Nisa Foundation is a community-based charity that has promoted safety, security, and mental wellness for racialized women across Canada since 2014. The organization provides toll-free peer-to-peer counseling services, transitional homes for women & children fleeing abuse or homelessness, and facilitates educational workshops. Nisa Foundation's mission is to transform communities by engaging, equipping, and enriching the lives of women and children to reach their full potential.
Under the supervision of the Mental Health Lead, the Mental Health Counsellor is responsible for providing mentorship, emotional support, problem-solving, goal setting, crisis risk assessment, and referrals to other community support. Mental Health Counsellors promote empowerment and self-determination through non-judgmental listening and client-centred goal setting. The Mental Health Counsellor will use the peer counselling model to assist residents in identifying and achieving life goals as part of their experience at Nisa Homes.
What You’ll Do:
Client Support And Development
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Conduct one on one peer to peer supportive counselling sessions with residents on a weekly basis to set and achieve goals, address challenges, and refer where necessary to external resources.
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Develop and implement a regular mental health and wellness support groups on topics such as self-esteem building, empowerment, selfcare strategies, addressing depression, anxiety, and stress. for the women in the home.
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Use basic counseling skills to create a safe connection with the client to work on supportive care, goals and referrals to community professionals and resources for ongoing MH needs.
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Work with the resident ant their caseworker to support the housing process and integration into the community.
Training
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Provide training to staff and volunteers on trauma-informed practices, mental health resources and other training where needed.
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Responsible for assigning and overseeing counselling volunteers to residents.
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Attend training provided by NF and external training opportunities that are important to counselling skill development.
Case Management
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Participate in intake assessments when needed to assess eligibility, and flag for signs of referrals for increased MH care.
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Coordinate with caseworkers to ensure the best service and case management available to clients.
Reporting
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Summarize/organize information for discussion in event that a unique case has arisen for current residents for decision making.
