Addictions Counsellor III
Your Opportunity:
In this Addiction Counsellor III (AC III) position you will work within an interdisciplinary team to provide individual treatment, as well as necessary case management to clients with a wide variety of clinical presentations. The AC III engages their client in assessment, treatment and discharge planning to clients with substance use disorders and related mental health presentations. The AC III works collaboratively with the client’s primary care provider to transition care back to their medical home once stabilized. The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of addiction and mental health disorders with experience providing treatment for these complex needs and be able to navigate the health system to ensure the coordination of services to best meet the client’s needs. This candidate will be able multitask and effectively manage multiple priorities and demands with a large caseload.
Description:
As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will provide quality, client focused, recovery based and culturally appropriate assessment, treatment, case management, crisis intervention, education and referral services for clients and their families; as well as community stabilization services. You will develop and implement treatment plans and provide a range of interventions which offer least intrusive and most appropriate services to clients and their families. You will also monitor and evaluate client progress and achievement of recovery goals and adapt treatment as needed. As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will depend on your excellent relationship building skills with clients, families, government staff and colleagues.
- Classification: Addictions Counsellor III
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Addiction Recovery Center
- Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.40
- Posting End Date: 28-MAY-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 07-JUN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 4
- Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends,
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $41.11
- Maximum Salary: $53.07
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Bachelor's degree in Addictions or a combination of a bachelor's degree in a related field with course work in addictions. A related degree combined with a diploma related to addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Individuals eligible for registration under the Health Professions Act (Alberta) must maintain active registration. Individuals may require authorization/permission under regulation to perform restricted psychosocial interventions and/or restricted activities.
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of a bachelor's degree in Addictions or a combination of a bachelor's degree in a related field with coursework in addictions. Individuals eligible for registration under the Health Professions Act must maintain active registration. Individuals may require authorization/permission under regulation to perform restricted psychosocial interventions and/or restricted activities. Minimum of 3 years of relevant addiction and mental health experience, preferably in a community setting. Knowledge and experience treating individuals experiencing addiction (substance and/or process). Experience as an addiction counsellor as asset.
Preferred Qualifications:Minimum of 3 years of relevant addiction and mental health experience, preferably in a community setting. Knowledge and experience treating individuals experiencing addiction (substance and/or process) Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Non-Violent Crisis Intervention. Extensive knowledge of the resources of Addiction and Mental Health and the community. A strong understanding of client resources in the community an asset.
