Family Counsellor
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Manager of Child and Adolescent Addiction & Mental Health, the Family Counsellor provides direct therapeutic intervention to clients in the program- Personalize Care in Community. This role includes assessment and treatment of children and adolescents age 12-18yrs with complex mental health issues and associated developmental, cognitive and behavioural disorders, as well as consultation to professionals working within the partnership program. Service provision occurs within the partnership program to meet the needs to the patients who are currently residing in the community bed-based program. Service is provided in the context of family centered care, and will include liaising and collaboration with community agencies, children services and education. The family counsellor will also be involved in case conferences, staff meetings, professional development activities, and program planning.
Description:
As a Family Counsellor, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and their families. You will also provide clinical focused consultation with other programs or community resources and acts as a liaison to develop and promote preventative health programs in the community. You will collaborate with other health care providers and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care in the community.
- Classification: Family Counsellor
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: PCC
- Primary Location: Foothills Professional Bldg
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.80
- Posting End Date: 14-OCT-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
- Temporary End Date: 07-JUN-2027
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $47.40
- Maximum Salary: $62.97
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of master's degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum 5 years experience working with children under the age of 18 with complex needs. Experience with mental health assessment, case conceptualization, treatment of complex multi-faceted cases and successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team. Required training in developmental, attachment, and trauma therapy with proven ability to apply these in professional practice with children experiencing mental health challenges. Knowledge and experience to use and apply DSM-5. Demonstrates an ability to manage workload and complete assessments, documentation and consultation sin a timely, effective manner within a fact-paces environment. Proven ability to navigate working collaboratively alongside a multi-disciplinary team: this includes incorporation of communication skills, conflict management skills and effect setting professional boundaries.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience in an outpatient setting. Completion of Brain Story Certification and Collaborative Problem Solving. Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
