Family Counsellor

Step Up Step down (SUSD) is a voluntary mental health and addiction treatment program for youth ages 13-17. SUSD is comprised of a live-in program and an intensive outpatient program (IOP). This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a Family Counsellor to join our team! The Family Counsellor is the primary clinician providing therapeutic intervention to families in our live-in inpatient program as well as the intensive outpatient program. We are looking for an experienced candidate to join our team at the brand-new Center for Excellence! The successful candidate will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team in the first of its kind Center, where multiple agencies come together to provide the best possible care to children, youth and families from a trauma informed lens. The Family Counsellor is responsible for providing family therapy services and follow-up to a varied caseload consisting of families of the youth who are enrolled in Step Up Step Down and experiencing distress related to moderate to severe mental illness. The successful candidate will help support all programs under the Red Deer Child, Youth and Families Addiction and Mental Health Program (including Unit 39 - Youth Acute Stabilization, PChAD (Youth Detox and Stabilization) and the Outpatient Clinic in Red Deer. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

As a Family Counsellor, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and their families. You will also provide clinical focused consultation with other programs or community resources and acts as a liaison to develop and promote preventative health programs in the community. You will collaborate with other health care providers and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care in the community.

Completion of master's degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Completion of one of the following programs: master's degree in Psychology; master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization), master's degree in marriage and family therapy including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; master's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; master's degree in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. All applicants are to be registered with a regulating body. May be required to work out of Red Deer Provincial building, Red Deer Regional Hospital, Michener Bend (Protective Safe House and Step Up Step Down), and eventually the new Center of Excellence. This candidate is required to have knowledge and experience working with children, youth, and families, be flexible and adaptable to program and clients changing needs as well as be motivated to learn and develop clinical skills and teach/mentor students and other team members, understanding the complex relationships between the youth's physical, emotional, mental, developmental, and spiritual health. Five years post graduate experience working with children, youth, and families with complex needs required.

As Required.