Community Mental Health jobs in Victoria, BC

Clinical Counsellor

IDM Youth Services

Make a Difference in the Lives of Children, Youth, and Families

IDM Youth Services is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and highly skilled Clinical Counsellor to support children, youth, and families experiencing mental health, behavioral, attachment, trauma, developmental, and substance use challenges.

Working within a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, strengths-based, and child-centered framework, you will provide direct clinical services while collaborating with families, caregivers, community partners, Indigenous communities, schools, healthcare providers, and Ministry representatives to support positive outcomes and community integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment, stabilization, safety, and transition plans.
• Provide individual, family, and group counselling using evidence-informed therapeutic approaches.
• Deliver crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, and clinical support during high-risk situations.
• Support children and youth in building emotional regulation, resilience, communication, coping, and relationship skills.
• Collaborate with families, caregivers, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve treatment goals and strengthen natural supports.
• Participate in service planning, case conferences, treatment reviews, and discharge planning.
• Provide clinical consultation, coaching, and therapeutic guidance to frontline staff and program teams.
• Assist with staff training and promote trauma-informed and relationship-based practices throughout service delivery.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, reports, and treatment records.
• Build strong relationships with community partners and advocate for the needs of children, youth, and families.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Child and Youth Care, Educational Counselling, or a related human services discipline.
• Registration and good standing with a recognized professional regulatory body such as:
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW)
  • Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
  • Or equivalent professional designation
• Minimum five (5) years' clinical experience working with children, youth, and families experiencing mental health, behavioural, attachment, trauma, and substance use challenges.
• Experience in residential care, child welfare, youth services, or community mental health is considered an asset.
• Valid BC Class 5 Driver's Licence.
• Successful Criminal Record Check.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate brings strong clinical assessment and counselling skills, sound judgment in crisis situations, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative approach to supporting children, youth, families, and care teams. A commitment to trauma-informed, culturally safe, and client-centered practice is essential.

Working Conditions

This is a part-time or full-time position serving youth and families across residential and community-based programs. Occasional evening, weekend, on-call, and regional travel requirements may apply.

This position requires union membership

What we offer:

• Meaningful Work: employees have the opportunity to impact the lives of the children/youth we work with, you can be a role model for those who need it.
• Variety: no two days are the same; you can plan and take the youth on outings and activities such as bowling, swimming, hiking, camping, and more!
• Awesome Benefits: extended health and dental benefits.
• Enrollment in MPP: for those who qualify.
• Paid sick days
• Career Growth: we offer in house training (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention), external training (Mental Health First aid, ASIST, etc.), and the chance to grow your career within the company.
  
• Free parking.
• Casual dress.