Family Counsellor - Mfs

CFMWS. A job with purpose. Our 4000+ person strong organization champions a healthy, fun, creative and active lifestyle for Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans and their families. Help us deliver a variety of recreation and fitness programs, offer family support, organize charity events and make sure our members access retail, travel and banking discounts and customized financial services. At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we love what we do. And we live it too.

The Family Counsellor – MFS will provide professional consultation, assessment and clinical counseling services through evidence-based practices to singles, families, couples, and children, and will provide crisis intervention to families.

The Family Counsellor – MFS will develop and deliver preventative mental health and lifestyle management programs, workshops and services for families, and will provide referral and follow-up services to clients requiring specialized professional services as well as support self-help, therapeutic and support group’s development through facilitation, presentations and/or information sharing

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counselling Psychology, or a related field AND several years of experience in social work, counselling or a related field

AND

Current Registered Professional Counsellors (RPC) or Master Practitioners in Clinical Counselling (MPCC) designation or equivalent

Experience

In psychosocial counselling using evidence-based treatment approaches

In the use of recognized, evidence-based treatment approaches

In client case management

In developing, planning and conducting presentations and briefing sessions

In crisis intervention

In emergency response to critical incidents

In developing and facilitating self-help, therapeutic and support groups

Competencies

Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership.

English Essential, Bilingual an asset

Reading: Functional

Writing: Functional

Oral: Advanced

Health Benefits: Drug coverage, healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program, mental health support, travel insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

Work Life Balance: A wide range of paid/unpaid leave, including paid vacation, family related leave and personal days

Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.

Learning and Development: Payment of professional association memberships, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.

Perks: Discounts through CF One Member Appreciation.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

As part of the selection process, the successful candidate must successfully complete a Reliability status security screening and a Vulnerable Sector Check.

This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.

Interviews will be conducted in person.

3 February 2025

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY: CFMWS is strongly committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. As a result, we promote employment equity and encourage you to self-identify if you are a woman, an indigenous person, a person with a disability and/or a member of a visible minority group.