Staff Support Counsellor

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Staff Support Counsellor

Vancouver, British Columbia Part-time $46.85-$53.46/hour

Position: Staff Support Counsellor

Salary: $46.85 to $53.46 hour

Status: Permanent part time (0.6 FTE), Excluded

Department: Infrastructure

Location: 745 Clark Drive, 2020 Yukon Street or 3284 East Broadway

At VACFSS, we ensure that the rights, safety, well-being and spirit of Indigenous children and families are upheld, honored and protected. We strive to eliminate oppression, discrimination and marginalization within our community. We acknowledge and honor the inherent wisdom, capacity and resourcefulness of our community in designing programs and services to care for our own children and families. Accordingly, we are dedicated to planning, developing, and implementing creative and innovative Indigenous programs and services in collaboration with members of our community and other agencies.

• Engage in restorative child welfare practice with Vancouver's Indigenous community!
• Receive a competitive salary of $46.85 to $53.46 per hour plus a comprehensive benefits package!
• Take on a challenging role that provides membership in the Public Service Pension Plan!

The Staff Support Counsellor (SSC) provides confidential work-related 45 minute counselling support service to staff to help resolve work-related issues and to provide brief counselling and referrals as appropriate. This position will report to the Director of HR & IT and will work with the Cultural Staff Support Counsellor in the provision of group debriefing and wellness training.

Purpose Of Position

The Staff Support Counsellor will work cooperatively as a member of the HR team actively participating in and contributing to the development and delivery of effective and efficient employment specific counselling services. Participates in the development and delivery of wellness programs as needed. This position will be required to travel between the three office sites in Vancouver. Applicants must be familiar with Employment support counselling within an Indigenous agency focusing on support to vulnerable children youth and families. The Staff Support Counsellor is responsible for:

• Utilizing counselling methodologies to provide one-to-one support to staff members who have experienced stressful situations, potentially traumatic events or who are the subject to cumulative stress to deliver short-term, solutions-oriented counselling.
• Engage in solution-focused therapy, supporting a range of staff dealing with complex work challenges such as working through interpersonal skills, workplace challenges, stress management and work life balance.
• Support staff in taking an active role in the change process by working from a strength-based approach.
• Places immense value on self-care and creativity, and is actively engaging in own inner work.
• Provides individual and group counselling for work-related stresses and concerns.
• Works closely with the CISM Team in providing emotional support prior to and after the Debriefing process to members involved in critical incidents.
• Provide consultations related to crisis or assessed urgent situations when required.
• Develops and delivers relevant workshops for staff, as well as health and wellness publications to meet the needs of staff; issues such as interpersonal communication and stress management.
• Assist in preparing reports, evaluations, and research projects that focus on themes that arise from staff.
• Recommending employee wellness initiatives and training that build employee engagement and resilience such as cultural camp, Indigenous Core Cultural Competencies and other workshops.

A complete position profile will be made available upon request as well as at the time of the interview.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work or a related field or Registered Social Worker (RSW) with a Master’s Degree.
• Registered Clinical Counsellor with the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors. Eligible for professional certification in British Columbia or Registered Social Worker with British Columbia College of Social Workers with a Master’s Degree.

Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience in Clinical Counselling as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) or RSW with a Master’s Degree.
• Experience in supervision and/or coordination and delivery of training.
• Comfortable with public speaking and hosting meetings.
• Proficiency in the use of a computer and applicable office software applications as effective tools to achieve results.
• Acts independently within established clinical and ethical guidelines.

Skills And Abilities

• Trained and holds clinical practices for convening safe and trauma informed meetings and collaborative practice.
• Trained in Critical Incident Stress Management (Post Traumatic Stress).
• Demonstrated Knowledge and Experience in Trauma Informed Practice.
• Demonstrated Knowledge and Experience counselling employees.
• Demonstrated ability in dealing with work situations requiring sound judgement.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Must be able to act with a considerable degree of autonomy and independence in the provision of psychological assistance to staff while adhering to the ethical standards of the profession.
• Possession of personal attributes that facilitate teamwork and the development of effective working relationships with a wide range of staff, partners, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understands and acknowledges the child welfare mandate held by VACFSS through its agreement with CFCSA director and protocols with First Nations and other delegated agencies.
• Demonstrates the ability to deliver effective presentations to small, moderate, or large groups using the principles of adult education/training.
• Demonstrates the ability to respectfully communicate, facilitate, and present, on behalf of VACFSS.
• Ability to maintain and develop reports regarding program statistics as needed.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates an ability to develop and maintain effective and respectful working relationships with others both within and outside of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to serving the needs of a broadly diverse staff population.

Key Competencies

• Relational Engagement
• Leadership
• Collaborative Planning and Decision Making
• Emotional Competency
• Resilience
• Cultural, Spiritual Expression

Note

• A valid Class 5 driver’s license and reliable vehicle with business class insurance are required to perform the duties of this position.
• This position requires the incumbent to be available in the office and travel to the 3 office sites.

About The Benefits

In exchange for your contributions to VACFSS, you will receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, extended health, and dental
• Group life and AD&D
• 100% employer-paid premiums
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• 3 weeks of vacation (prorated)
• Paid sick leave (prorated)
• Membership in the Public Service Pension Plan
• Access to Indigenous Cultural Teachings as coordinated by the Agency

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be accepted from candidates with the above qualifications or from candidates that have delegated experience with MCFD or a Delegated Aboriginal Agency. An eligibility list may be created. Preference may be given to qualified Indigenous Candidates as per Section 41 of the Human Rights Code.

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