Behavioural Counsellor

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

✏ Candidates will be required to provide thorough responses to all of the essential qualification questions. Indicating "refer to resume" is not a sufficient response. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.

Duties

Facilitation and/or delivery of various interventions and activities for women offenders with mental health needs.

Delivery of behavioural interventions with offenders in support of approved mental health treatment models. This will be done with the functional supervision from a licensed mental health professional when related to treatment activities, or the Manager, Intensive Intervention Strategy.

Work environment

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Our Mission
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

For further information on the department, work environment and careers at CSC, visit our website at http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to identify qualified candidates for current and anticipatory staffing needs for Behavioural Counsellor positions with Correctional Service Canada - Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON.

Staffing needs include permanent, temporary (term) and casual (maximum 90 working days in a calendar year) employment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Showing initiative and being action-oriented

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
• Completion of a two year post-secondary diploma with specialization in one of the following areas: social work, behavioural science technology, social services work, mental health, addictions, psycho education; or in a field related to the duties of the position.
OR
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience intervening with women* in crisis.
• Experience working with people who experience mental health issues and/or problematic behaviours.

* The term “women” includes those who identify as women, as well as people who are non-binary.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
• Communication
• Resiliency
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
• Working Effectively with Others
• Showing Initiative and being Action-Oriented
• Thinking Things Through

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

◼ ASSET QUALIFICATIONS ◼

EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s degree in social work; sociology; psychology; education; psycho education or any other field related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience working with women* with mental health needs.
• Experience working with Indigenous women* or women* from other ethnocultural groups.
• Experience in offering treatment to clients using the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
• Experience in the application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based treatments.
• Experience working in a psychiatric or mental health facility.
• Experience working with women* offenders in a correctional environment (institutional or community).
• Experience working with individuals who are at risk for self-injurious or suicidal behavior.
• Experience developing and facilitating programs in a group or individual setting

* The term “women” includes those who identify as women, as well as people who are non-binary.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

• Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
• Selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group to increase representation to support diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives

Applicants must complete the Employment Equity portion of the CREATE/MAINTAIN PROFILE identifying themselves as a person of an EE group in their application through Government of Canada jobs in order to be considered to meet the Organizational Need in this process. EE groups are defined as persons identifying as Visible Minority, Aboriginal, Woman, Person with a disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• May be required to work overtime on short notice
• May be required to travel

Conditions of employment

Security: Enhanced Reliability status.
Employee must work shifts, variable work hours, weekends, and statutory holidays.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

The assessment of candidates in this selection process will include a written assignment, an interview and reference checks.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice (English or French).

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of results and invitations to interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email) and frequently check their inbox and JUNK/SPAM folders. It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Management has opted to use screening and text questions and answers, accompanied by the resume, as the evaluation method for the screening stage of this selection process. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.