Addictions Counsellor or Clinical Social Worker

Job summary

The successful candidate will provide addictions counselling services to Canadian Armed Forces members, including assessing substance-use disorders and developing personalized treatment plans. They will also facilitate group interventions, psycho-educational sessions, and maintain confidential client reports.

Job details

About Calian At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team. Job Type: Part Time Division: Health Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members. Position Overview Calian Health is seeking a full-time Addictions Counsellor with interest and experience in providing outpatient addictions services. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, you would provide addictions counselling services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. Responsibilities Assessing substance-use disorders, including differential assessment of concurrent disorder Assessing process addictions, such as pathological gambling, sexual behaviour, and gaming Participating in the development of a treatment plan with the client and the inter-disciplinary health care team to address the clients’ addiction Providing therapeutic interventions such as Secondary Substance-Abuse Intervention Programs consistent with the established addiction assessment for the client in an individual or group setting Evaluating the effectiveness of the counselling program, interventions, and the client’s progressing in resolving identified problems and movement toward personalized objectives Facilitating educational activities and group interventions such as pre-deployment briefings, psychosocial services overview presentations, and group psycho-education sessions Delivery of psycho-educational sessions such as addiction-free living Creating and maintaining confidential client reports on treatment services Qualifications Must have a Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Nursing; or a Diploma or Bachelor Degree Psychiatric Nursing; or Bachelor or Master Degree in Social Work; or Master Degree in Psychology from a recognized university Must be either a Registered Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, or Registered Psychologist Must hold registration with the appropriate licensing body in British Columbia Must have a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience within the last 5 years performing a range of clinical services including addictions assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, and group therapy for an adult population Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED Additional Requirements You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level Compensation range between $55 – 60 per hour AI Usage Disclosure At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team. Security clearances A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position. Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process. Related Careers Medical Radiation Technologist Victoria, BC Part Time Health Health Services 2026-09-03 Primary Care Physician Victoria, BC Part Time Health Physicians 2026-08-04 Physiotherapist Victoria, BC Part Time Health Health Services 2026-09-02

What you’ll do

The successful candidate will provide addictions counselling services to Canadian Armed Forces members, including assessing substance-use disorders and developing personalized treatment plans. They will also facilitate group interventions, psycho-educational sessions, and maintain confidential client reports.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a relevant degree in Nursing, Social Work, or Psychology and possess current registration with the appropriate licensing body in British Columbia. A minimum of 2 years of post-graduate clinical experience in addictions assessment and therapy is required.

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Addictions counselling
• Substance-use disorder assessment
• Treatment planning
• Individual therapy
• Group therapy
• Clinical documentation
• Crisis intervention
• Psycho-education
• Concurrent disorder assessment
• Process addictions assessment
• Therapeutic interventions
• Client reporting
• CPR Level C
• AED

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector
• Security & Safety