Wit Facilitator

3 months ago


Toronto, Canada Lumenus Community Services Full time

**WIT Facilitator**

**LOCATION: Toronto, ON**

**POSITION TYPE: Full-time Regular (37.5 hours/week)**

**POSTING CLOSING DATE: October 17, 2024**

**Interested in working with an amazing team that really cares? Then you should join Lumenus At Lumenus we illuminate a seamless pathway to optimal wellbeing for our clients. As one of the largest mental health agencies in Ontario, we offer a broad range of high-quality mental health, developmental and community services for infants, children, youth, individuals, and families across Toronto. We are a passionate, dynamic and growing agency. We offer a competitive salary, employer paid benefits, ongoing training, and career development opportunities**

The Whatever It Takes program (WIT) is looking for WIT Facilitator WIT (Whatever It Takes) is a program for service providers who are struggling to meet their clients’ needs, due to gaps in the system and/or who need additional supports to develop individualized service plans for clients who’s highly complex needs cross multiple sectors. The WIT program services youth ages 0-18 years old.

This role is within the Complex Needs Pillar. You will report directly to the WIT and RPAC Manager and Director of WIT, RPAC and SNT.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provide clinical consultation to service providers supporting clients
- Build the capacity of community resources to support clients with complex needs
- Facilitate the development of collaborative service plans and oversee third party staff as needed
- Facilitate and chair community meetings
- Identify and address gaps in services
- Where needed, plan for WIT funding to provide individualized services and supports to respond to the complex needs of children/youth
- When developing funding proposal to support children and youth with complex needs the WIT Facilitator is responsible for the oversight of the approved budget for enhanced support and financial accountability
- Provide interim, short term coordination of services for service gap situations when required
- Maintain documentation and files as require by Lumenus in accordance with Ministry, licensing, and regulatory bodies
- Ongoing commitment to learning, understanding and incorporating knowledge of Anti-Oppressive Practice
- Ongoing commitment to expending knowledge of LGBTQ, racialized, and newcomer communities, as well as working with children/youth/adults with a dual diagnosis (mental health and developmental disability) and/or Neurodevelopmental Disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and lived experience of racism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia are advantageous

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- MSW or equivalent education and experience working with complex needs individuals
- 5 years’ experience supporting individuals and families in social services environment preferred
- Experience in counseling, consultation, and advocacy
- Sound knowledge of service sectors, such as Education, Health Services (hospitals) Group Supportive Living, Child Welfare and Youth Justice
- A solid understanding of Anti-Oppressive Framework and the Bio-Psycho-Social Model, as well as clinical evidenced-informed practices such as CBT, DBT and attachment and trauma-informed work

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Well-developed clinical expertise with demonstrated ability to make sound clinical judgements
- A demonstrated commitment to excellence in clinical and community centered work
- Well-developed knowledge of Toronto mental health, developmental and community services
- Highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills in addressing contentious issues. Conflict Resolution competencies/ experience
- Extensive knowledge of physical, intellectual, and neurodevelopmental disabilities and their potential impact on individuals and family systems
- Strong decision-making skills, good judgement and the ability to navigate relationships with community partners. A capacity to build and nurture working relationships with partner agencies
- Ability to think strategically and operate from a systemic approach
- A self-starter with an ability to work independently, as well as within an established team structure
- Knowledge of LGBTQ, racialized, and newcomer communities, and children/youth/adults with a dual diagnosis (mental health and developmental disability) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as lived experience of racism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia are advantageous.

**ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening process.
- Travel required to external agency locations (schools, hospitals, family homes, and residential settings) and family homes.
- A current Ontario Driver’s license and reliable transportation.

We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will work together



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