Family Service Toronto·Toronto, Ontario
Provide clinical counselling services using a single-session model to individuals, families, and couples. Assess client needs, establish therapeutic goals, and ensure accurate documentation of sessions.
Position Details: Single-Session walk in volunteer counsellor
Time Commitment: A 6-month commitment is required, up to 02 Thursday shifts per month from 2pm-8pm
VOL-WIC #11-26 - with cover letter and resume
hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org
Mail: HR, 355 Church Street, Toronto ON M5B 0B2
familyservicetoronto.org
Grow with us!
Family Service Toronto (FST) helps people face a wide variety of life challenges. For over 100 years, we have worked with individuals and families destabilized by precarious mental health and/or socioeconomic circumstances, to achieve greater resilience and stability in more just and supportive communities. We achieve this through our direct service work of intervention and prevention which includes, case management, counselling, peer support and education; knowledge building; and system-level work including social action, advocacy, community-building and working with partners to strengthen the sector.
We’re proud of our people and culture! We are constantly evolving what we do and how we do it. Our work is grounded in the lived experience of the clients and the community. We celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence. We are agile, learning and always willing to try new things.
The opportunity!
To provide single-session counselling services to individuals, families, and couples who are 18+ and who live or work in Toronto through the Walk-In Counselling Service. The Walk-In is a collaborative model and team members are onboarded through co-counselling.
Interested?
Please indicate file number VOL-WIC #11-26 on your application and submit cover letter and resume to hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org [hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org].
Our goal is to attract, develop, and retain highly talented individuals from diverse backgrounds allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives.
We actively encourage applicants from all equity seeking groups. First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Black and People of Colour, people with disabilities, people of diverse gender expression, and people with lived experience of poverty are encouraged to apply.
In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and FST’s Equity and Inclusion policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
Family Service Toronto does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools to screen, assess, or select applicants during the recruitment process.
We thank all applicants and will contact the individuals selected for an interview.
Requires a Master's level clinical training program and registration with a relevant Ontario regulatory college. Candidates must possess strong clinical knowledge in psychotherapeutic modalities and experience working with marginalized populations.
Market context
In Ontario, behavioral-health roles are typically driven by ongoing need in community, outpatient, and support settings serving people with mental health or substance use challenges. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for experience with diverse populations plus a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor’s in social work or a related field preferred. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to show relevant client-facing experience and readiness to work with varied needs.