Mental Health and Substance Use Counselling & Treatment Clinician | Youth Counselling

Position Summary
We have a permanent full time opportunity for a Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) Counselling & Treatment Clinician to join our high functioning and well-integrated MHSU Youth Counselling team at the Lansdowne Centre in Kamloops, B.C

Who are we looking for?

The clinician will have a strong understanding of substance use and its effects, adolescent cognitive, social, emotional, interpersonal development, and are trained to utilize Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills coupled with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques, group facilitation techniques, experiential education techniques, crisis intervention, and suicide risk assessment and intervention.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Career Growth
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
• Balanced lifestyle

What Will You Work On?

This position will support the Youth Substance Use Day Treatment program, this service will provide structured group and individual treatment and support services for youth aged 18-24 with complex substance use needs. The program will follow a regionally established curriculum.

The Counselling & Treatment Clinician functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific MHSU multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to ensure that persons with serious acute mental health problems and / or problematic substance use issues have access to timely, responsive, evidence based short term treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services. The Counselling & Treatment Clinician provides, at the advanced practice level, assessment, treatment, service coordination, and as required, urgent response to the most complex clients, frequently with co-occurring disorders, who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life. The Counselling & Treatment Clinician functions as a primary clinician utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.

Scheduling Information:

Shift times are from 08:30 to 19:00 hours and days of work are Monday to Thursday.

How Will You Create Impact?

Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.

How Will We Help You Grow?

An abundance of opportunity! Grow your career with Interior Health and take advantage of the work life balance that living in the Interior of British Columbia provides.

Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.

If you are an experienced mental health professional and passionate about helping those in our community, apply today!

Qualfications
Education, Training, and Experience:

Master’s degree from an accredited educational institution in an Allied Health, Behavioural, or Social Science field relevant to the position.

Two (2) years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current valid BC Driver’s License (Class V).

As part of your application, please ensure to:

• Upload your resume, cover letter (if Out of Province indicate if you are relocating to the area and when)
• Upload a copy of your Master’s Degree