Trauma Counsellor (STV Program)
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Vancouver, BC
Salary:
CA$37.89
per hour
Contract type: Full time

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Trauma Counsellor (STV Program)
Trauma Counsellor (STV Program) Competition #43-25
About Our Opportunity:
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Trauma Counsellor to join our STV counselling program and Trauma Services team. Trauma Counsellors, in our STV Program, provide trauma-informed counselling for folks from all marginalized genders who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Counselling services include intake, assessment, treatment, referrals, and consultation and collaboration with other service providers. Our Trauma Counsellors support clients in their healing journeys from a feminist, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional lens
We Value You- Benefits:
- Flexible scheduling
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
- A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
- (pro-rated for part-time staff)
- Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology or equivalent degree (MA, M.Ed, MSW) & registered with a professional body (BCACC, BC College of Social Workers)
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant counselling experience working with adults who have experienced trauma
- Training in trauma-informed counselling, somatic approaches, parts-work and expressive-arts-based interventions
- Solid understanding of the best practices in trauma treatment, including somatic approaches, expressive arts-based approaches, the neurobiological impacts of trauma, attachment work, internal family systems/parts-work
- excellent clinical counselling skills (both individual and group counselling)
- Knowledge, skills and experience in working with a diverse client population who have been impacted by poverty, abuse, neglect, addiction, and mental health issues
- Committed to trauma-informed, feminist, anti-oppressive practice and skills to adapt practice to best meet the needs of clients
- Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check
At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we have been helping people in crisis since 1928. We are a non-profit working to support and empower individuals, families, and communities. We offer programs and services designed to help people develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to create positive change in their lives. Our staff operates from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens to meet people where they are and get them where they want to be.
We help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 360 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centred care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.How to apply
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