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Nov 28, 2022| EXTERNAL  JOB POSTING

COMPETITION NO. CONTRACT
Position: Group Counsellor – Contractor

Location:  Surrey/White Rock, BC

Hours: 4 hours per week for 36 weeks (excellent opportunity for extension).

We are looking for a skilled group counsellor to join our Sources Trauma Counselling team! This individual must be energetic, enthusiastic and have excellent group counselling skills.

About Sources

SOURCES is a community-based organization providing support, encouragement, and hope for individuals and families in White Rock, Surrey, Delta, Langley, Prince George, and Parksville for 40 years. We serve 4,0,000 individuals yearly and that is all owing to our dedicated team. We welcome people of all genders, races, cultures, ethnicities and abilities. We strive to create more vibrant and resilient communities by offering support to children, youth, families, persons with disabilities, seniors, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and others who are coping with isolation, addiction, mental illness, poverty, disability and conflict. We also support our communities through leadership, education and volunteerism.

SOURCES is also committed to learning about, celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth, reconciliation, and resurgence.

We value diversity and respect as we strive to promote the same mission—social wellness for our community.

Description of position

Reporting to the Trauma Counselling Manager, the Group Counselling Facilitator is a contractor with Sources Community Resources.

General Responsibilities:

Develop and revise group counselling training materials.
Co-facilitate a 12-week group counselling program to prevent and end violence and create. learning opportunities for cis and trans men, including GLBTQ2S and non-binary people.
Asses the group’s effectiveness by participating in ongoing evaluation and research.
Engage with community members to promote and develop the group.
Program Specific Responsibilities:

Participate in regular meetings with team members
Engage in knowledge translation to engage community members
Participate in regular meetings to refine and evaluate the group process
Qualifications:

Registered Clinical Counsellor/Registered Social Worker with three to five years of experience in trauma counselling.
Effectively utilize Office suite including Excel, Word, Outlook, OWL and Sharevision
Effectively communicate professionally, verbally and written in English.
Modality-specific training/skills in DBT, EMDR, Expressive Arts, EFT, Polyvagal Theory, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and be skilled in Non-Violent Communication
Criminal Records check through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Criminal Records Review Program
Start Date: January 19, 2023

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Closing Date: January 11, 2023.  Internal candidates will be contacted by January 6, 2023

How to apply: Please email your cover letter and resume to Deirdre Goudriaan at dgoudriaan@sourcesbc.ca. Please include where you saw this job posting in your email. Thank you.