Support safe substance withdrawal at St. Michael's Hospital as a Human Services Counsellor focused on addiction counselling and clinical assessment. This is a full-time permanent role in Toronto.

As part of the interprofessional Withdrawal Management Services team, you will support people using drugs and/or alcohol. The work includes residential withdrawal management for clients seeking temporary abstinence. Apply therapeutic relationships, motivational interviewing, psychoeducation, and evidence-informed group interventions throughout care.

Key Responsibilities:

- Complete client intakes, transfers, discharges, and clinical documentation
- Assess mental status, suicide risk, and substance use
- Monitor overdose, intoxication, and withdrawal signs
- Develop team-oriented care plans with community services




- Provide counselling, psychoeducation, and crisis intervention

Requirements:

- College diploma in Human Services, Addiction Studies, Social Service Work, or Mental Health
- Knowledge of addictions care practices and community resources
- Therapeutic relationship and collaborative care planning skills
- Microsoft Suite and computerized clinical documentation proficiency
- Availability for rotating twelve-hour day and evening shifts

Apply addiction counselling, assessment, and collaborative care planning skills within residential Withdrawal Management Services in Toronto.

📌 Withdrawal Management Human Services Counsellor (Toronto)
🏢 St. Michael's Hospital
📍 Toronto