Kinship Lodge – Child and Youth Care Counsellor

Hull Services has an organizational commitment to pursuing truth and reconciliation, decolonization and anti-oppression.

About Us:

Hull Services has had a long reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services. We work with children, youth and families who have experienced mental health struggles, behavioural problems, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and trauma. Hull offers them an opportunity to seek well-being and happiness, with a focus on mental health. Hull’s vision is for resilient young people and families to thrive within communities that support their mental health and well-being. Hull’s programs and services include prevention and early intervention, family-based treatment, school-based services, community group care, campus-based care, adult services and education and training. Located in Calgary, we have been serving Alberta’s young people and families for 60 years, and support over 8,000 young people and families each year.

For more information about Hull Services, please visit our website: www.hullservices.ca

The Program:

Hull Services has a unique and exciting opportunity to pilot a partnership with Stoney Nakoda Children and Family Services. Kinship Lodge will support a family-focused therapeutic environment for a young sibling group at Hull’s Cedarbrae location. As an extension of the Pre-adolescent Treatment Program, we are seeking Child and Youth Care Counsellors interested in supporting both young people and their families to join the PTP and Kinship Lodge teams.

The Preadolescent Treatment Program (PTP) is a trauma-informed, relationship-based, Therapeutic Campus-Based Care programs serving kids between the ages of 5 and 12. We use the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), an evidence-based practice developed by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.

The Position:

We are looking for full time Child and Youth Care Counsellors for a temporary 12 month contract with the possibility of extension. The schedule for these roles requires flexibility to work weekdays, weekends and morning and/or evening shifts (shifts are generally 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.). The possibility of working double shift weekends is also available if interesting. The start date for these positions is August 2026.

Reporting to the Program Coordinator, our Child and Youth Care Counsellor is an integral member of an interdisciplinary team which assesses, plans, implements and evaluates treatment programs for the children in our care. Our Counsellors participate in all facets of program life and are responsible for our youths’ daily care, treatment, health, nurturance, and supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Attend to the physical safety, esteem, and developmental needs of the children.
Select and make appropriate use of behavioural interventions and strategies.
Communicate rules and behavioural limits and follow through on appropriate behavioural interventions.
Identify and act on goal-related teaching opportunities; use systematic plans of instruction, appropriate teaching methods and approaches to transfer information and skills.
Supervise, organize and implement daily living activities and see these as opportunities for educational and therapeutic interventions.
Use routines and activities to give children security and enable them to relate to others in socially acceptable ways; help the youth understand the need for routines and procedures
Provide meaningful and responsible role modelling, as well as direct teaching in areas of grooming, hygiene, dress, nutrition and social manners.
Plan and carry out individual and group activities of a recreational nature
Improve the quality of life for the children by attending to their physical environment
Monitor and work directly with the children in all aspects of his/her life, e.g., liaise with parents and community groups
Promote and safeguard children’s rights, interests and treatment by interceding on their behalf.
Act as an avenue of recourse or grievance for the youth and represent his/her interests.
Carry out advocacy responsibilities with regard to the children, youth and the Agency.
In working with people we serve, parents/guardians, co-workers, other professionals and the public, demonstrate appropriate conduct in terms of behaviour, appearance, and presentation and adhere to Agency expectations with regard to confidentiality.
Attend to team responsibilities in terms of participation, communication, and demonstrating a positive attitude.
Model socially acceptable values, e.g., integrity, fairness, and respect.
Participate in professional development activities.

Qualifications and Skills:

Degree or diploma in Child and Youth Care Counselling, Human Services or Social Sciences.
Experience in Therapeutic Campus-Based Care treatment or congregate care preferred.
High level of personal competence in the formation and maintenance of caring and therapeutic relationships.
Ability to engage clients and families in the treatment process.
Demonstrated interest, commitment, dependability, consistency, and a high level of personal maturity and responsibility.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Cross cultural competence; knowledge of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the recommendations, goals and activities of the commission.
Clear Police Check including Vulnerable Sector Check and Child Intervention Record Check.
Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and ability to drive Agency vehicles or own vehicle to transport children and youth preferred (min. 3 years driving experience with a class 5/GDL class 5 license).
Completion of ASIST, First Aid, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and Certification with CYCAA is preferred.
Completion of coursework and/or certification in Brain Development or Trauma Informed Care is an asset.

How to Apply:

If interested, please direct your cover letter, and resume to careers@hullservices.ca
Please indicate “Your Full Name – CYCC Kinship Lodge” in the subject line of your email.

The posting will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

Salary Range: $50,488 – $71,328

At Hull, one of our core values is Inclusion and we seek to understand people’s lived experience, holding a deep respect for their unique backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, cultures and identities. It is our desire to humbly build trust and mutual respect with the people we serve who have often been marginalized and oppressed for their differences. To achieve this, Hull seeks open, self-aware individuals who reflect the diversity of those we serve and can help us build a safe, healthy, inclusive culture. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, or sexual orientation.