JOB OPPORTUNITY: FSEAP Affiliate Counsellor - CONTRACTOR                

FSEAP Affiliate Counsellor  - CONTRACTOR  Competition #54-23

DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US!

About the Role

Family Services Employee Assistance Program (FSEAP) provides clinical counselling services to employees of client organizations who may be experiencing problems in their personal, family, or work lives. In addition, the program provides a variety of organizational services to its corporate clients, including workplace consulting and training, and critical incident stress management responses. As a social enterprise of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), FSEAP is a fee-generating business, with all of its profits going to support the larger work of FSGV and the Greater Vancouver community.

FSEAP Vancouver maintains a provincial network of highly qualified and experienced counsellors who provide clinical services to employees and their family members.  FSEAP Vancouver’s network includes clinical counsellors through solo providers and counselling firms and agencies across B.C/Yukon. These affiliates all hold a Master or Doctorate degree in psychology, counselling psychology or social work, have a minimum of five years or 2500 hours of clinical experience and are registered with a provincial professional registering body. They are experienced in their fields and skilled in providing assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counselling and community resource referral to employees and their family members.

Please note special consideration will be given to in-person, trauma-informed, BIPOC, and/or bilingual counsellors or those that have training and experience providing on-site CIR/CISM, and/or working with First Responders, Indigenous, and/or 2SLGBTQ+ clients. 

About our Opportunity:

Counselling Services

• Provide short-term counselling services within a brief treatment, solution-focused clinical framework for FSEAP Clients
• Collaboratively develop SMART goals and service plans with clients
• Refer and bridge clients to community resources for specialized or intensive services
• Ensure all Counselling and EAP Program Protocols and standards are adhered to
• Maintain clinical recordings and documentation via an online portal that is consistent with FSEAP policies
• Maintain the strictest level of confidentiality with all client and agency information

To apply: please contact and submit required documents to: 

FSEAP Affiliate Coordinator

#301 – 1638 East Broadway

Vancouver, BC V5N 1W1                  

Email: 

Location(s): Abbotsford, Burnaby, Campbell River, Castlegar, Chilliwack, Courtenay, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Cranbrook, Creston, Delta, Tsawwassen, Duncan, Elkford, Fernie, Fort Nelson, Gibsons, Hazelton, Hope, Langley, Kelowna, Kimberley, Kitimat, Ladner, Lake Cowichan, Merritt, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Mission, North Vancouver, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Surrey, Sparwood, Squamish, Terrace, Vernon, Victoria, Vanderhoof, West Vancouver, White Rock, Whistler, Richmond.

Preference will be given to in-person providers located in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Terrace, Fernie, Cranbrook, and Kimberley. Other BC cities will also be considered based on client demand.

Wage: Hourly rate will be negotiated depending on location of service(s) and clinical experience.

Start Date: ASAP

Posting End Date: Ongoing

What you bring:

Education, Training, Experience

• Master’s degree in a clinical discipline
• Professional Registration:  Membership in a professional registering body required (e.g., RCC, RSW, CCC, RPsych, etc)
• Minimum of five years of clinical experience, or 2500 hours of clinical experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (for all positions)

• Superior clinical skills, including significant understanding of mental health and substance abuse issues
• Knowledge and experience in delivering assessment, referral, and clinical counselling services within a short-term, solution focused framework or brief therapy model
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to assist clients to effectively access, utilize, and benefit from those resources
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage professional clinical records
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in learning to navigate an online portal (e.g., file management system)

Additional Requirements

• Successful completion of criminal record check
• Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required

How to apply:

If this describes you, please submit your application to us through our website, https://fsgv.ca/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a78839f894c4e0001895559f8936b50&gns=Work+In+Non+Profits 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thank you for your interest.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we so proudly serve, while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer, trans, and two-spirit people. In our words and actions, we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities, while acknowledging our privilege, as we continuously strive to remove bias and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and job-seeking process. We invite feedback from all applicants who apply for roles with the Agency.

If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #54-23 in email subject line) outlining your interest and relevant experience to your contact information to  for follow-up. **if you are an internal candidate, please indicate “Internal Candidate” in the Comments section at the bottom of the online application**

Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations.