Indigenous Holistic Counsellor

NATIONAL OCCUPATION CODE         42201

POSITION TYPE                           TERM (Until March 31, 2025), FULL-TIME

Position: Indigenous Holistic Counsellor will bring a holistic lens to their work, focusing on the whole person— Spirit, Emotions, Mind, and Body. The Indigenous Holistic Counsellor will provide a participant-led experience that is rooted in Indigenous resilience, spirituality, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and strengths-based practices

Direct Service Responsibilities

• To provide counselling and case management to participants of the North End Women’s Centre.
• To provide crisis counselling on an “as needed” basis to participants from the community.
• To create and evaluate counselling plans based on assessing need and goals of participants in consultation with the Program Manager, Clinical Consultant, and /or other Counselling Team members.
• To plan and facilitate/co-facilitate ongoing groups, circles, land-based activities for healing.
• To empower participants to advocate for themselves and to advocate on their behalf when necessary.
• To assist participants in accessing and connecting to community resources that will help meet their basic needs.
• To provide information, referral, and support to participants as needed.
• To act as a role model for participants modeling healthy relationships, boundaries, and communication.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or certificate in the social services field (other combinations of relevant education and experience may be considered).
• Experience providing drop-in and medium-term counselling to participants who have experienced problematic substance use; trauma; homelessness; and gender-based violence.
• Experience in the development, organization, and facilitation of groups and programs for participants of diverse backgrounds.
• Knowledge of the impacts that colonization, residential schools, the 60’s scoop, the child welfare system and the genocide of Indigenous peoples, has had on their culture and language and sacred traditions.
• Experience and understanding of Traditional Indigenous teachings and ceremonies and the importance of Reconciliation.
• Knowledge and experience with a variety of land-based treatment and healing.
• Knowledge of the resources available in the community for participants who have experienced problematic substance use; trauma; homelessness; and gender-based violence.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply cultural humility, pro-choice, trauma-informed care and harm reduction practices and principles in your work.
• Experience working in a community-based setting in the North End of Winnipeg and knowledge of inner-city challenges is an asset.
• Experience working with participants in a congregate living setting.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work flexibly in a high stress environment, adapting to the needs of the participants.
• Basic computer skills and administrative skills.
• Knowledge of a variety of different counselling styles and techniques.
• Ability to apply harm reduction principles to those with problematic substance use, recovery and relapse prevention planning.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work within an anti-oppressive framework with an understanding of how power, privilege, and intersectionality impact experiences of trauma.
• Non-judgmental and accepting attitude; meeting people where they are at.
• Ability to deal with crisis situations through de-escalation.
• Understanding of and commitment to a trauma-informed, strength-based and solution-oriented approach.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply trauma informed care, cultural proficiency, and harm reduction principles.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to follow direction and make decisions within the parameters of the job.

Please send a resume and cover letter to employerrep@abcentre.org. 

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