Career Opportunity at COSTI
Mental Health Counsellor
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COSTI REQUIRES A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLORS FOR ITS
SHELTER SERVICES
COSTI is a multicultural organization providing social services, settlement,
employment, and language training services. For more information about COSTI,
please visit our website at www.costi.org.
This is a non-union contract position scheduled to work 35 hours per week.
Duties:
This position is required to work in a stressful environment often dealing with clients in crisis situations. The ability to function independently and frequently under pressure while managing multiple concurrent duties, including managing emergency situations is an expectation of this job.
- Conducts mental health assessments for clients experiencing homelessness
- Provides crisis intervention to clients experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis.
- Provides Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Treatment clients.
- Provides individual, couples and family counselling to clients experiencing personal, emotional, mental health or addiction issues.
- Develops and implements counselling and intervention plan.
- Assist clients to gain insight, define goals, and plan action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
- Work closely with general and housing counsellors to support case plan leading into housing when needed
- Makes referrals to appropriate health/mental health and social service agencies.
- Liaises with other organizations, and service providers.
- Documents services and activities in COSTI’s data base system and SMIS (Shelter Management Information System) and prepares necessary reports.
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Social Work and at least 2 years clinical counselling experience working with homeless population
- Knowledge of housing issues local and community resources
- Firm understanding of harm reduction approach and its implementation in a community based setting.
- Demonstrated ability in crisis de-escalation skills applied in a team setting
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals who are marginalized, under served and who may be at risk of homelessness or homeless.
- Demonstrated ability working with individuals living with substance misuse issues and or an untreated mental illness.
- Understanding of a trauma informed approach.
- Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation practices.
- Demonstrated counselling skills.
- Experience in case planning.
- Sound culturally competent clinical skills.
- Possession of a valid Naloxone training certificate.
- Fluency in English is a must.Fluency in another language is an asset.
- Must have valid first aid/ CPR certificate.
- Possession of a valid Naloxone training certificate is required.
- Required to provide a valid Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) Police check. The VSS must have been completed within past 6 months.
- Flexibility to work morning or evening hours.
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Location: |
Hwy 401 and Weston, Etobicoke |
Duration of Position: |
Nov 16, 2020 to April 30, 2021 (Pending confirmation of funding) |
Starting Salary Range: |
$32.36 to $34.83 per hour |
Posting Date: |
2020-10-21 |
Closing Date: |
2020-11-04 |
Notes: |
Shelter Services provide short-term accommodation and support services for vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness including but not limited to families, refugees, women fleeing domestic violence and singles
Priority consideration will be given to those on Notice of Recall.
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Manager, Staffing and Orientation
COSTI Immigrant Services
1710 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario M6E 3P2
Email: resumes@costi.org Fax: 416.658.8537 |
"We thank all applicants for their interest in COSTI. However, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please."
COSTI encourages applications from individuals reflecting the diversity of our community. COSTI is committed to fair and accessible employment practices and when requested, will make reasonable effort to accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes when filling positions.
