Intake Counsellor, Withdrawal Management and Treatment
About St. Leonard's
St. Leonard’s Community Services Brantford has been an established part of the community for more than 50 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.
Our Values
These aren’t just “lip-service” to us – we work and live by them. If you do, too, we want to talk to you!
- Inclusive – we value everyone and their unique perspectives and journeys
- Compassionate – we care about our clients, our staff, partners, and the communities we serve
- Collaborative – we work together to support our clients and community
- Integrity – we hold ourselves accountable and are fair, trustworthy, and dedicated to our mission to empower people to achieve their vision of independence, health, and wellbeing
- Innovative – we are open to change and continuous improvement
- Genuine – we are honest, respectful, and authentic with our clients, each other, and our partners
- Optimistic – we believe that everyone can accomplish their goals
40 hours a week Monday to Friday, 8 am – 4 pm, with occasional flexibility to meet the needs of the program
Duties
The Intake Counsellor supports individuals accessing service within our Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services (WMTS) programs. This includes an 18-bed facility (7 withdrawal management beds for any gender and 11 men’s residential treatment beds) and a 10-bed residential treatment facility for women. Though your primary assignment will be at the women’s residential treatment program, you will work collaboratively with the intake staff at the other facility to support all clients accessing WMTS services. Embedded within a broader interdisciplinary team, you process all referrals to our treatment programs, critically reviewing clinical assessments to determine program suitability. You also provide support to those waiting for care and collaborate with other staff to support client transitions that help them maintain their recovery goals. You make a difference!
As the Intake Counsellor, you will:
- Work as part of a team to deliver quality client care
- Review treatment applications, liaising with external partners to ensure appropriate client match
- Facilitate client transition and community connection post-treatment
- Administer standardized, comprehensive, evidence-based assessment tools when required, to support linkage to appropriate treatment
- Advocate on behalf of clients to ensure they have access to the right community supports
- Be trained in safe medication administration practices to support clients while in care
- Ensure safe and effective functioning of the program
Qualifications
- College Diploma in a Human or Social Services field
- Minimum of 2 years’ combined student placement or paid experience in substance use, concurrent disorders and/or mental health settings
- Demonstrated ability to integrate screening and assessment information to identify client strengths and treatment needs
- Knowledge of community mental health and addiction resources
- Proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
- Access to reliable transportation
- Able to manage frequent exposure to vicarious trauma
Eligibility
As soon as possible
Benefits
- Fitness Benefit for gym memberships, exercise equipment and lessons for various physical activities for all staff and their families
- Employee Assistance Plan for all staff and their families
- Paid Time Off for all Full-Time staff, including 15 Wellness Hours, 60 hours of Personal Leave Time and 112.5 Vacation Hours annually (pro-rated in the first year)
- Fun events for all staff
- Participation in RSP/TFSA plans for all staff, with Agency pension match for Full Time and eligible Part Time staff
- Group health, vision, dental and travel insurance plans where premiums are 100% paid by the Agency
- Reimbursement for annual professional regulatory body fees (i.e., OCSWSSW or CRPO)
- An Agency committed to ensuring your physical and mental health/safety is paramount
How to Apply
Our Commitment to Job Seekers
St. Leonard’s Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.
The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The Agency encourages applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.
Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.