Counsellor - Full Time (Fort McMurray, AB)

Category:	Social Work
Closing Date:	OPEN
Employer:	Shepell.fgi
Title:	Counsellor - Full Time (Fort McMurray, AB)
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City:	Fort McMurray
Date Posted:	2010/03/10
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Description:	Shepell·fgi is unique. Our employees pride themselves on making a difference to both our customers and clients on an individual, team and organizational level. Shepell·fgi's integrated delivery of services continues to redefine workplace health, and our vision, to impact health and the work experience for a better quality of life, has made us an industry leader. We are a successful, international company who recognizes the value that each employee contribution brings. We lead by example through our strong commitment to our values. Our continued growth has resulted in the following opportunities: Counsellor - Fort McMurray, AB (Full Time) Reporting to the Regional Clinical Manager, the incumbent mental health professional will use their proven short-term intervention skills, superior case management abilities and comprehensive knowledge of community resources as a Counsellor in Fort McMurray, AB. The position will primarily focus on counselling individuals, couples, and families, presenting with a wide array of personal, family, and work-related issues, as well as assessing clients and jointly sets goals and establishes a strategy in how to meet the goals. You will also have an opportunity to support and counsel employees struggling with mild moderate and serve addiction and mental health issues. Working closely with the local mental health team and the large systems to ensure the best match of resources, the incumbent will need to be an excellent administrator, to ensure that these cases are tracked and documented in a professional manner. The ideal candidate must possess a graduate degree (or greater) in mental health and have a minimum of 3 - 5 years of post-graduate clinical experience. Candidates' superior knowledge of short term counselling is enhanced by previous experience in EAP counselling, addiction assessment and/or mandated referrals. Candidates need to be administratively very organized to provide strong clinical assessments of depression and addiction issues, maintain accurate records and create good quality and time sensitive documentation on the case progress. They need to have an excellent grasp of workplace issues and customer service, in addition to superior mental heath and risk screening clinical abilities. Strong goal setting, case management abilities and comprehensive knowledge of community resources will ensure success in this role. At Shepell.fgi, French/English bilingual skills are always an asset. As an employer of choice, Shepell•fgi offers full time employees a competitive salary, bonus, an excellent benefit package including coverage for medical, dental, and paramedical services; a deferred profit sharing RRSP program, as well as various other incentives and benefit programs.
Please forward your resume to:	Interested applicants are encouraged to apply online at www.shepellfgi.com, employment section. Although we thank all those who apply, we are only able to contact those invited for an interview.

Last Modified : 2010/03/10

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