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Form of workMental Wellness and Substance Use Services (MWSUS) provides trauma-informed, culturally safe mental healthcare to Yukoners seeking to work on mental wellness and substance use issues. We employ a large, supportive, experienced, and welcoming group of clinicians working across several client group areas (youth, mental health nursing, adult outpatient, adult live-in, rural communities). This position is to provide a clinical counselling service within the Intensive Treatment Program. This team is dynamic, welcoming, compassionate, and has a fantastic sense of humour. We're excited to meet you!
In this program, we provide group and individual counselling, group skills development, healthy recreation opportunities, all within a two-eyed seeing approach that incorporates Indigenous ways of knowing and healing.
As a Clinical Counsellor, you will provide assessment and treatment services, and some case management, to clients struggling with addiction and mental health concerns, on a live-in and outpatient basis. You should expect to be participating in individual therapy, the facilitation of process and psychoeducational groups, and peer consultation daily. The environment can be fast-paced and stressful; however, it is enormously rewarding in terms of the difference you are able to make in our clients' lives. In order for this job to be fulfilling for you, you'll need to be a team player who can appreciate and build off the strengths of others to pull together equally to support the clients within a multi-disciplinary team environment. This position requires a flexible person who is comfortable with managing conflict, who enjoys the challenge of adapting to a dynamic environment. You'll be ready to jump into facilitating groups with a diverse set of clients. Finally, but most importantly, you'll understand that clients come seeking help from lots of different backgrounds and are here for a chance to change, and you'll be able to put that understanding and compassion first in your approach.
For more information about this position, please contact Haley Steinhoff (Clinical Team Lead) at
For more information about the hiring process, please contact Sneha Iyer (HR Consultant) at
Please do not email resumes to the email address above; resumes may only be accepted through E-recruitment.
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Essential Qualifications
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Ensure a month/year format is used for each work experience. Please note that selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume. Please do not email resumes to the email address below; resumes may only be accepted through E-recruitment, found here. Please create an account to upload your resume.
- Master's degree in social sciences, Social Work, Counselling or other related disciplines, or a bachelor's in social work with extensive experience
- Experience providing assessment, treatment planning, referral, and case management for adults
- Experience delivering individual and group counseling
Candidates should have and may be assessed on:
- Significant experience working with marginalized populations.
- Significant experience working with Indigenous populations.
- Significant experience working persons who are impacted by mental health and substance use concerns.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to quickly change gears to meet client need in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective written and oral communication.
- Ability to develop and deliver programming.
- Strong client-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed practice.
- Strong self-awareness and growth mindset to ensure the strong practice of self-care; and
- Ability to maintain professional and timely client records in an electronic management system
Conditions of Employment:
- Valid driver's licence,
- TB test,
- Vulnerability Sector Clearance
- Works with clients experiencing strong and at times serious emotions and situational challenges. Work with clients experiencing suicidal ideation.
- Works with clients who use drugs and alcohol.
- Work with clients with forensic histories.
- Facilitate therapeutic groups and provide individual therapy.
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Eligibility List
12 months
Post Date
24 January 2023
Close Date
6 February 2023
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