program provides court-ordered detoxification and assessment for youth harmfully involved in substance use.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up




- Deliver family counselling within youth addiction services
- Facilitate groups and develop program services
- Mentor frontline staff in family-centred practice
- Collaborate with healthcare and community providers

Requirements:

- Master’s degree in a health-related field
- Three to five years’ treatment-workplace experience
- Two years’ direct family counselling experience
- Registration with an applicable Alberta college
- Suicide Prevention, crisis intervention, and First Aid/BLS training

Apply Family Systems knowledge, clinical consultation, and family counselling skills within Edmonton’s youth addiction inpatient programs.

📌 Youth Addiction Family Counsellor (Edmonton)
🏢 Recovery Alberta
📍 Edmonton