Addictions Counselor III
Alberta Health Services
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Grande Prairie, AB
Contract type: Full time
Your Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled, client and family centered, team oriented, welcoming and engaging Addictions Counsellor to join our Opioid Dependency Program (ODP) team at the Northern Addictions Centre. As a member of the ODP team, the Addiction Counsellor III will provide clinical services to clients, including individual counseling and some group counselling to clients who have opioid use disorder. You will also conduct assessments, provide case management, aftercare planning, and deliver psycho-educational sessions to treatment clients, using best practice guidelines. This role also monitors and evaluates client progress and achievements of recovery goals and adapts treatment plans as needed. As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will depend on your relationship building skills with clients, families, and colleagues. Community outreach, collaboration with community partners, and harm reduction strategies are key components of this role. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. 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.
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: Opioid Dependency Program Narcotics Transition Services Primary Location: Grande Prairie Northern Add Ct Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2024 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 02-DEC-2024 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $37.62 Maximum Salary: $48.56 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Required Qualifications:
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:
As required.
We are seeking a highly skilled, client and family centered, team oriented, welcoming and engaging Addictions Counsellor to join our Opioid Dependency Program (ODP) team at the Northern Addictions Centre. As a member of the ODP team, the Addiction Counsellor III will provide clinical services to clients, including individual counseling and some group counselling to clients who have opioid use disorder. You will also conduct assessments, provide case management, aftercare planning, and deliver psycho-educational sessions to treatment clients, using best practice guidelines. This role also monitors and evaluates client progress and achievements of recovery goals and adapts treatment plans as needed. As an Addiction Counsellor III, you will depend on your relationship building skills with clients, families, and colleagues. Community outreach, collaboration with community partners, and harm reduction strategies are key components of this role. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. 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.
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: Opioid Dependency Program Narcotics Transition Services Primary Location: Grande Prairie Northern Add Ct Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2024 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 02-DEC-2024 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $37.62 Maximum Salary: $48.56 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Required Qualifications:
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:
As required.
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