Addictions Youth Care Counsellor - Contract - Solstice Integrated Wellness Center

Who we are

Mountain Plains Community Services Society of the North (MPCSSN) is a non-profit, charitable society governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Our Society has operated numerous diverse community and family-focused programs that are designed to address the unique needs of the Northwest region of Alberta since 1972. Currently, we offer services in partnership with Alberta Health Services and Alberta Human Services.

Mountain Plains CSSN is accredited by CARF International and is a member of the ALIGN Association of Community Services as well as the Children’s Welfare League of Canada.

Our Commitment to You:

• Core mandatory training including Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, and First Aid
• Ongoing professional development opportunities such as Mental Health First Aid, Person-Centered Approaches, and Attachment Theory
• 2 Weeks' Vacation for your first year of employment, increasing to four weeks in your second year
• Comprehensive benefits package and $500 Wellness Spending Benefit at three (3) months of employment
• Up to $100 monthly RRSP matching at 6 months of employment
• $48,124.00 Annual Salary with $1000 annual salary increments up to six (6) years of employment
• Educational Support after 2 years of employment

Role & Responsibilities:

• To facilitate youth’s integration into normalized social, familial and recreational situations as appropriate
• To involve parents, families, and other significant relations in the youth’s development, as appropriate
• To deliver educational material to the clients through an individual or group setting
• To carry out interventions in a way that promotes the opportunity for change
• To work with and understand family dynamics, and support parents and their needs as they arise
• To remain calm, consistent, and supportive when working through a behavior with a client
• To use physical restraints safely, ethically and always as a last resort, to ensure safety of the clients
• To promote physical and emotional safety for clients served, providing emotional support using a variety of counselling skills as required
• To complete all documentation within established timelines
• To be familiar with and execute the policies and procedures of the program and the agency
• To follow professional protocols when communicating with team members, clients, families and funders
• To take initiative in enhancing and developing programming

Hiring Requirements:

• Degree or 2 Year Diploma in Child and Youth Care, or related human services field.
• Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License
• Driver’s Abstract
• Clear Criminal Records Check
• Clear Children’s Service Intervention Record Check.
• Vehicle Insurance stating $2 million liability and access to a reliable vehicle

Hiring Assets:

• Knowledge of supporting youth struggling with Mental Health concerns and High-Risk lifestyles
• Experience as a childcare worker, support worker, addictions/mental health worker

At Mountain Plains Community Services Society of the North, we value diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We appreciate all responses and advise that only those candidates qualified will be selected for an interview.