Hybrid Clinical Counsellor – Family

at Friends of Ruby

• Job title: Clinical Counsellor – Family
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$74,963 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Compassionate Clinical Counsellor providing trauma-informed care for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and families. Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic mental health support.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and crisis counselling to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families using evidence‑based approaches such as DBT, ACT, and trauma‑informed therapy.
• Offer short‑term support, build coping skills, and help foster resilience in a family‑inclusive context.
• Develop individualized treatment and safety plans for youth, incorporating harm‑reduction and family‑involved strategies to address mental health needs, manage risk, and guide therapeutic progress.
• Deliver crisis intervention, including suicide risk assessment, de‑escalation, and coordination of emergency supports for youth, while also providing safety planning and stabilization for families in high‑risk situations.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups for youth such as DBT skills or mindfulness sessions, and co‑facilitate or design supportive groups for caregivers to strengthen peer networks, practical skills, and family well‑being.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to coordinate holistic care, engage family support systems, make referrals, and ensure a seamless network of services for youth and their families.
• Complete and maintain clinical documentation including assessments, progress notes, and family contacts to ensure accurate records, support continuity of care, and meet professional standards.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counselling, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience providing clinical counselling to 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC youth.
• Proven experience delivering family-sensitive and family-involved clinical counselling.
• Knowledge in suicide risk assessment, crisis intervention, and safety planning.
• Training and/or experience with evidence-based modalities (MBCT, CBT, DBT, ACT, MBSR, Trauma-informed Counselling).
• Membership in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) or the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) (RSW or RP), or another recognized counselling regulatory college.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• generous time off
• flexible work environment