Counsellor II - Mental Health & Substance Use in Vancouver

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider - encompassing physical, mental and financial health - TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Workplace Support Programs (WSP): A group of programs designed to address mental health concerns in the workplace. TELUS Health's Workplace Support Program offers the industry's earliest intervention into employee mental health issues that require a solution beyond short-term EAP support or as part of a disability case management treatment plan. The programs provide professional assessment and counselling to support an individual's return to healthy productivity. These clinical interventions address issues requiring longer-term, more specialized or more intensive levels of care in order to prevent or manage workplace performance problems, absence and disability.

What You Bring

• Master's Degree in Counselling or Social Work.
• Minimum of 5 years post-graduate clinical experience; Registration with Professional College or Association (BCACC, CCC or BCCSW)
• Strongly developed substance use, trauma, mental health assessment and diagnostic skills;
• Ability to effectively utilize clinical supervision;
• Ability to assess all types of psycho-social disorders and develop treatment plans;
• Ability to use or have knowledge of clinical assessment tools;
• Able to write clinical reports in a clear and concise manner;
• Experience and expertise with mandated clients;
• Basic knowledge of BC community resources and case management skills;
• Competency with computer skills, MS office
• Strongly developed documentation and reporting skills;
• Excellent time management skills;
• Ability to work in person / remotely and also collaborate in a team environment
• Past experience or familiarity with substance use assessments is a strong asset

What TELUS Health can offer you

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and minimum 4 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Generous company matched pension
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
• And much more ...

Being part of the team at TELUS Health is more than a job; it's a career-defining experience. It allows you to do innovative and meaningful work with talented and collaborative teams. It's an opportunity to improve businesses and lives by building healthier, happier workplaces. And it's a chance to build genuine, long-term relationships along the way.

A place to experience more Find the support and encouragement to consistently push boundaries and deliver impactful solutions. Our collaborative culture means your ideas will be heard and your hard work will be rewarded. You will be leveraging our world-leading technology, products, clinical services and passionate team members to revolutionize access to health care and wellbeing, and drive remarkable experiences for the benefit of all the clients and individuals we serve around the world.

Work that matters

Make a difference in the lives of our clients and their employees every day - by providing meaningful solutions in more than 160 countries, that help people and businesses perform at their best by delivering both digital innovation and clinical services to improve total physical, mental and financial health and wellbeing across the full spectrum of primary and preventative care.