Addiction Counsellor

Role Responsibilities

The Addictions Counsellor is part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team that includes medical professionals, clinicians and front-line (and supervisors) child and youth care professionals. In addition to these team members being an important avenue to problem solve, the program supervisor is available for consultation on complex issues/ concerns raised.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

•    Deliver Comprehensive Youth Addiction Services: Provide youth-centered, recovery-based, and culturally appropriate care, including assessment,
     treatment planning, case management, crisis intervention, education, referrals, and direct addiction-related consultations.

•    Develop Individualized Treatment Plans: Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to create and implement tailored treatment plans that reflect
     each youth's needs, strengths, and cultural background, incorporating evidence-based practices and trauma-informed approaches.

•    Foster Collaborative Team-Based Care: Actively engage with medical professionals, clinicians, child and youth care workers, families, and community
      partners to address diverse concerns and ensure coordinated, effective service delivery. Seek consultation from program supervisors for complex issues.

•    Promote Long-Term Recovery and Well-Being: Support youth in their recovery journey by promoting informed decision-making, enhancing quality of
      life, and integrating Indigenous cultural practices and community resources into treatment and education strategies.

Please click on this LINK to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Systems Thinking: Plans and leads operations in alignment with regional and department priorities; applies knowledge of current issues, risks, and opportunities as well as the political environment into leadership plans and decisions, while also responding to more immediate program and client needs; develop and encourage commitment to new approaches; work within a broadly defined conceptual framework; and manage multiple complex issues and resolve problems while delivering results.

Creative Problem Solving: Proactively identifies and engages the right stakeholders to resolve issues to mitigate their escalation; breaks down complex problems, seeking out root causes, to apply the best resolution possible given available information; consult, negotiate, and resolve conflict with stakeholders and senior Government and Ministry representatives with varying perspectives, expectations, requirements, and priorities.

Agility: Creates opportunities for improvement in program and policy processes; leads change within existing work in a way that minimizes disruption; proactively shifts strategic focus and leads staff through shifts in organizational priorities; operate effectively within a complex organization and continually changing business environment.

Drive for Results: Removes barriers to collaboration and achievement of outcomes; Focuses operational program and service delivery decisions to align with broader regional and provincial goals and strategies as well as legislation and policy.

Build Collaborative Environments: Feeds, maintains, and grows networks to facilitate program and service delivery and achieve broader CI strategic priorities; involves key stakeholders to evolve programs and services delivery and to identify and resolve related issues and disputes.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards: Directly related two-year diploma or a degree related to the position assignment (Addictions or Social Work) and four years of related experience.

 
Children and Family Services is committed to delivering culturally appropriate services to Indigenous populations and we encourage applications from Indigenous candidates.

Requirements:

•    Registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) is required for all social work graduates.
•    You must have a Valid Class 5 Driver’s License

Assets:

•    Significant knowledge supplemented by experience is required of theoretical models, specialized techniques, and practical and theoretical procedures
      related to assessment, intervention, dispute resolution, family violence and court processes/procedures is an asset
•    Current Certification in First Aid with CPR and Suicide Intervention
•    Experience working with Indigenous Populations
•    Experience working with youth aged 12-17

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.  Refer to Alberta Public Service minimum recruitment standards | Alberta.ca

Notes

A cover letter is not required with your application, as such it is important that your resume is detailed and accurate, listing your experience, as well as the months, years, your title, and duties you performed.

This is a multiple permanent positions and multiple locations.

Hours of Work: This position works 38.75 hours per week.

Location: Edmonton and Lac La Biche

Pre-Employment Requirements:

As part of the application process, final candidates will be required to complete and satisfactorily qualify on:

•    Virtual multi-panel interview
•    Academic credential check
•    Professional and/or academic reference checks
•    Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector
•    Intervention Record Check
•    Alberta College of Social Workers Registration (if applicable)
•    Current 5 Year Commercial Driver Abstract

Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Candidate screening and interviews will be taking place periodically throughout the job posting. Interviews will be taking place virtually/in-person, and accommodation may be made if requested.

Application Requirements: 

•    In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience.
•    Complete all pre-screening questions.
•    Candidates will require a clear Intervention Record Check to be considered for the role (if not currently in the Child Intervention Delivery Services
      Branch).
•    Please be advised that your current supervisor and manager will be contacted as references.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees:

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
•    Leadership and mentorship programs