The Bridge Youth Resource Centre has a vision that every youth reaches their potential. For youth who are struggling to reach their potential it is the organization’s mission to bridge the gap by providing youth with resources and hope for the future.
The Bridge Youth Resource Centre is a youth serving organization for individuals ages 14-24 where programming centres around education and job support, mental health and addiction services, life and coping skills, and social inclusion activities. The facility also operates The Quiring Family Fresh Start supportive housing facility for youth 16-24 experiencing housing instability or homelessness. The Bridge serves as a hub of supports partnering with many agencies to reduce duplication of service and provide a one-stop-shop approach to care. As an organization, it was determined that providing additional counselling resources for youth accessing the Quiring Family Fresh Start housing facility is a necessary step in continuing to grow the quality of the program. The Bridge is looking to hire a counsellor as a service provider to support youth with a variety of mental health challenges as they work to achieve their individual goals and grow towards independence.
Service Summary
The Counsellor will assist the youth as they work through barriers that make it challenging to move forward on their journey. Our goal is to assist the youth in building resiliency through developing coping techniques. The counsellor will also support the youth through a stabilization period of one to two months and then assist them in maintaining their stability. If family reintegration is possible the counsellor will help the youth develop the needed skills to return home, and if required assist in connecting them to other family supports.
Reports to: The counsellor will be an independent contractor, and will work in collaboration with the Housing Program Manager for scheduling and to maintain the safety of the youth.
Hours Required: Bi-weekly for 4-5 hours
Primary Responsibilities:
- Deliver on-site individual counselling to meet therapeutic goals.
- Assist youth to develop coping mechanisms and resiliency in relation to mental health and trauma.
- When possible, collaborate with the family to support treatment planning.
- Maintain treatment records.
- Actively participate in case conference meetings when needed to provide wrap around services and supports
Education, Experience and Requirements:
- Registered Social Worker (RSW) with a Masters in Social Work or a Psychotherapist (RP) and in good standing with respective colleges.
- Experience of 3-5 years in the field of counselling.
- Active Professional Liability Insurance.
- Certified as a Spiritual Care Practitioner is an asset
- Additional training in specific modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Trauma Informed Therapy in an asset.
Please note rate of pay is negotiable as required. If interested please contact Krista Rempel: [email protected] by July 17, 2026.
Pay: $70.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
