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Mental Health Counsellor - Evergreen Posting
Nisa Foundation —Hamilton, ON
- $34 an hour
- Part-time
- Remote
- English
- Case management
- Psychology
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Mental Health Counsellor - Evergreen Posting
Nisa Foundation —Hamilton, ON
Nisa Foundation is a community-based charity that has promoted safety, security, and mental wellness for racialized women across Canada since 2014.
$34 an hour
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Mental Health Counsellor - Evergreen Posting

Nisa Foundation -
Hamilton, ON

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Job details

Part-time
$34 an hour
14 days ago

Qualifications

Urdu
French
Somali
Ant
Dari
Arabic
English
Pashto
Case management
Psychology
Social Work
Hindi
Punjabi
Communication skills

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Supportive Counsellor - Job Description

Job Title

Mental Health Counsellor

Job Status

Part time (10-15 hours/week)

Reports to

Mental Health Lead

Location

Nisa Homes

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. Supportive Counsellors promote empowerment and self-determination through non-judgmental listening and client-centred goal setting. The Supportive 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

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.
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.
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.
Work with the resident ant their caseworker to support the housing process and integration into the community.

Training

Provide training to staff and volunteers on trauma-informed practices, mental health resources and other training where needed.
Responsible for assigning and overseeing counselling volunteers to residents.
Attend training provided by NF and external training opportunities that are important to counselling skill development.

Case Management

Participate in intake assessments when needed to assess eligibility, and flag for signs of referrals for increased MH care.
Coordinate with caseworkers to ensure the best service and case management available to clients.

Reporting

Summarize/organize information for discussion in event that a unique case has arisen for current residents for decision making.

Provide weekly updates to House Manager for client progress.
Report to Mental health lead weekly for briefing sessions, concerns, directions, collective support, case management.
Maintain counselling notes, incident records and other documentation on CRM data base according to regulations.

Outreach

Liaise with other services, agencies, and professionals.
Maintain current knowledge of issues and resources related to abuse and violence to provide presentations and public awareness activities about services and issues of abuse.
Facilitate community networking, attend meetings and workshops as needed.

Ad Hoc

Attend meetings as needed.

What you’ll bring to the team:

Communication Skills & Active Listening
Positive Attitude
Building Trust
Emotional Intelligence
Conflict Management Skills
Crisis Intervention Skills
Counselling Skills
Assessment Skills

What we’re looking for:

Must speak and write English proficiently.
Clear Vulnerable sector check.
Language Proficiency in a second language would be an asset (Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Somali, Punjabi, Dari, Pashto, French)
Relevant degree such as Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or related field especially with regard to homelessness and vulnerable women and will have a minimum of 2-3 years experience. Other combinations of education, experience and training may be considered.
Able to adhere to highest standards of ethical care and confidentiality policies.
Demonstrates a commitment to Professional Practice, adheres to professional code of ethics.
Demonstrate Wellness Practices: Can identify personal stressors and knows when to ask for help. Can identify and manage signs of burnout.

Evergreen Posting: This is an ongoing recruitment posting. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and qualified candidates may be contacted as opportunities become available. We encourage you to apply if you're interested in joining our team.

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