Brief Counsellor

NewPath Child & Family Solutions

Brief Counsellor providing individual, family, and group counselling to children and youth. Working in a mental health agency to support families in Simcoe County.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeBarrie • 🇨🇦 CanadaJuniorMid-Level💰 CA$35 - CA$39 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in assessing the needs of children, youth, and families, formulating treatment plans, and providing evidence-based support and counseling. Proficient in case management and collaboration with community resources to facilitate positive change.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor Of Social Work (B.S.W)Single Session CounsellingEvidence Based ProgramsClient And Family Centered ApproachStrengths-Based Approach

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Soft Skills

Strong Engagement SkillsCollaborationAdaptabilityCultural AwarenessCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Database SystemsMicrosoft Office

Industry Keywords

Children's Mental HealthTreatment PlanningCase ManagementCommunity ResourcesYouth And Family Focused

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess the needs of children, youth and families, formulating treatment plans including goals and service strategies.
Meet with clients and/or their families to provide support & counselling, using evidence based/informed programs.
Actively participate in the treatment planning process for clients including monitoring of each individual's progress toward the attainment of their identified goals.
Initiate or attend case conference meetings as required.
Provide follow-up service to discharged clients as needed.
Assist client(s) in making referrals to community resources as needed.
Act as case manager for assigned client(s).
Provide consultation to New Path Staff, other agency personnel or the community.
Function as a supportive member of the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W)
Minimum two years' experience working with children, youth and their families in a children's mental health or related service
Experience/training in Single Session Counselling
Experience working with evidence based/informed programs
Youth and family focused; provides client and family centered approach to care.
Meaningfully engages youth and families and collaborates to facilitate positive change.
Aligns own behavior with the values, needs, priorities and goals of the organization.
Takes personal responsibility for enhancing individual and team performance by promoting cooperation and commitment.
Demonstrates strong engagement skills using a strengths-based approach and partners with client/family in treatment planning, goal setting and anticipated outcomes.
Recognizes, initiates and adapts to changing conditions and situations in the workplace.
Demonstrates awareness for the backgrounds, values, beliefs and traditions of staff, clients, families and communities we serve.
Continuously assesses and challenges assumptions, personal unconscious bias and commits to understanding diverse perspectives, experiences and their intersectionality.
Commits to ongoing training to build the knowledge, awareness and skills, that contribute to creating a culturally safe environment for staff, clients and families.
Competency and effective use of database and Microsoft Office systems.
Confident, articulate and professional when communicating verbally and in writing.
French language is an asset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employer Paid Group Benefits
Employer Pension Match Program
4 weeks paid vacation per year to start (maximum vacation entitlement is 7 weeks)
Additional paid time for sick, birthday, float, 1/2 days on Christmas and New Year's Eve
Employee and Family Assistance Program - provides short-term counselling, wellness resources, perks and free virtual fitness programs
Continuous professional development and career opportunities
Over 10+ committees where staff, youth and families can join and partner to co-develop projects, processes and services that impact or interest them which directly contributes to our culture of inclusion and engagement