Child and Youth Mental Health Counsellor

Job Description

https://sagamokanishnawbek.bamboohr.com/hiring/jobs/edit/249

Job summary

Sagamok Anishnawbek is seeking a compassionate, culturally grounded, and trauma-informed Child and Youth Mental Health Counsellor to join the Community Wellness Department.

This role provides mental health services to children, youth, and young adults (ages 4–25), as well as their caregivers and families. The Counsellor supports the strengthening of families, prevention of child welfare concerns, and helps ensure children and youth can remain safe at home, attend school, and participate meaningfully in community life.

Services include assessment, counselling, crisis intervention, case coordination, collaboration with community partners, and mental health promotion grounded in Anishinaabe knowledge and wellness practices.

Position duties

• Clinical and therapeutic services
• Provide culturally safe, developmentally appropriate counselling in individual, family, and group formats
• Conduct psychosocial, developmental, and risk assessments in alignment with professional standards
• Implement evidence-informed, trauma-aware, and culturally grounded intervention strategies
• Provide crisis intervention and safety planning in accordance with applicable legislation
• Deliver psychoeducation that builds coping skills, emotional intelligence, resilience, and communication
• Empower clients and caregivers through mental health awareness, stigma reduction, and self-advocacy
• Case management and collaboration
• Coordinate services with schools, health providers, child welfare agencies, Elders, and external treatment programs
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences
• Facilitate referrals to specialized services such as psychiatry, addictions, and developmental supports
• Cultural, community, and prevention work
• Collaborate with the Culture Department and Traditional Knowledge Keepers to integrate Anishinaabe teachings, language, and land-based wellness into service delivery