Counsellor-Community Response Program

Counsellor – Community Response Program Peterborough Youth Services | Job Posting **Employment type** Full-time, 6 -month contract **Hours** 35 hours per week **Department** Child and Youth Mental Health **Reports to** Program Manager – Child and Youth Mental Health **Location** PYS Office: Peterborough (459 Reid Street); in person, with community-based services **Employment group** OPSEU Local 334 **Advertised pay range** CA$60,359.90–CA$69,162.48 per year **Start date** As soon as possible; position available immediately **Date posted** November 4, 2026 **Application deadline** November 16, 2026, before 5:00 p.m. Who We Are Peterborough Youth Services (PYS) is a mental health and youth justice organization serving children, youth and families. We provide a range of accessible, collaborative and responsive services for the improvement of client and community safety and wellbeing. Our vision is to be a thriving organization leading through collaboration to deliver high quality, equitable service. Commitment to Inclusion and Belonging We acknowledge that Peterborough Youth Services (PYS) is in Nogojiwanong, which is located within the Williams Treaty, Treaty 20, and is Mississauga Anishinaabeg territory. PYS also provides support to other communities which are the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples, and now home to many diverse nations. We respectfully recognize the presence of Indigenous peoples, both in the past and present, and we commit to action, education, meaningful dialogue and necessary change. As an employer, we are dedicated and committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace and building teams that reflect the communities we serve. We work to promote a diverse antiracist, inclusive, accessible, skill based, respectful, and equitable workplace. We invite all interested individuals to apply and actively seek to attract, develop and retain talent from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and other individuals from the global majority, people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, those from various socio-economic backgrounds, and life experiences. We strive to cultivate an inclusive culture that advances equity and supports the success and wellbeing of all employees. Position Summary This position is responsible for Community Response Program services provided by Peterborough Youth Services. Typically, such services require the Community Response Counsellor to provide services in community settings outside the PYS office including the community, schools and homes. These services are considered mobile, responsive and accessible as the Community Response Staff “go to” the client versus traditional office-based services and supports. PYS holds the following core values: Excellence, Employee Well-being, Responsive Col