child and youth counsellor
Posted on May 06, 2024
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Employer details
Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre
Job details
*Child and Youth Counsellor*
_Full Time Permanent -30 Hours per week_
Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre (Cornerstone) has an exciting opportunity in which you get to work within the Shelter Services team to ensure a strong, innovative support system is in place for women and children impacted by gender-based violence in Northumberland County.
We are looking to work with individuals who share our steadfast commitment to ending gender-based violence. We are driven by our internal agency values of leadership, integrity, inclusion, collaboration, and innovation.
The successful candidate will join a compassionate, caring and forward-thinking team of professionals. We provide an attractive benefits package that includes vacation, sick, wellness, and personal time, employer paid health and dental coverage, and RRSP contributions.
We are committed to maintaining a positive and healthy workplace culture through consistent collaboration, open communication, and ongoing training and development opportunities throughout our organization. We are deeply proud of the culture we have developed, and the staff who continue to help us shape it.
We?d love to have you join us!
As an ever-evolving organization Cornerstone hires on a regular basis. Some recent hires had the following to say about Cornerstone and the work that we do:
*?When I showed up at Cornerstone for my interview, I knew right away that I have found the right place to do the job that I am passionate about; reverse was not the case. Cornerstone is a safe place to work; as a woman of color, I feel included and supported. The management is always ready to listen and to provide resources that will enhance my skills and confidence, so I can provide quality services for my clients. I am glad that I joined Cornerstone?*
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*What can I expect to do in this role?*
· Build resiliency with children and youth by providing individual counselling and supportive programming
· Work collaboratively within the direct service team to assess the needs of individual children and families
· Provide consultation, support and education to families
· Demonstrate healthy behavior management techniques appropriate to each child?s developmental stage and ability
· Complete safety assessment and explore risk management strategies with clients
· Provide childcare to families in shelter
· Develop and implement supportive and engaging programming for children and youth
· Connect families with community supports through appropriate referrals
· Facilitate groups/workshops
*What do I need for this role? *
· Relevant degree or diploma
· Comprehensive understanding of issues related to family violence, including a strong understanding of the links between violence, trauma, addictions and mental health, and homelessness
· Proven ability to respond to complex needs of clients in a counselling capacity
· A clear understanding of group dynamics
· Proven ability to facilitate groups
· A willingness to learn and apply the following frameworks:
o Motivational Interviewing
o The Comprehensive Continuous Integrated Systems of Care model of service provision
o Harm Reduction
o Family and Intimate Partner Violence within a gendered lens,
o Trauma informed, and
o Housing First in relation to Violence Against Women
· Strong crisis intervention skills
· Relevant knowledge of local community and social services
· Sound knowledge of relevant legislation
· Superior organizational and time management skills
· Solid written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent interpersonal skills
· Strong analytical/critical thinking skills and sound judgment
· Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
· Basic First Aid and CPR certification
*What can I expect from Cornerstone?*
· Receive a competitive benefits package and salary ranging from $25.47 ? 26.64 per hour
· The opportunity to engage in ongoing training an
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LocationCobourg, ON
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Salary$46,352.45 to $46,483.6YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
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