Addictions Counselor III
Your Opportunity:
This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.
Description:
As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will provide quality, client focused, recovery based and culturally appropriate assessment, treatment, case management, crisis intervention, education and referral services for clients and their families; as well as community stabilization services. You will develop and implement treatment plans and provide a range of interventions which offer least intrusive and most appropriate services to clients and their families. You will also monitor and evaluate client progress and achievement of recovery goals and adapt treatment as needed. As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will depend on your excellent relationship building skills with clients, families, government staff and colleagues.
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Addictions Counselor III
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Recovery Centre
- Primary Location: Medicine Hat Recovery Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 31-DEC-2024
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 07-OCT-2024
- Hours per Shift: 7.375
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $37.62
- Maximum Salary: $48.56
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Bachelor's degree in Addictions or a combination of a bachelor's degree in a related field with course work in addictions. A related degree combined with a diploma related to addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Individuals eligible for registration under the Health Professions Act (Alberta) must maintain active registration. Individuals may require authorization/permission under regulation to perform restricted psychosocial interventions and/or restricted activities.
Additional Required Qualifications:As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience providing group therapy. Connect Care experience.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.
