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Business: Take a Hike Foundation
Email: www.takeahikefoundation.org
Website: indeed.com

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Mental Health Clinician

Full Time 

$75,000–$85,000 a year

Are you passionate about youth, mental health, and the outdoors?

Take a Hike Foundation is seeking a Mental Health Clinician (a Registered Clinical Counsellor - RCC or CCC) with expertise in mental health, and a passion for the land, education and supporting?vulnerable youth?and families, to become part of our Programs Team. As we continue to grow across the province, we are looking for potential interest and encourage you to send over your application!
Take a Hike Foundation is on a mission to empower vulnerable youth to unlock their full potential and achieve personal success. We move towards this mission by engaging vulnerable youth in a full-time program of intentional and continuous psychotherapy, learning on and from the land, adventure, academics, and community. We have set an ambitious goal of partnering with every school district in BC with the need, capacity, and commitment to equip vulnerable youth with the skills required to graduate high school, build healthy relationships, and navigate their own path to success. www.takeahikefoundation.org (http://www.takeahikefoundation.org/)

ABOUT MERRITT:
We respectfully acknowledge that The City of Merritt is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Nlaka'pamux and Syilx people. Located in the south-central interior region of BC – the small city of Merritt is surrounded by a beautiful landscape and provides outdoor adventures all year round. This region is best known for its lakes, grassland fields, ranchlands, fishing and rolling hills.

THE OPPORTUNITY:
Each Take a Hike program has one full-time Clinical Counsellor to support vulnerable youth in changing their lives. The Clinical Counsellor will work regular classroom hours on designated Take a Hike school days, typically 5 days a week, and will accompany the team on all the program field trips.
This role requires full participation on weekly field trips learning from the land as well as multi-day wilderness trips; typically, two per year ranging in length from 2 to 5 days. We are seeking a Clinical Counsellor who is an adventurer at heart and truly values the positive impact of spending time in nature; someone who recognizes that the most impactful therapeutic breakthroughs can happen outside of an office setting, perhaps in a canoe or on a mountaintop.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Individual counseling with youth during school time
• Family sessions to support parents / guardians of youth
• Group counseling sessions addressing youth issues
• Participate in all parts of the program including multi-day camping trips, volunteering, and events
• Liaise with the entire staff team, and external agencies that can provide additional support to youth
• For the first few months, build relationships with school district and community partners to ensure Take a Hike’s success within the community
• Facilitating youth assessments for metric and data collection

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: Experience:

• Master's in counselling psychology, Masters in Marriage and Family therapy or master's in social work with a Clinical focus.
• Registered member of B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors or a Certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
• Experience with counseling youth and people in crisis and confident with behavior management
• A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to apply counseling practices outside of a traditional office
• Physically fit (must be able to support and lead youth in outdoor activities)
• Knowledge of or experience with couples and family counseling
• Collaborative team player, able to establish and maintain positive working relationships
• Must be comfortable in the outdoors, able to care for self and others regardless of the weather and conditions
• Willingness to grow in their skills and comfort through weekly out trips hiking, paddling, and regular time in nature
• Ability and skills to camp overnight on self-propelled outdoor experiences
• Above all, a passion for supporting vulnerable youth

TERMS & COMPENSATION:
This is a full-time, permanent position and we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. We offer a salary of $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience and based on a 37.5-hour work week with generous benefits that include:

• 100% employer paid benefits including extended health and dental
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching
• Health Spending Account
• Generous vacation time
• 2 weeks’ vacation of winter break, 2 weeks’ vacation over spring break and 1 week vacation in the summer
• Work from home during the summer months
• Professional development budget and training opportunities
• Relocation assistance package including:
• Relocation budget for moving, packing and storage expenses
• Travel allowance
• Retention bonus

This position is based in Merritt, BC.

Applications will be evaluated, and interviews conducted, on a rolling basis and you are encouraged to apply early.
Take a Hike values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Diversity at Take a Hike means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.?Individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Black, or other racialized Canadians, or?candidates?with lived experience in mental health?are encouraged to consider this opportunity.
Our commitment to reconciliation can be found on our website here (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b594bd32971143f390da926/t/60a5a773310e6523b74d31d6/1621469044091/Take+a+Hike+Foundation+Endorsement+of+Reconciliation.pdf).

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