Child, Youth and Family Counsellor

Date Posted: January 10, 2025

Competition Number: 223-24/25

Location: Oliver, BC

BGC Okanagan is hiring a Child, Youth and Family Counsellor for our Integrated Family Development Program in Armstrong, BC. Step into a world where every day is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and their families!

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Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gathers information relevant to clients problems by interviewing, observing behavior, meeting with caregivers and service providers and using a variety of inventories, checklists and questionnaires. Conducts structured analyses of the information gathered to provide an assessment of clients problems.
• Develops and implements counselling plans and intervention using a variety of therapeutic counselling techniques drawn from theoretical frameworks such as family systems, solution-focused, narrative, psycho-dynamic group work, and advanced group counselling techniques to resolve the assessed problems.
• Provides skill-building in areas such as parenting skills, anger management and self-management techniques.
• Provides case management services and consultation to other service providers. Provides information on and refers clients to other community service providers, resources and professionals as required.
• Monitors clients progress and provides follow-up planning.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of counselling plans, reports clients progress, and discusses case management and related concerns with therapists, social workers, peers and other professionals.
• Provides case management services and consultation to other service providers. Provides information on and refers clients to other community service providers, resources or professionals as required.
• Provides skill building in areas of parenting skills, anger management or self-management techniques.
• Maintains related records and statistics and provides reports to the supervisor as required.
• Liaises with and/or promotes the interests of clients with other community service providers, professionals and or school personnel as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a related human / social service field, two (2) years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current First Aid Certification
• Possess a valid Class 5 BC Drivers license and reliable vehicle with appropriate liability insurance

This position is open to all applicants.

This position requires union membership.

Hours: 12.5 hours per week

Rate of Pay: $38.68 an hour

Closing Date: January 24, 2025

As an equal opportunity employer, BGC Okanagan is committed to the prioritization of equitable and inclusive employment practices. Our goal is to be representative of the communities we serve, and we encourage applications from communities which are structurally marginalized based on race, disability, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, social or ethnic origin, gender identity and/or expression. If any candidate needs any accessibility support throughout the hiring process, we will accommodate such requests when made.

We appreciate and thank all applicants for their interest, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.