Friends of Ruby

Counselor

• Provide clinical and crisis counselling to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families using evidence‑based approaches such as DBT, ACT, and trauma‑informed therapy.
• Offer short‑term support, build coping skills, and help foster resilience in a family‑inclusive context.
• Develop individualized treatment and safety plans for youth, incorporating harm‑reduction and family‑involved strategies to address mental health needs, manage risk, and guide therapeutic progress.
• Deliver crisis intervention, including suicide risk assessment, de‑escalation, and coordination of emergency supports for youth, while also providing safety planning and stabilization for families in high‑risk situations.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups for youth such as DBT skills or mindfulness sessions, and co‑facilitate or design supportive groups for caregivers to strengthen peer networks, practical skills, and family well‑being.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to coordinate holistic care, engage family support systems, make referrals, and ensure a seamless network of services for youth and their families.
• Complete and maintain clinical documentation including assessments, progress notes, and family contacts to ensure accurate records, support continuity of care, and meet professional standards.

Clinical Counsellor – Family

Director

• Lead and execute a multi-year philanthropic strategy focused on major gifts, corporate partnerships, and foundation grants.
• Build and manage a high-value donor portfolio, securing transformative six-figure commitments.
• Oversee complex and multi-year gifts, grant development, reporting, and donor stewardship in line with CRA guidelines.
• Serve as Friends of Ruby’s chief philanthropy ambassador; engage and support the Executive Director and Board in advancing major gifts.
• Cultivate an organization-wide culture of philanthropy and advise the Board’s Fund Development Committee using data-driven insights.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing development team, including future staffing planning.
• Ensure ethical fundraising, CRA compliance, and strong CRM, gift management, and stewardship practices.

Clinical Counsellor – Family

Senior Director, Fund Development