Clinical Lead, Bed-Based Addiction Treatment
Why Work for SOAR Community Services
About SOAR Community Services
SOAR Community Services (formerly St. Leonard's Community Services) has been an established part of the community for more than 55 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.
Our Values
These aren’t just “lip-service” to us – we work and live by them. If you do, too, we want to talk to you!
- Inclusive – we value everyone and their unique perspectives and journeys
- Compassionate – we care about our clients, our staff, partners, and the communities we serve
- Collaborative – we work together to support our clients and community
- Integrity – we hold ourselves accountable and are fair, trustworthy, and dedicated to our mission to empower people to achieve their vision of independence, health, and wellbeing
- Innovative – we are open to change and continuous improvement
- Genuine – we are honest, respectful, and authentic with our clients, each other, and our partners
- Optimistic – we believe that everyone can accomplish their goals
Monday to Friday, 7.5-hour days (i.e., 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
Duties
The Bed-based Addiction Treatment Clinical Lead provides direct client service in group and individual modalities, coaching and mentoring for Concurrent Disorders Clinicians, and supports the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based therapeutic practices within our bed-based treatment programs. This position monitors the therapeutic value of our group and individual interventions, with particular attention to gender-specific programming and trauma-informed practices. They collaborate with the Manager of bed-based treatment to ensure the group curriculum is evidence-based and delivered with fidelity. This role facilitates team case conferences and meetings to ensure strengths-based, collaborative care for clients who want to make changes to their substance use. They make a difference!
The Bed-based Addiction Treatment Clinical Lead:
- Provides group and individual therapeutic intervention to bed-based treatment program participants
- Develops, implements, and evaluates clinical programming, ensuring adherence to effective practices
- Supports staff through training and coaching and collaborates with program leadership to support staff development
- Leverages daily interactions of staff and clients as teachable moments to integrate more client-centred and trauma-informed approaches
- Implements quality improvement initiatives, leveraging client feedback
- Collaborates with internal and external partners to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care
- Maintains a safe and clean facility
Qualifications
- BSW required
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in treating substance use or concurrent disorders
- Minimum 2 years’ supervisory or clinical practice lead experience in a related field
- Current registration with OCSWSSW is required
- Knowledge and experience with facilitating group therapy
- Ability to apply and coach to evidence-based theoretical models, including CBT, DBT, MI, and trauma-informed care
- Knowledge of care coordination/integrated services to meet unique needs of individuals with concurrent disorders.
- Must have access to reliable transportation, as some travel between Brantford sites is required
- Ability to manage frequent exposure to direct and vicarious traumatic stress
- Mediation / Conflict Resolution / Leadership training preferred
- Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases.
Eligibility
as soon as possible
Benefits
- Full-time staff start at 3 weeks’ vacation (pro-rated)
- Employee Assistance Plan for all staff and their families
- 60 hours of Personal Leave Time, plus 15 Wellness Hours per year (pro-rated in first year)
- Fun events for all staff
- Participation in RSP/TFSA plans for all staff, with Agency pension match for Full Time and eligible Part Time staff
- Group health, vision, dental and travel insurance plans for eligible Full-Time staff
- Agency committed to ensuring your physical and mental health/safety is paramount
How to Apply
Our Commitment to Job Seekers
St. Leonard’s Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.
The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The Agency encourages applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.
Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.