TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

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The Opportunity: TELUS Health, in partnership with Brock University, is seeking a registered psychotherapist or social worker, to provide counselling services supporting the cultural, social, and academic success of students on campus.

Our Counsellors:

• Promote & advocate for student mental health and the psychological well-being and safety of members within a diverse student community in St. Catharines, Ontario
• Provide short-term counselling to a young adult population dealing with various issues that may or may not be academically related
• Evaluate client needs and work with them to set objectives and develop a strategy to achieve them, using a strength-based, solution-focused approach
• Refer clients to appropriate community resources as needed

Why Join TELUS Health:

• A benefit plan that fits your individual or family needs, from your first day of employment
• A generous paid vacation policy and additional well-being days to support a work-life balance
• Paid professional development days and clinical supervision to support your growth
• Pension plan to help you reach your retirement goals
• One volunteering day/year to support a cause that's important to you
• A work culture dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work or related field
• Minimum five (5) years of post-masters clinical experience
• In good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) or Ontario College of Registered Psychotherapists (CRPO)
• Previous experience clinically managing high-risk cases, including clients who are threat to self or others
• Expert understanding of developmental issues of late adolescence (e.g., mental health, disordered eating, transition, relationships & sexuality, substance abuse, etc.)

TELUS Health is actively committed to creating a diverse and inclusive campus community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Matching students with counsellors with similar lived experience is an important aspect of our approach A Bit About Us We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

Disclaimer: In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and/or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.

The health and safety of our team, customers and communities is paramount to TELUS. Accordingly, we require anyone joining our TELUS Health Care Centres to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.