Cameray and Child Family Services is looking for a Part-Time (15 hours/week) Child & Family Counselor. The position involves conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and implementing interventions for clients in the program. It supports clients in identifying, understanding, and addressing personal and family issues, while helping them establish and work toward achieving realistic goals.

*Please note this is a contract position to cover an 18 month maternity leave or until the employee returns*

Grid # 16

Classification: Clinical Counsellor

Reports to: Clinical Coordinator

Hours: 15 hours / week

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducts client interviews, prepares case histories, assesses presenting issues, and provides information on available services. Refers clients to appropriate community resources as needed.

• Develops individualized treatment plans and facilitates individual and/or group counselling sessions.

• Monitors and evaluates client progress, addresses identified issues and works collaboratively with clients to reach defined goals.

• Acts as an advocate and provides ongoing support to clients during their participation in the program.

• Maintains up-to-date, accurate documentation and case notes in accordance with agency standards. Shares relevant case information with therapists, social workers, and other professionals as appropriate.

• Contributes to program evaluation and continuous improvement by offering feedback and suggestions for enhancement to supervisory staff.

• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of local community resources and actively liaises with external professionals, agencies, and the broader community to support client needs.

• Provides case management services where appropriate, including attending case conferences, team meetings, and collaborating with other service providers.

• Ensures the counselling environment, including play or art therapy rooms, is clean and organized following each session.

• Delivers outreach counselling services when required.

• Participates in Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) and other accreditation-related activities.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in counselling, Social Work or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Training or experience in play and/or art therapy is recommended.

• Specialized training or experience in sexual abuse counselling is preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years experience working with children and/or youth is required.

• Direct experience in delivering community-based social service programs, with a working knowledge of provincial and local support systems, is preferred.

• Registration or eligibility for registration with a professional body such as BCACC, BCASW, or BCATA is recommended.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal, counselling, and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Proficiency in relevant treatment modalities.

• Effective organizational, time management, and administrative skills.

• Knowledge of group dynamics and facilitation techniques.

• Ability to work collaboratively with program staff, therapists, social workers, and other professionals.

• Self-reflective approach and commitment to fostering inclusive, egalitarian, and collegial relationships

Knowledge and Values:

• Understanding of the needs of abused and neglected children.

• Knowledge of child development and family systems.

• Experience working with resistant or hard-to-reach individuals and families.

• Commitment to empowering clients to identify and solve their own problems.

• Belief in the importance of a nurturing family environment for children.

• Confidence in clients ability to grow and change.

• Capacity to establish respectful, strengths-based relationships with clients.

• Ability to set and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

• Cultural competence and awareness of the socio-economic diversity of the service population.