The Addiction Counselor works collaboratively with clients who have addiction, gambling and possibly concurrent disorders. The Addiction Counselor performs assessments and completes treatment plans, is responsible for case management and care coordination, provides counselling and therapy, monitors clients’ progress, and works collaboratively with family/caregivers and agencies involved.

PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION

Day and evening shifts

The counsellor may be asked to work at different locations depending on organizational needs.

Salary as per O.P.S.E.U. Collective Agreement.

Requirements:

- Bachelor in Social Work, Psychology, or related mental health and/or addictions field.

- Member of a regulatory body in Ontario.

- Certificate in Addiction Counseling will be an asset.

- Minimum of two (2) recent years of’ experience in mental health and addictions.

- Adheres to the approach of harm reduction and trained in motivational interviewing.

- Valuable interpersonal skills, empathetic,



able to easily develop therapeutic relationships, capable of managing difficult clients and obtain the confidence of clients.

- Experience in addiction counselling and treatment.

- Good knowledge of mental illness and concurrent disorders.

- Good knowledge of various treatment modalities specific to addiction treatment such as: CBT, DBT, MI.

- Possess a working knowledge of both official languages.

- Must hold a valid driver’s license, use of vehicle and insurance.

- To support a fair and inclusive hiring process, this posting will remain open until a sufficient number of applications has been received. We encourage interested candidates to apply early. | An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent following the submission of your application. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted

📌 Addiction and concurrent disorders Counselor (Hawkesbury)
🏢 Hawkesbury and District General Hospital
📍 Hawkesbury