Addictions Counsellor
- Esquimalt, BC, Canada
Compensation range: $58-61/hr · Full-time
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- Compensation range: $58-61/hr
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About Calian
At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government.
We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team.
Job Type: Full Time
Division: Health
Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.
Position Overview
Calian Health is seeking a full-time Addictions Counsellor with interest and experience in providing outpatient addictions services. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, you would provide addictions counselling services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.
Responsibilities
You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level
Compensation range: $58-61/hr
AI Usage Disclosure
At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team.
Security clearances
Nurse Practitioner
Esquimalt, BC
Victoria, BC
Full Time
Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse
Esquimalt, BC
Full Time
At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government.
We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team.
Job Type: Full Time
Division: Health
Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.
Position Overview
Calian Health is seeking a full-time Addictions Counsellor with interest and experience in providing outpatient addictions services. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, you would provide addictions counselling services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.
Responsibilities
- Assessing substance-use disorders, including differential assessment of concurrent disorder
- Assessing process addictions, such as pathological gambling, sexual behaviour, and gaming
- Participating in the development of a treatment plan with the client and the inter-disciplinary health care team to address the clients’ addiction
- Providing therapeutic interventions such as Secondary Substance-Abuse Intervention Programs consistent with the established addiction assessment for the client in an individual or group setting
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the counselling program, interventions, and the client’s progressing in resolving identified problems and movement toward personalized objectives
- Facilitating educational activities and group interventions such as pre-deployment briefings, psychosocial services overview presentations, and group psycho-education sessions
- Delivery of psycho-educational sessions such as addiction-free living
- Creating and maintaining confidential client reports on treatment services
- Must have a Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Nursing; or Bachelor Degree Psychiatric Nursing; or Bachelor or Master Degree in Social Work; or Master Degree in Psychology from a recognized university
- Must be either a Registered Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, or Registered Psychologist
- Must hold registration with the appropriate licensing body in British Columbia.
- Must have a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience within the last 5 years performing a range of clinical services including addictions assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, and group therapy for an adult population
- Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED
You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level
Compensation range: $58-61/hr
AI Usage Disclosure
At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team.
Security clearances
- A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position.
- Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process.
Nurse Practitioner
Esquimalt, BC
Victoria, BC
Full Time
- Health
- Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse
Esquimalt, BC
Full Time
- Health
- Nursing
More about this job
Responsibilities
Assess substance-use and process addictions, develop treatment plans with clients and the interdisciplinary team, and provide individual and group counselling interventions. Evaluate client progress and program effectiveness, facilitate educational and psychoeducational sessions, and maintain confidential treatment reports.
Requirements
Requires a diploma or specified bachelor's or master's degree in nursing, psychiatric nursing, social work, or psychology, along with registration in the relevant profession and British Columbia licensing body. Applicants must have at least two years of recent postgraduate clinical experience with adults in addictions assessment and treatment, and hold or be willing to obtain CPR Level C with AED certification; they must also be able to obtain Reliability-level government security clearance.
Skills
- Addictions Assessment
- Substance-Use Disorder Assessment
- Concurrent Disorder Assessment
- Process Addiction Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Addictions Counselling
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Program Evaluation
- Psychoeducation
- Client Reporting
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Documentation
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Addictions Counselling
- Substance-Use Disorders
- Concurrent Disorders
- Process Addictions
- Pathological Gambling
- Treatment Planning
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Secondary Substance-Abuse Intervention Programs
- Psychoeducation
- Addiction-Free Living
- Clinical Assessment
- Program Evaluation
- Confidential Client Reports
- Interdisciplinary Healthcare
- Registered Social Worker
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Registered Psychologist
- British Columbia Licensing
- CPR Level C
- AED
- Government Security Clearance
- Reliability Status
- Canadian Armed Forces