Job Application Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (CPFN) Community Addictions Counsellor

Description:

As the CPFN Community Addictions Counsellor, you will provide quality, client focused, recovery based and culturally appropriate assessment , treatment, case management, crisis intervention, education and referral services for clients and their families. This is a full time NNADAP program and you will work under the supervision of the CPFN Health Director

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess client’s needs and create a custom treatment plan
• Refer clients to Treatment Centres and assist client with registration requirements (i.e. Medical exam), rides to/from treatment centre,
• Assist the client with his/her Aftercare program after finishing treatment
• Create and maintain confidential client files
• Prepare program reports as needed
• Coordinate with other healthcare providers, agencies and community resources (i.e. Elders) in order to create a thorough treatment plan
• Organize AA and other related meetings as needed (i.e. NA, ACOA, etc.)
• Provide addiction awareness information to community members
• Arrange Community Addiction Awareness Workshops
• Work with a Community Addictions Advisory Committee
• Provide community addiction handout info i.e. Crystal Meth
• Maintain the required certification for the counseling position

Skills

• Experience working as Addiction Counsellor
• Maintain client confidentiality at all times
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal);
• Highly organized, have good problem solving skills, able to work independently, and complete tasks in the necessary timeframes
• Able to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Publisher;
• Must be able to work a flexible time schedule (40 hours per week)
• Able to speak Dene an asset but not a requirement;

Qualifications:

• Minimum High School Education
• Must be certified Addictions Counsellor (i.e. Nechi Trained Addiction Counsellor)
• Have a minimum of three years sobriety (100 % abstinent from Alcohol and Addictive Drugs)
• Must provide a drivers abstract Salary

Negotiable Please forward your Resume to:

Send Resumes To:

John Gladue, Health Director
Chipewyan Prairie First Nation Health Centre General Delivery Chard, Alberta T0P 1G0
HealthDirector@cpfnhealth.ca
(780) 559-2375

**We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted**