Child & Youth Counsellor, Mental Health – Permanent Casual

The Child and Youth Counsellor will be a part of the multidisciplinary team that offers crisis intervention and multidisciplinary assessments for children and adolescents who have complex and severe mental health issues in programs across the MH PSU.

• →Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care for Program Patients and families.
• →Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• →Develop programming and activities for the inpatient unit and day treatment programs.
• →Offer support /counselling to individual patients and their families.
• →Provide appropriate learning experiences for the patient and family.
• →Offer mentoring experiences for students and new staff.

• Graduate of a three-year community college program in Child and Youth Counselling (Essential)
• Experience in paediatric psychiatry (Essential)
• Eligible for certified membership in the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors (OACYC) (Essential)
• Certification in CPR and First Aid (Essential)
• Demonstrated excellent team work and interpersonal skills (Essential)
• Knowledge of mental health treatment modalities (Essential)
• Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) (Essential)
• Bilingualism (French/English) (Preferred)

Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

CHEO values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process and welcome interest from all qualified applicants.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.