Counsellor

Job Summary

The Salvation Army seeks a Counsellor to support clients in recovery from substance use and related challenges within our residential social services facility.

Accountabilities

Clientele Relations

• Ensure that clients are seen in a timely manner & monitor client’s participation in the program and hold them accountable to program requirements as well as principles of recovery.
• Ensure that the client becomes acclimatized to their new environment, is aware of all rules and gains confidence in the staff.
• Develop outcome‑oriented treatment plans with individual clients to direct them towards a continuum of care that covers both mental health and substance use disorder.
• Ensure that confidentiality of all information regarding clients is maintained. Have knowledge of the “Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.”
• Ensure that assistance is given to the client in accessing any outside ...