Terms: This is a permanent, full time job, which requires working days, evenings, nights, and weekends. Shift work is involved. Some overtime will be available.

Salary: will be $17.23 per hour for a 35 hour week.

Education: The applicant should have completed high school, some college or technical training, completed college or technical training, some university, completed university.

Experience: is an asset.

Credentials required: The applicant should have Chemical Dependency Counselling Training/Certification, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate, Cultural Awareness Training, First Aid Certificate.

Work Setting: Youth drop-in centre

Target Groups or Clients: Male, Female, Children, Adolescents, Families, Culturally diverse groups, Young offenders, Street population

Specific Skills: Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories, Appraise clients’ needs or eligibility for specific services, Assess client’s relevant skill strengths and development needs, Conduct follow-up assessments, Provide suicide and crisis intervention, Resolve conflict situations, Implement behaviour management programs, Conduct individual and group counselling sessions, Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients, Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs

Additional Skills: Administrative and office activities

Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Child abuse registry check

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure

Transportation/Travel Information: Vehicle supplied by employer, Valid driver’s licence

Work Location Information: Urban area

Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning

Other Information: ATTENTION LYNN SAUVE’Director of Programs NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Profile: for Boys and Girls Club of Thompson

Not For Profit

This job in no longer available

The contact information has been removed

Order Number: 5233955

Post date: 2010-08-26