JOB POSTING: ADDICTION SERVICES CENTRAL ONTARIO –

JOB POSTING 2026.14FT

ADDICTIONS COUNSELLOR 2 –

ADDICTIONS WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Supporting other teams, programs and services as required

Permanent Full-Time – 1 Position

ASCO unites to support individuals to achieve their goals by offering hope and promoting well-being. Addiction Services Central Ontario takes pride in its passion for client service. Each day presents new opportunities to demonstrate leadership and expertise in addictions to the community. ASCO embraces a holistic, biological, psychological, social and spiritual approach to addiction. A holistic approach places the person at the center. The agency uses a harm reduction approach in addiction treatment and equally respects individuals who choose abstinence or harm reduction. ASCO’s three strategic priorities are: Develop Our People, Drive System Leadership in Integrated Care and Advance Clinical and Operational Excellence.

ASCO is seeking a motivated individual for the existing position of Addictions Counsellor 2 supporting the Additions Withdrawal Management Services (AWMS) program, working in an interdisciplinary team setting. This position will be supporting other teams, programs and services within ASCO as required. This position provides services in various capacities in order to ensure the organization meets the needs of clients where they are located.

This position will be based in the North York office location, reporting to the Assigned Supervisor.

This is a full time permanent position, for 35 hours per week, with a minimum of two evenings per week. Weekend work is also expected (i.e. some Saturdays). The hourly wage rate is $37.78.



This position is within the Bargaining Unit.

ASCO is required to follow all public health and provincial directives as well as of those of our Ontario Health Team partners as related to the pandemic and other health issues that may come forward, including but not limited to vaccination requirements.

Why work at ASCO?

- 15 days’ Vacation to start (accrued monthly); 20 days’ Vacation (accrued monthly) after one (1) year of continuous service
- HOOPP Pension Plan for Permanent Full-time and Part-time staff
- 4 Flex Days
- 15 days’ Paid Personal time (accrued monthly)
- Education Allowance provided up to $400 per fiscal year
- 5 Education Days per fiscal year provided for personal and professional development
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Mileage reimbursement when required
- Free on-site parking
- Perkopolis membership available

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Assessment

- Comprehensive : Assess the level, pattern, and dynamics of the alcohol and/or drug use by an individual and impacts on their physical and mental health. Explore a client’s social determinants of health to understand both a client’s protective and risk factors.
- Ongoing Assessment : Re-assess the client's substance use, functioning,



and situation regularly & in consultation with the larger interdisciplinary RAAM team when necessary.

2. Formulation

- Develop a treatment plan and select appropriate treatment strategies on the basis of information gathered through the assessment processes.

3. Feedback

- Provide either written or verbal information regarding the assessment findings and the case formulation to the client and to referral sources that request this information, including physicians, NPs working to support the medical aspect of the client’s care only with client consent.

4. Referral to Other Services

- Redirect individuals whose assessed needs cannot be met on a short-term, outpatient basis to appropriate specialized (e.g. medical, psychiatric, inpatient or day addictions treatment, family therapy) programs.

5. Consultation

- Provide consultation and problem-solving assistance to professional colleagues and members of the community who are concerned about substance use and mental health of an individual who is not likely to become a client of the agency.

6. Goal Setting

- Assist the client to identify problems and goals.
- Develop and implement, with the client, a formal, systematic, and ongoing goal setting process that includes; exploring client identified areas of challenge, collaboratively developing specific treatment goals as well as ongoing re-evaluation of the goals and plans.

7. Skills Teaching

- Provide skills teaching to clients and/or staff using specific strategies that support substance use recovery.
- Formal skills teaching to clients and/or staff using counselling approaches, skills coaching and related activities.

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📌 Addictions Counsellor 2 (Canada)
🏢 Addiction Services Central Ontario
📍 Canada