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Job Details

Addictions Counsellor

Employer

Foundever Assistance Services Corporation

Date Posted

June 06, 2025

Languages

Bilingual
  • Location Work from home
  • Earnings $26.00 to $28.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 37.5 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 20, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Foundever Assistance Services Corporation

Languages

Bilingual

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Social work, general
  • Mental health counselling/counsellor
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

Remote location

Tasks

  • Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
  • Interview patients
  • Prepare a treatment plan for each patient
  • Implement treatment plans

Computer and technology knowledge

MS Word

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Judgement
  • Values and ethics
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Workplace information

Remote

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Long term benefits

Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

Wellness program


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Addictions Counsellor is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors
SOCIAL

Interest in mentoring in order to counsel clients, and provide therapy and mediation services; and in assisting individuals and groups of clients to identify, understand and overcome personal problems and achieve personal objectives

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and the means of attaining them; may conduct research, publish research papers, educational texts and articles

directive

Interest in following up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustments; and in conducting vocational testing and psychometric assessment; may supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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