Child Youth Worker

7 months ago

Toronto, Canada Humber River Health Full time

Position Profile:
**Build your career at the hospital that’s building for the future**

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital and we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Hospital, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Hospital, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a **Child and Youth Worker **to join our **Mental Health & Addictions **team to provide temporary system navigation and counselling support to patients and their families to successfully re-integrate into the community.

**Hours of work**:Must be able to work Monday thru Friday 8 hour days and evenings.

**Hourly Rate Range**: $31.64 - $37.89

**Employee Group**: OPSEU 590

**Responsibilities**:

- Assists children and youth up to 19 years of age with mental health and addiction challenges to transition from the hospital to the community
- Accepts referrals that meet eligibility criteria from the inpatient, outpatient, and urgent care clinic programs
- Engages clients and families by quickly establishing therapeutic rapport
- Identifies and coordinates community services to support patients and families’ mental health needs within their daily environment including school, home, employment, legal, and other community domains.
- Utilizes strong case management and advocacy skills, with extensive knowledge of community mental health resources with the Northwest OHT
- Possesses advanced clinical skills with children, youth and families with expertise in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing
- Implements and evaluates behavioral management strategies as determined by the treatment team
- Prioritizes demands effectively to balance the complex needs of patients and families
- Facilitates the initial meeting with the patient and new service provider
- Assess and documents ongoing assessment of mental status, and communicates findings with community partners
- Ability to plan and lead psychoeducational therapeutic groups
- Conducts risk assessments in the community
- Providing cultural specific interventions
- Understands the impact of trauma, stigma within the context of culturally sensitive care
- Communicates consistently with other mental health professionals including psychiatrists, psychologist, child and youth workers, social workers, teachers, and nurses.
- Approaches patient care with a culturally sensitive, stigma-free and trauma informed lens

**Requirements**:

- Minimum of 5 year+ of recent Mental Health experience required.
- Diploma in Child and Youth Work or equivalent from recognized college required.
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Family Services Act, Criminal Youth Justice Act
- Advanced understanding of psychiatric illnesses and treatments, specifically mood/anxiety disorders, adjustment disorder, psychosis, parent/child related issues
- An awareness and Knowledge/experience in Trauma Informed Care preferred
- Understanding of assessment and treatment needs of a pediatric psychiatric population
- Excellent assessment skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as independently
- CPR or BCLS certification.
- A second language is an asset. Familiarity with cultural groups in catchment area and familiarity with community resources are assets.
- OACYC membership required
- CPI certification is an asset
- Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

**Why Humber? Why Now?**

Humber River Hospital is on an exciting transformation journey of redefining patient care, as we leverage the most advanced technologies to enhance all aspects of delivering high-quality, safe care. We continue to build a people-centered workplace with excellent staff and physician engagement by hiring passionate, diverse and inclusive healthcare professionals. People who care and encompass our values of _Compassion_, _Professionalism_ and _Respect_. People who are comm

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