Child & Youth Counsellor

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

You will provide direct therapeutic services to support the needs of children, youth and their families and is a member of the counselling team. During the school year, you may hold office hours in the school, but in order to align with the needs of children and youth, other locations may include the Community Counselling Program office, client family home or other appropriate community locations.

You will ensure that therapeutic plans are developed, followed are meeting the individual need of the child, youth and family. You will provide direct client care including individual and environmental assessment (with an emphasis on strengths and assets rather than pathology), intervention planning, therapeutic individual, family and group counselling and referrals to other important service providers and agencies within the community. You will collaborate with other community services including the education staff, health and social services professionals, RCMP, justice services, and local government organizations to provide a comprehensive, person and family centered approach to care.

You may be required to work on call and work a flexible schedule to ensure accessibility to members of the community. In addition, when a traumatic event occurs within the community or to an individual, you will often be called upon outside of work hours. As the Child and Youth Counsellor (CYC) you may be required to support other regional communities as needed, may be virtually or via travel.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

A Masters degree in Clinical Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling (Not Human Ecology, Public Health, Therapeutic Recreation, child and Youth Care) and one year of relevant work experience.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Inuvik HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
1st FLOOR ALEX MOSES GREENLAND BUILDING
BOX 1869
INUVIK, NT X0E 0T0
Tel (867) 678-8071 Ext 15644
Fax (867) 678-6620
jobsinuvik@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.