Addictions Counsellor Diploma

Position #: 131829

Expected Start Date: May 19, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Victoria Hospital

City/Town: Prince Albert

Department: Addiction Serv Res Care Unit&Trtmt Facil-Brief & Social Detox

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: shifts of hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Addictions Counsellor - Diploma $29.584 to $36.176

Travel Required: No

Job Description: As a member of the Interdisciplinary Team, and under the general direction of the Addictions Counsellor - Degree (Alcohol & Addictions services worker), the primary goal will be to restore, maintain and enhance the recovery of people seeking help for addiction and/or addiction related issues by implementing various modalities of addiction recovery programs. Responsibilities include providing informational programming as well as individual and group counselling sessions with clients.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Inpatient services and/or harm reduction setting is required

Education

• Chemical Dependency diploma

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of a Holistic Addiction Treatment Model
• Knowledge in group dynamics
• Demonstrates knowledge in addiction(s) and their effects on family units
• Ability to deliver workshops and lecture material to clients and community
• Knowledge in best practices in addictions and harm reduction strategies
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to screen for addictions and/or addiction related symptoms
• Work collaboratively w/ a multidisciplinary team & other agencies in the commnty
• Ability to accurately assess addiction(s) and make appropriate recovery plans.
• Ability to organize work load demands
• Knowledge of community resources in the addictions field.
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of screening and addiction assessment tools and procedures.

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Prince Albert please visit https://www.citypa.ca
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement