Counsellor, Pathways to Healthy Families

1 Full-Time Permanent Position and 1 Full-Time Contract Position

Classification: Counsellor

Job title: Counsellor, Pathways to Healthy Families

Location: Downtown Toronto AND 215 Evans Ave, Etobicoke

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Rate of Pay: $25.38-$29.69

Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

Jean Tweed is a leading, community-based organization that provides a supportive environment for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns. Recognizing the diversity of women’s experience in today’s society, our programs seek to address a range of issues in a woman’s life that may contribute to substance use and gambling concerns. As a community-based organization, we are committed to meeting the needs of our clients in the environment and in a way they have come to appreciate from us. We are taking every precaution to ensure the highest protocols of safety are in place to protect the well-being of our staff and those we closely serve.

Diversity and Inclusion is part of our DNA at The Jean Tweed Centre; we’re proud of the efforts we’re making to assemble a team reflective of rich and diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Why you ask? We’re all advocating for our clients’ unique needs from our own unique lenses, and this is fundamental to our success as an organization and our ability to provide meaningful and practical solutions. We serve a community that’s diverse and so it makes sense that we serve our community with a team that is equally as inclusive and diverse.

The Jean Tweed Centre is building capacity to transform the level of support for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns.

We are a leading, community-based organization that provides a supportive environment for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns. Recognizing the diversity of women’s experience in today’s society, our programs seek to address a range of issues in a woman’s life that may contribute to substance use and gambling concerns. Understanding each woman’s experience within the broader physical, emotional, social, cultural and gender framework, fosters our client-centered approach to health. At Jean Tweed, we share a common belief and passion in our mission. Here at The Jean Tweed Centre, our experiences are as individual as each of us are, and your unique combination of skills, passions, and experiences makes you a valuable asset to our team.

The Pathways to Healthy Families program works in a holistic and culturally responsive manner to reduce harm to pregnant and/or parenting women who use substances and their families. Our program provides assessment, service coordination, case management, linkages with relevant social service systems, access to support and counselling and access to child development services including, individual parenting consultations, developmental screenings, parenting support, attachment strategies, support groups and workshops for parents as well as parenting resources and information.

How will you help to get us there?

As a Counsellor for Pathways you will:

Develop the capacity for collaboration and provision of effective supports/interventions to pregnant and parenting women and their children in relationship to substance use and early childhood development through training, consultation and coordination with existing community and service networks.
Work primarily from our offices located in downtown Toronto and Etobicoke, outreaching to services within the community.
Liaise with existing pregnancy/parent outreach services to promote seamless and integrated services for women and their children.
Build capacity for the provision of outreach to pregnant and parenting women with substance use concerns.
Provide individual/group counseling, case management and referral to pregnant and parenting women with substance use concerns in collaboration with existing service providers.

This role reports to the Manager, Community & Family Outreach Services

What will you bring?

Bachelors Degree in Social Work, or a related discipline.
A combination of 3 years of work experience in the field of Mental Health/Substance Use.
Working knowledge of housing, health care and community resources.
Ability to use a range of technological tools, e.g. online reporting systems, videoconferencing etc.
Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision.
Crisis intervention skills, with well-developed problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills.
Experience providing counselling and outreach services to individuals who are experiencing or have experienced problems related to substance use and mental health issues.
Experience working from a harm reduction perspective with individuals who are pregnant and/or parenting young children and using substances.
Experience working with the Child Welfare System in situations involving substance use.
Experience and/or interest in working with parents and children with special attention to the development of infants and children.

We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any material or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply, but Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $25.38-$29.69 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress
Dental care
Extended health care
Flexible schedule
Paid time off
RRSP match

Schedule:

Day shift

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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