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Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada is a unique health services organization that serves people who are blind or partially sighted across the country. Our certified specialists provide training that empowers clients to develop or to restore activities of daily living skills, to promote their independence, to enhance safety and mobility. We work closely with ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other health care professionals, by providing essential care on a referral basis in homes, workplaces, and communities across the country.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits, flexible schedules, and opportunities to grow.
For more information about Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, please visit visionlossrehab.ca or call 1-844-887-8572.
Position Title: Counsellor
Location: Grand Falls - Windsor, NL
Term: Full-time, Contract
Reports To: Provincial Manager, Services and Operations
Date: 24th August, 2023
I. Scope and Summary of Primary Responsibilities
This position is focused on the provision of counselling intervention to clients accessing Vision Loss Rehabilitation Services. The role requires the ability to demonstrate professional ethics and practices expected of a counsellor, while offering a service that is responsive, confidential, client centred, and focused on adjusting to vision loss.
The role is positioned to enable clients to work towards and receive service provision offered by Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada. Where necessary, external referrals to other agencies are actioned.
II. Essential Functions
The position entails, but is not limited to the following general responsibilities:
Provides high quality, professional, and confidential adjustment to vision loss counselling services to individuals with vision loss. Conducts an initial assessment or case history collection to establish counseling services that would be helpful to the client in their adjustment to vision loss. Provides information, advice, and guidance to ensure that clients continue to be supported throughout their sight loss journey. Where the client is a youth, works with parents to determine their specific needs related to their family situation and support required for the youth and caregiver/parent. Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling programs and interventions, and clients' progress in their adjustment to vision loss. Documents at the level of required professional standard of a provider of counselling and meets the organizational reporting requirements. Encourages individual independence but acknowledges at times support is a necessary part of achieving this outcome and prepares clients for this transition. Utilises the most appropriate method of counselling to meet the clients' individual needs and assist with achieving their outcomes. Responds appropriately and in a timely manner to crises situations, including assessing and addressing high-risk behaviours (I.e., self harm or suicide). Provides professional and appropriate referrals to other internal and external programs/teams that will benefit the client. Communicates effectively and confidentially with colleagues and external organizations. Records all required data in data system in a timely manner, consistent with VLRC standards. Delivers services in keeping with VLRC’s standards, and provides effective and timely management of caseload. Other duties as assigned.Relationships
Builds relationships and partnerships with external stakeholders, partners, including local groups/agencies. Provides appropriate support and consultation to individuals, clients, and their families. Contributes as part of multidisciplinary team. Works collaboratively with other agencies to ensure relationships and client needs are communicated and understood within ethical boundaries. Refers to other counselling agencies when individual require services that are outside of the scope of the Vision Loss Rehabilitation counselling mandate.Problem Solving/Time Frame of Impact
Utilizes established business rules, service standards and practices, and ensures policy and procedures are followed in a timely fashion. Ability to creatively and quickly problem solve to respond to unique individual needs. Participates in service evaluation and program planning processes, as needed, to maintain and improve service outcomes.Decision
