Day Treatment Counsellor Assistant - St. Kevin - #452321

DAY TREATMENT COUNSELLOR ASSISTANT

St. Kevin

31 hours per week

EveryMind Mental Health Services (formerly Peel Children’s Centre) is looking for a committed and passionate Child & Youth Worker with an interest in mental health to provide services to children and youth in a day treatment classroom environment. Our Day Treatment Program provides a safe, accepting, supportive classroom environment for children between the ages of 9-13 experiencing serious emotional, behavioral, or relationship difficulties in their school, and often their home and community.

EveryMind is an accredited children and youth mental health centre that provides a continuum of high-quality mental health services to enrich the lives of children, youth and their families who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioural challenges. Our services are provided in a dynamic, client-centred environment that values respect and inclusion, collaboration, learning, innovation and accountability.

Working within a multi-disciplinary framework the Day Treatment Counsellor Assistant assists the primary counsellor within the classroom, supporting the day-to-day operations of the classroom, while ensuring the safety and well-being of all clients within the Day Treatment setting. As this role is within a classroom environment and does not operate during summer, March break, and other school breaks, candidates must be available to work the academic year.

Hiring Salary range - $41,718 - $48,811 over 5 years

Please note that hiring salaries are commensurate with experience and generally start at the beginning of the range.

Why work at EveryMind?

• Work for an organization that is the lead agency in child and youth mental health services for Region of Peel, known for our excellence in providing quality services.
• Contribute to the mental health & wellbeing of children and youth.
• Enjoy exceptional training and development opportunities including an Education Assistance Plan to support employees in further education in their field.
• A strong workplace wellness focus: 4 weeks paid vacation per year , 2 float days, paid personal leave days, in addition to 11 paid public holidays.
• An Extended Health Plan that includes $1000 for mental health supports and a Flexible Health Spending Account.
• Company Laptop and cellphone provided to employees.
• An excellent Extended health and Dental benefits plan, all premiums fully paid by the employer, no co-pay required by the employee.
• Income protection Sick leave Plan and Life insurance.
• Free, confidential 24/7 counselling and mental health support for you and your family via our Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• An exceptional Retirement Plan where the employer contributes 7% equivalent of your salary to your personal pension plan.
• A workplace culture that embraces Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEIA) with employee-led internal committees focusing on Black Engagement, LGBTQ2S, Indigenous Knowledge.
  
  

Job Responsibilities

The incumbent will:

• Collaborate with the Day Treatment Counsellor and classroom teacher in maintaining a therapeutic environment conducive to the client’s needs.
• Support the Day Treatment Counsellor in counselling clients individually, in groups, and with caregivers to meet treatment goals.
• Respond to and support client’s unique mental health needs, within a therapeutic environment, in the context of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan and an integrated school setting
• In absence of day treatment counsellor, the assistant will take a lead role in the classroom and develop and implement treatment and social skills groups in support of treatment needs
• Ensure the safety and well-being of all clients within a day treatment setting by taking appropriate action when necessary and adhering to EveryMind policies and procedures.
• Implement and adhere to treatment goals specific to the client in a day treatment setting by being aware of all aspects of the treatment plan and taking the action required.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, the host school/school board, and other professionals
• Liaise with the family/caregivers as required
• Ensure accurate completion of observation sheets and assist with maintaining all client records and data as required, documenting clients’ progress.
• Maintain current training and implementation of first aid, medications and physical intervention techniques as required.
• Plan and participate in activities for clients
• Purchase supplies necessary for the program and account for expenditures on a monthly basis
• Transport clients as required.
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Child & Youth Worker diploma with a minimum of one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Registration with the Ontario College of Child and Youth Care or eligibility for the same;
• Thorough knowledge of mental health issues and the ability to work from a trauma informed lens
• Proven understanding of a milieu environment and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, within a school setting;
• Strong oral and written communication skills, time management and critical thinking skills with a strong understanding of role boundaries;
• Ability to respond to and support client’s unique mental health needs, within a therapeutic environment, in the context of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan and an integrated school setting;
• Availability to work some late afternoons and evenings at times to accommodate meetings and family reviews;
• Availability to work the academic year, as the position is in a school setting, the position does not operate during school breaks (Winter break, March break, summer break)
• Knowledge of client care information systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Possess current standard First Aid Certificate and UMAB certification (Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour)
• Have a valid Ontario Driver’s license (Full G Class) and use of a vehicle with a comfort in driving clients throughout the Peel region (surrounding areas) as required
• A Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Check and Pre-Employment Medical screening (including TB test, MMR, TD, Polio, Covid-19 Vaccination), is required;
  
  

EveryMind is committed to building a highly qualified, diverse, inclusive, varied workplace reflecting the full diversity of the community we serve, a workplace that is welcoming to people of all backgrounds, where our employees and our clients can be their authentic selves.

We encourage applications from members of historically marginalized groups including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, people with varying abilities, LGBTQ2S+, and other equity-seeking groups. Please click here to see our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion statement. https://everymind.ca/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

We are striving to create a barrier-free, equitable, accessible workplace for everyone, including the recruitment and selection process. EveryMind will make every effort to accommodate any accessibility needs of candidates through the hiring process, under the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005). Please inform us if you require any accommodations during the hiring process.

We appreciate your interest, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

If this position is of interest to you, please submit a cover letter and resume. Applications are accepted until position is filled.

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