Summary

Mental Health & Addictions Counsellor (MHAC)
1 Position Available
LOCATION: Dryden (Machin), Ontario
Open until filled

The Nita Gonéb Healing Lodge MHAC will provide direct counselling to clients 18 years of age and older, as appropriate, as well as work
collaboratively with a variety of services and/or service providers. The MHAC will apply best practices for mental health and addictions services
as well as programs to clients.
The Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor (MHAC) will provide early identification and intervention in the areas of counselling, skill
development, and support services to Clients who are experiencing familial, emotional, behavioral, loss, and grief as well as Addiction issues.
The MHAC Counsels clients in individual and group sessions and completes comprehensive referrals for clients who may be referred to for other
treatment within or outside of the community.
The Nita Gonéb Healing Lodge integrates traditional Indigenous healing practices with contemporary approaches to mental health,
addictions, and trauma-informed care, ensuring services are culturally relevant and community-driven.

Starting Salary Range: $70,000.00–78,0000.00 per year (commensurate with education and experience)

What We Offer:
• Comprehensive Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Fifty-Fifty Cost Shared Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development

SUMMARY OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
• Post-Secondary Education requirements include a Diploma in Mental Health or Social Worker program and/or a Bachelor of
Arts in the Mental Health field.
• Two years minimum of direct clinical experience working with clients, adolescents, and families
• Clinical knowledge of indigenous mental health challenges and interventions, assessment, counselling skills, case
management and program development (counselling individuals as well as group sessions)
• Ability to incorporate culturally specific approaches to healing and programming
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), organizational, and facilitation/training skills.
• Excellent computer skills
• Fluency in the Anishinaabe language is an asset
• Successful completion of a criminal record check including a vulnerable sector check

Please forward a cover letter, and resume with 3 References to:
www.pfnf.ca
Email: [email protected]
We thank all candidates for applying; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.