Part Time Residential Counsellor - WMTS

**We’re Hiring: Part Time Residential Counsellor – Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services** ================================================================================================= **Location:** Brantford, ON **Hours:** Part Time: Shifts vary - Days, Afternoons, Nights, Weekend, Holidays. **Start Date:** As soon as possible (Vacant Position) **Apply by:** November 30th, 2026 **Email Applications to:** recruit@soarcs.ca **About SOAR Community Services** --------------------------------- At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day. **The Opportunity** ------------------- We are recruiting for a **Part Time Residential Counsellor**. This role is a vital part of our **Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services program**, supporting individuals accessing service within our Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services (WMTS) programs. This position works in our 10-bed live-in treatment program for women. Residential Counsellors work as part of a collaborative team to support individuals making changes to their substance use during their 5-week stay. You support program orientation to ensure people have a welcoming experience when entering care, contribute to client support and transition plans, deliver psychoeducational programming to help clients develop skills to enhance recovery, and facilitate social and recreational activities. You are active and engaged with clients throughout your shift. You make a difference! **What You’ll Do** ------------------ * Provide orientation to the facility and the program, making program expectations clear * Provide individual and/or group life skills supports to clients to teach skills such as problem-solving, relapse prevention, communication, and coping strategies * Contribute to the development of strength-based support and transition plans with clients and help them as they work on their individual plans * Support safe administration of medications, as needed, to clients in care and document appropriately * Confidently redirect client behaviour when required, to ensure a physically and emotionally safe space for all * Be responsive and compassionate to clients within the program * Document client care issues in our client data system and communicate issues effectively within the team * Support safe and effective facility functioning through facility tours, light cleaning, and meal preparation * Support our 24- hour telephone crisis line **What You’ll Bring** --------------------- * College diploma or certificate in the human ser