Career Opportunity at COSTI
Clinical Counsellor_Union contract
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BE A PART OF A DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE ORGANIZATION
AS A CLINICAL COUNSELLOR FOR ITS FAMILY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
This is a full-time Union contract position scheduled to work 35 hours per week** The current incumbent is on sick leave
INTERNAL ONLY
Duties:
- Conducts intakes, mental health assessments, and safety assessments for newcomers and their children.
- Administers mental health screens to individuals and mover screens to survivors/victims of Intimate partner violence.
- Provides counselling to woman and their dependents who have experienced relationship-based abuse.
- Provides counselling, referrals to newcomers with mental health issues.
- Provides crisis intervention to adults, youth and children experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis.
- Provides trauma-informed cognitive behavioural treatment to children, youth, and families.
- Provides individual, couples and family counselling to children, adults, couples, and families experiencing personal, emotional or mental health problems.
- Develops and implements a treatment plan for children, youth and families.
- Conduct off-site clinical visits across GTA.
- Facilities psycho-educational workshops on stress management, anxiety, depression and trauma.
- Facilitate an expressive art-based trauma group for women who have experienced relationship-based trauma.
- Facilitates Partner Assault Response Program group/or individual counselling.
- Assist clients in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
- Makes referrals to appropriate health/mental health and social service agencies.
- Liaises with other organizations, schools and service providers.
- Enters statistical client data in COSTI’s client database and prepares quarterly report.
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent with one (1) year of clinical counselling experience working with refugee populations.
- Demonstrated clinical skills to work with adults, children and families experiencing mental health issues.
- Experience in facilitating group counselling with a focus on children’s mental health mental health and their unique issues.
- Sound culturally competent clinical skills.
- Speaking a second language preferred.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Knowledge of mental health disorders, treatments and psychosocial interventions.
- Knowledge of the adult/children’s mental health system.
- Knowledge of Trauma theory and recovery.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed practice.
- Knowledge of refugee mental health issues.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Sensitive to and aware of the social problems facing refugees and immigrants.
- Must have access to a vehicle.
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Location: |
Toronto |
Duration of Position: |
November 12, 2025 - March 31, 2026 |
Starting Salary Range: |
$38.48 to $40.34 per hour |
Posting Date: |
2025-11-03 |
Closing Date: |
2025-11-14 |
Notes: |
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Priority consideration will be given to those on Notice of Recall.
Subject to the response of those on Notice of Recall this position may be open to Union members on a secondment basis.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resumes and cover letters.
quoting reference #177-25, to:
https://creg.costi.ca/ui/hr/resume.aspx?refno=177-25&site=costi
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"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.
