Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor

at  Government of the Northwest Territories

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

TYPICALLY, THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE ATTAINED BY:

Master’s degree in social science with 1 year of relevant counseling experience in a scope of practice or experience in addictions, mental health, and/or family violence: or
Bachelor degree in social sciences with 3 years of relevant counseling experience in a scope of practice or experience in addictions, mental health, and/or family violence: or
Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing with 5 years relevant counseling experience in a scope of practice or experience in addictions, mental health and/or family violence.
The experience of the MHA Counsellor should include clinically supervised education or work experience (counseling experience obtained under a qualified clinical counseling supervisor) that includes at least 500 hours where at least 120 of those hours are direct client contact. Additional hours are spent in face-to-face supervision, educational activities, documentation activities and professional development.

Please refer the Job description for details