JOB POSTING #2025-125-03

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Foundry Abbotsford

Counsellor

Wage: $41.02 per hour

Full Time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday  

Permanent 

Provide Counselling Services to Youth Ages 12 to 24

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Location:  Abbotsford

On Site

Job Summary:

The Counsellor provides counselling services to individuals and families who are clients of the Foundry Abbotsford. The Counsellor will build relationships with clients by providing counselling and therapeutic interventions, in both one-to-one and/or in group settings for youth aged 12 to 24. The Counsellor will act as a case manager, will re-evaluate clients’ goals when needed, and will document progress ensuring the interdisciplinary team is kept up to date on client progress.

Your Role:

Archway’s Counsellor with Foundry Abbotsford contributes by:

• Facilitating short-term counselling for youth using a Brief Solution Focused Therapy model and a trauma informed lens. This includes working with youth in crisis.
• Establishing supportive and trusting relationships that reduce risk and promote positive choices.
• Coordinating with other community services including specialized services if necessary.
• Using a variety of counselling modalities to meet clients’ needs including but not limited to CBT, DBT, MI, SFBT, EFFT and trauma informed approaches.
• Maintaining accurate reports and records and providing required reports to the Supervisor.
• Ensuring that all required documentation is complete.
• Ensuring client files are current and contain the necessary information.
• Reporting and discussing case planning and concerns with the Supervisor and relevant professionals consistent with confidentiality policies.
• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of community resources within and outside of Foundry Abbotsford.

This position is a great fit for someone who is compassionate, caring, well-organized, able to prioritize their workload to meet deadlines within a complex and changing environment, and can work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Our Offer

• Wage:  $41.02 per hour.
• A permanent, full-time position at 35 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. (Tuesdays until 7:00 p.m.).

Benefits include:

• Three weeks' pro-rated vacation in your first year; four weeks in your second year.
• Three pro-rated wellness days per year.
• Pro-rated sick leave days per year.
• Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration.
• A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.
• A pension plan; Archway meets your contribution.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events.
• Free use of Archway’s wellness equipment.
• Great in-house training opportunities.
• Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway.
• Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment.
• Work/Life balance.
• Free professional development opportunities. 
• Participation in Archway’s Community of Practice. 

Getting an Interview – you will be considered if you have:

• A Master’s degree in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or in a related field.
• A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License, and clean driving record.
• Experience providing counselling to youth/young adults.
• Experience working with individuals with significant mental health or substance use challenges. 

The Job Requires you to have:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and work with a diverse population as well as other professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel youth and young adults, using a trauma informed lens.
• Ability to use a variety of counselling modalities to meet clients’ needs including CBT, DBT, MI, ACT, EFFT, and trauma counselling.
• Ability to facilitate groups as well as individual sessions.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and assess risk.
• Use of a personal vehicle, insured according to Archway policy.
• Ability to switch tasks as the position may experience frequent interruptions.
• Ability to interact with difficult people in difficult situations or situations of conflict where clients become rude or unpleasant.
• Ability to work from various locations including Foundry Abbotsford and in schools.
• Emergency First Aid with CPR/AED is a condition of employment.
• A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

Closing date is June 15, 2025

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Your resume may also be forwarded to other Programs for their consideration for their job vacancies.  If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please send an e-mail to with DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line of the e-mail and the job reference number to which you applied, in the body of the e-mail.

Archway's goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.  

We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and unceded territory of the Stó:lō people. Stó:lō  territory extends from the mouth of the Fraser River to Boston Bar. Locally, this includes the Matsqui First Nation and Sumas First Nation. We give them thanks for sharing their land and resources with us.

We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.

We're proud to share that Archway was recently recognized for having a 5-Star Safety Culture!

Every year, Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) recognizes organizations across Canada that exemplify excellence in fostering robust workplace safety cultures. Winners demonstrate a commitment to proactive risk management, comprehensive training, and employee engagement.​

This award reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a workplace environment where employees feel safe, seen, and supported.

If you're interested in working for an organization where safety is a priority, come work with us at Archway.