TCBC - Counsellor, Youth & Family I/II
Wood's Homes is looking for eight (8) full-time Youth and Family Counsellor I/II’s to join our Team.
The Program:
The Therapeutic Campus-Based Care continuum serves children with a range of mental health and medical needs, providing intensive supports and services to reduce the impacts of complex trauma, disruptive attachment, extreme behaviors, and emotional disturbances. By offering a safe, caring, and therapeutic live-in treatment environment with on-site support, children have opportunities to heal and develop skills that help them transition to less intensive and more independent environments with an increased capacity to cope, connect, and be safe.
Working from a multidisciplinary approach, Youth and Family Counsellors, along with Clinical, Nursing, and Mental Health professionals, provide day-to-day support within the program, school, and campus settings. Youth and Family Counsellors play a key role in each child’s healing journey by responding to individual needs, fostering goal setting and skill development, facilitating individualized treatment, and ensuring overall care and well-being. The team also offers ongoing recreational, pro-social, cultural, and therapeutic opportunities within the program’s milieu, creating a structured environment for growth and connection.
The Therapeutic Campus-Based Care continuum includes Cottages 1, 2, & 3, as well as the Under 12 and Phoenix programs.
The Position:
- Implement and maintain a structured environment that fosters opportunities for children and young people to engage in therapeutic processes and activities that support increased functioning.
- Teach and assist young people in acquiring appropriate skills related to daily chores, routines, and personal hygiene habits.
- Develop and revise individual care plans and daily goals in consultation with other workers and resource people (e.g., Guardians, Clinical and Nursing Teams, Teachers, Psychiatry, Natural Supports, Elders and Knowledge Keepers).
- Provide opportunities for young people to learn about and engage with their culture and spirituality, including connecting with Elders and participating in cultural activities within their Nation, spiritual engagement with Knowledge Keepers, Pastors, Granthi, Rabbis, etc., and facilitating opportunities for engagement within the program’s therapeutic milieu.
- Initiate, organize, monitor, and actively participate in group activities (e.g., special outings, concerts, celebrations, sports, games, crafts, camping, music) as part of the overall treatment plan.
- Lead therapeutic processes and interventions for children and their families, including case management responsibilities. This may involve attendance at case conferences, participation in intervention strategies, consultations, school meetings, doctor’s appointments, family meetings, etc.
- Intervene in crisis situations with young people, utilizing non-abusive restraint practices as necessary, in alignment with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).
- Participate actively in supervisory meetings, team meetings, retreats, planning sessions, and designated in-service training.
- Maintain the upkeep of the living space of the program and ensure the provision of a program that aligns with Children and Family Services Licensing, COR Certification, and Accreditation Standards.
- Perform a variety of tasks associated with program functioning, including meal preparation, cleaning, and transportation of children, youth, and families.
The scope of employment may include:
- Rotational shift work to provide 24/7 care. 4 days on, and 4 days off.
- Attending to routine tasks such as cooking, cleaning, snow shoveling, and facilitating recreational opportunities in all seasons.
- Managing potentially difficult client situations that involve the impact of trauma, utilizing crisis intervention strategies to de-escalate potentially violent or high-risk situations.
Qualifications:
- Diploma or undergraduate degree in Social Sciences, Child and Youth Care, Addictions and Mental Health, Peer Support, Social Work, Nursing, or a related field, with a minimum of two to four years of related experience.
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification.
- Two years of experience working with vulnerable populations within various systems including the child welfare, homeless serving, criminal justice, developmental disabilities, or FSCD systems of care.
- Current proof of professional registration may be required for certain diplomas or degrees.
- Must have a Class 5 driver’s license and own transportation.
Why choose us:
- Wood’s Homes offers a premier training program (Wood’s Academy) that includes three weeks of on-site training and development from experts in the field prior to starting as a Youth and Family Counsellor in a program. Employees leave Woods Academy with a fulsome understanding of their role and the theoretical models that are utilized in each program area.
- Competitive compensation package which includes:
- Acuity premium ($1.00-$2.00/hr) depending on program area.
- Shift premium ($3.00/hr) for all hours worked between 11:00pm and 7:00am
- YFC Salary Range $21.25/hr - $30.26/hr
- Employer paid health benefits through Sunlife after six months of continuous full-time employment
- Pension contributions after a year of continuous full-time employment.
- Opportunities for growth and professional development in an organization that is supportive, collaborative, and the industry standard for mental health care, occupational health and safety, and employee development.
Please note: Successful applicants must be able to attend Wood’s Academy which begins March 3, 2025, and finishes on March 21, 2025. Training hours will be Monday to Friday 8:30am -5:00pm and paid at a training rate of $19.75/hr.
We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those moving forward in the selection process will be contacted.
Other details
- Job Family FRONTLINE
- Pay Type Hourly
- 9400 48 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T3B 2B2, Canada