CHILD & YOUTH WELLNESS CENTRE

							                           CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH
                              OF LEEDS & GRENVILLE

                                                                     Thursday June 7, 2012
                                     JOB POSTING

Position:            Contract 1.0 FTE Community Counsellor, Multisystemic Therapy
                     (position duration up to 10 months)

Location:            Serving Leeds & Grenville (Brockville office)

Reporting To:        Peter Coughlin, Program Director

Job Summary:
 Conduct MST assessment including review of referral information, identifying and
   engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and
   developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context.
 Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented
   treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
 Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention
   implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the MST
   Analytic Process.
 Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and
   supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the 9 MST
   Principles and the MST Analytic Process.
 Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to
   ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout MST treatment.
 Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and
   practices.
 Participate in MST training, supervision and consultation activities
 Provision of in-home services throughout Leeds and Grenville county
 MST staff work flexible schedules which often include evenings

Qualifications:

      Bachelor’s degree in a social science field;
      At least three years of full-time paid experience in child/youth, group and family
       counselling including child abuse, high-risk families, and families with histories of
       violence;
      Experience in liaison work with schools and community agencies;
      Demonstrated assessment skills;
      Must have full use of a car and able to transport clients
      Computer literate.

Salary:       $51, 561 – $60,644 per annum

Please forward your resume no later than 4:30 p.m. Sunday June 24, 2012 to:

                          Sue Janson, Finance and HR Director
                       sjanson@cmhlg.ca or Fax: (613) 498-2402

For information on this job posting, please contact Peter Coughlin, Program Director