Job Description
Job Title : Youth Substance Use CounsellorProgram : Chilliwack School District (Chilliwack Secondary & Sardis Secondary)Supervisor: Jodi Higgs, Manager, Chilliwack Health, and Housing Centre
Regular Part Time (21 hours/week , 4 days a week)Grid 13 ($29.96 - $31.24/hour)
Closing Date & Time : 28 July 2023
Pacific Community Resources Society is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all gender identities and expressions, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and visible minorities.
OpportunityPacific Community Resources Society requires a part-time Youth Substance Use Counsellor. The Youth Substance Use Counsellor is a member of our larger Chilliwack Addiction and Prevention program (CAPS), and will provide individual substance use supports, counselling services and referrals to treatment for youth within Chilliwack Secondary School and Sardis Secondary School. This counsellor’s home office with be at our Hocking St. location, with most of the work happening in the schools during the school day four days a week. The primary role of the substance use counsellor is to engage in one-to-one counselling and provide support and presentations within the schools. As needed, the counsellor may be required to organize and facilitate groups and organize and participate in recreational activities.
This role requires a sound understanding of learning disabilities and other brain-based disabilities (including FASD, ADHD, autism spectrum, brain damage), barriers to support, addictions theory, motivational theory, the effects of abuse and trauma and Indigenous culture. Creating a safe and therapeutic space is a priority for this position.
Responsibilities
- To provide one-to-one counselling and support services, including referrals to treatment
- Work within Chilliwack Secondary School and Sardis Secondary School four days a week (2 days at each school)
- To operate and/or co-facilitate groups with school staff or other members of the PCRS youth team.
- Work as an active member of the CAPS outpatient treatment team
- Maintain administrative duties and follow PCRS policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- BSW or BA in a related field plus 1 years’ experience, or Child and Youth Care or relevant discipline plus 2 years direct experience. Substance use or Addiction Counselling training. A combination of experience and education is considered.
- Experience working in alcohol and substance use prevention or intervention, familiarity with treatment referrals, and the substance use service continuum.
- Ability to form strong therapeutic working relationships with youth.
- Solid understanding of the impacts of colonization on our First Nations people
- Sound judgement and effective interpersonal skills
- Clear communication skills, verbal and written.
- Trauma-informed practice and suicide intervention training
- Ability to create a safe and therapeutic space for youth.
- Criminal records check including the vulnerable sector.
- Standard First Aid and CPR
- Valid BC driver’s license with business insurance use
- Use of own vehicle (mileage is paid)
- Driver’s abstract must be submitted.
- Substance Abuse/Addictions Counselling Training
Additional Assets
- Motivational interviewing
- Solution focused counselling
- Addictions counselling training
- Mental health training
- Sexual abuse training
- Concurrent Disorders
- Sound knowledge of the Chilliwack area and its resources
Who We Are
Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large not-for-profit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.
Our Vision - Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities!Our Mission - To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.Our Values - Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being
We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.
We Offer- Equitable Base Pay – we are a Certified Living Wage Employer
- Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
- Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day *
- Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums*
- Disability and Life Insurance Coverage *
- Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling *
- Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions *
- Flexible schedules and earned time off program *
- Full-day agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations
- In-house digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development *
- Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.
- Eligibility will vary depending on terms and role requirements – details for this posting will be provided on request.
Persons who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact our HR department at hr@pcrs.ca. Personal information will be kept confidential.
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