Counsellor
Core
Provide culturally secure, trauma-informed counselling, support, and advocacy to Aboriginal clients and their families impacted by forcible removal policies.
Role type
Senior IC mental health counsellor (Indigenous healing)
Builds
Community-based healing services, reunions, and healing camps
Domain
Social work / Indigenous affairs / Mental health
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
trauma-informed counselling, Aboriginal cultural competency, knowledge of forcible removal history, client advocacy, record keeping, database management, outreach, stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
experience with reunions and healing camps, valid driver's license, willingness to travel
Technologies
Microsoft Office, database management systems
Responsibilities
Provide culturally secure counselling to Aboriginal clients, engage clients in reunions and healing camps, participate in outreach, maintain client records, collaborate with team members on community-based healing services
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC