Working as a Mental Health Counselor

LifeWorks is a global leader in delivering technology-enabled solutions that help clients support the total wellbeing of their people and build organizational resiliency. By improving lives, we improve business. Our solutions span employee and family assistance, health and wellness, recognition, pension and benefits administration, retirement and financial consulting, actuarial and investment services. LifeWorks employs approximately 7,000 employees who work with some 24,000 client organizations that use our services in more than 160 countries. LifeWorks is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LWRK). For more information, visit lifeworks.com.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) provides healthcare services to more than 4.1 million people in our province every day. Along with core healthcare professionals, AHS counts on corporate office professionals, healthcare supports, volunteers, and many others working behind-the-scenes. From nurses to power engineers, housekeepers to physiotherapists, and many roles in between, you can make a difference here. Our employees come from all walks of life – from all corners of the world. We strive to create a culture in which everyone feels safe, healthy, and valued, and can reach their full potential. Working at AHS means being empowered to succeed in a role where you are encouraged to find solutions and co-create a healthy work environment.

As Canada's leader in mental health and addiction services, we provide a continuum of stay at work, return to work and treatment services through our team of over 4,500 staff and clinical professionals. Homewood services focus on helping people and organizations get better. With over 130 years of experience in mental health and addictions, we create, innovate, and collaborate everyday to improve our care and improve lives.

Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) is one of British Columbia’s five regional health authorities. With over 21,500 employees, 1,900 physician partners, and 6,500 volunteers that give their time, skills and experience to our organization, Island Health is the largest employer on Vancouver Island. The Vancouver Island region offers you a wide range of urban, rural or remote communities. Whatever the lifestyle you are looking for, we have it here. Our cities are brimming with cultural events, festivals, shopping and restaurants as well as friendly towns with vibrant neighbourhoods and world-class outdoor adventure. We offer competitive remuneration plus an attractive employer-paid benefits package including dental and prescription coverage, group life, long term disability and extensive extended health plan. At Island Health, we believe that our values guide our actions and relationships, shaping how we make decisions and plan for the future.

In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca

Founded in 1993, Mental Health Cooperative (MHC) is a nationally recognized, nonprofit behavioral health company that supports adults and children with serious behavioral health challenges, who are living at or below the poverty level, to live satisfying and productive lives. By incorporating intensive community based care management, psychiatric clinic, psychotherapy, primary care, and 24-hour emergency services into an integrated system of care, MHC is able to serve individuals through rehabilitation and recovery. By building relationships, collaborating with community resources and establishing rapport, MHC works intentionally to ensure consumers are able to reach stability in their lives. There is life after diagnosis. There is help and there is hope, here in the hands of MHC.