Youth Recovery Program (YRP) – Night Counsellor

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

About Us:

Hull Services has long had a 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:

The Youth Recovery Program (YRP) is in partnership with Recovery Alberta. YRP is a 12-week, live-in program for youth aged 13 to 17 with substance use and recurring mental health concerns. YRP provides a range of services from pre-treatment, intake, orientation, core treatment and transition planning. This program fall under the Agency’s Safe Directions continuum.

The Position:

We are looking for a regular, full-time Night Counsellor. These are awake, overnight positions working from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

The Night Counsellors’ primary responsibilities are to attend to the health and welfare of the children and the security of the programs and campus. Employees in this classification perform essential work as it applies to the care, nurturance, and supervision of our youth.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the physical security of the program.
• Conduct program rounds to account for all the children and ensure good program order, safety and security.
• Routinely conduct rounds throughout the night at designated intervals and as necessary in situations when increased surveillance of the program and children is warranted, e.g., when there are concerns regarding suicide ideation, self-harm and medical issues.
• Attend to the physical needs and medical requirements of the children.
• Manage crisis in the program, provide support through the utilization of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention during periods of instability. This can include utilizing physical intervention when appropriately trained.
• 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 structure.
• Provide meaningful and responsible role modelling, as well as direct teaching in areas of grooming, hygiene, dress, nutrition, and social manners.
• Ensure effective follow-through of specific interventions and strategies for each child as per treatment plan and directives.
• Keep apprised of all relevant documentation pertaining to the program and children such as service plans and the night directives manual.
• Maintain an up-to-date bed plan in the night directives manual.
• Record observations and significant information in appropriate reporting formats.
• Report information regarding night events, child count, and all noteworthy/atypical situations and critical incidents to the Nights Program Coordinator, senior staff or other appropriate personnel as required.
• Attend to other administrative tasks as required.
• Within reason, attend to housekeeping tasks.
• Participate in professional development activities.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum Highschool Diploma
• Degree or Diploma in Human Services or Social Sciences and/or equivalent work experience is considered an asset.
• Experience in Therapeutic Campus-Based Care treatment or congregate care preferred.
• Ability to engage youth in the treatment process and build therapeutic relationships.
• Demonstrated interest, commitment, consistency, flexibility, and a high level of personal maturity and responsibility.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as effectively and cooperatively with co-workers.
• 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.
• Completion of ASIST, First Aid, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and certification with CYCAA would be considered an asset.

To Apply:

• If interested, please inform your Coordinator and direct your email, resume and cover letter to careers@hullservices.ca
• Please indicate “Your Full Name – YRP Night Counsellor” in the subject line of your email.

The application deadline is Tuesday September 17, 2024. 

Salary Range: $42,558 – $53,702

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.