Social Worker- Addictions

3 months ago

Hamilton, Canada Indwell Full time

Come Build Hope and Homes with Us

Social Worker - Addictions
- Full Time
Transitions Team
Hamilton, Ontario

**Salary**: $50,200-$58,600

**Position Description**: Reporting to the Program Supervisor, as the Social Worker - Addictions, you will be working within the context of a collaborative interdisciplinary team reflecting the principles of person-centered and evidence-based care by assisting with coordinating and delivering mental health and addiction services to tenants. You will be supporting these individuals who have experienced long term housing instability and/or long stays in hospitals or in other institutional settings. The focus will be on specifically assisting them in times of transition to/from hospital, incarceration, treatment and intake into Indwell’s program to help them achieve health and housing stability. This position will require a high level of resilience and a willingness to work near challenging situations.

What matters to you? Being passionate about innovation in the field of social work to help further develop practice paradigms within a forward-thinking and rapidly growing organization. Joining a work culture that operates out of their core values of DIGNITY, LOVE and HOPE- embracing diversity, promoting equality and inclusion. A place that sees you as a LEADER contributing your individuality to champion the vision of creating communities that TRANSFORM lives.

**About Indwell**: Founded in 1974, our Christian charity continues to thrive and grow exponentially as we serve people impacted by poverty and homelessness through our vision of HOPE and HOMES for All. We are the fastest growing developer in Ontario creating affordable high quality efficient housing communities coupled with supportive programs to over 1200 tenants to meet their needs of health, wellness, and belonging. To learn more, go to: indwell.ca/our-model

**What our Tenants say**:
"The welcoming you get when you walk through the doors, from tenants to staff. They're always checking on you." "Living at Indwell has been teaching me to do things and taught me how to get along with better people, be better people and trust people and let people do and say what they want.""An affordable rent. It’s huge, it’s huge. It means I can eat properly. And that affects my physical and mental health, so that is huge."

**Hours of Work**: Full time 40 hours per week, 8 hours a day. Schedule based on the support needs of individuals in the program, including evenings, weekends and public holidays. As the program operates 7 days a week, being on-call for 1 week every 4-6 weeks is required to support the tenants and each other on the team. The on-call rotation consists of carrying a work cell phone 24/7 for that one week, responding to urgent matters.

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**:
Directly Supporting Tenants
- Skilled in building therapeutic relationships with tenants
- Trauma-informed approach promoting hope and trust while maintaining appropriate professional relationships
- Program screening, intake, substance use assessments, completion, and referrals
- Work individually with tenants to identify and achieve substance related goals as it relates to their individual support needs and recovery
- Work collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Support tenants in issues related to maintaining their health and housing
- Assess complex situations and make appropriate decisions independently and as part of a team
- Confident in utilizing crisis management and intervention skills
- Develop and facilitate relevant group programming to meet the needs of the community
- Knowledge of community resources and provincial addiction treatment service

Support, Direction, and Commitment to Interdisciplinary Team
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide direct and indirect support to tenants, encouraging housing stability
- Medication administration, apartment checks, community events, and other supports as necessary
- Support and build capacity within the interdisciplinary team around substance use and relevant tenant-centered approaches
- Be dependable, professional, flexible, a team player and have a positive attitude
- Assist in the orientation and support of staff, students and volunteers
- Keep interdisciplinary team informed of community opportunities and emerging trends related to best practices in addiction support for tenants
- Promote and demonstrate the vision, mission and values of Indwell within the workplace and community

Assessment and Documentation
- Participate in Intake process and assessments
- Lead the development of coordinated care planning with internal and external supports
- Complete required documentation in a thorough and timely manner with a focus on maintaining and protecting tenant health records
- Perform administrative tasks as assigned, such as rent collections and financial records

**WHAT YOU WILL BRING**:

- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree and Addictions focus or other e

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