Social Worker

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

**Join our professional team of Social Workers as we work together to deliver compassionate care that is responsive to the healthcare needs of our community. **Humber River Hospital is committed to revolutionizing patient care for our diverse community. We are looking for exceptional individuals to join our great team: people who share our passion to deliver excellent, patient-focused, expert care. The Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University.

Right now we are looking for a **Social Worker** to work within our **Outpatient, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic**. This is a program within our **Mental Health Addictions Programs.**

Are you a compassionate Social Worker who is focused on delivering high-quality, safe-care? If yes, we invite you to read the details below then apply.

**Reporting Relationship**: Manager of Mental Health
**Hourly Rate Range**:$31.03 to $41.83
**Location**: Wilson Site - Cross Site Coverage may be required - Must be willing to work in all areas of Mental Health & Addictions Program.
**Employee Group**: OPSEU 590

**Position Responsibilities**:

- Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team in the Urgent Clinic to assess and provide psychosocial support to individuals (children and youth) who are in need of urgent short term crisis intervention and stabilization post discharge from the Emergency Department (ED) and the Emergency Psychiatric Unit (EPU).
- Completes a psycho-social assessment and provides therapies with children/youth and families using a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities that are short term (supportive, crisis counselling and brief solution-focused, trauma-informed stabilization treatment) to promote crisis stabilization and a return to an optimum level of functioning in the community.
- Using a holistic approach, provides psycho-education and consultation services to patients and their families to promote stabilization of symptoms.
- Acts as resource of discipline-specific expertise to other members of the treatment team including ED/EPU.
- Provides health teaching to children/youth and family members concerning illness, symptom management using a biopsychosocial framework, using a trauma
- informed lens.
- Supports and undertakes timely discharge planning services for children and youth and their families as required.
- Works in a manner to ensure safety to oneself, patients, colleagues and the work environment.
- Participates in reflective practice as per identified College standards.
- Other related duties as required

**Qualifications**:

- MSW obtained from an accredited School of Social Work.
- Current membership with OASW and OCSWSSW.
- Certification in the prevention and management of aggressive behaviour is an asset.
- Five (5) years’ current experience working with children/ youth and families in a urgent mental health clinic is required.
- Five (5) years current experience in child and family therapy required.
- Recent experience working with the various Children’s Aid Society and Community Agencies/ Resources
- Child and Adolescent experience with specific individual/ group therapy interventions (g. Trauma Assessment & Treatment, Trauma-Focused demonstrated skills in working therapeutically with specific patient groups experiencing severe trauma related symptoms).
- Demonstrated skills in crisis intervention, individual and / brief solution focused psychotherapy, TIST ( Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment)
- Knowledge and experience with different models of assessment and treatment for children/youth and families experiencing mental health issues.
- Demonstrates understanding of and incorporates trauma-informed approaches for young patients.
- Experience in the modality of Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment - TIST ( level 1 ) is preferred
- Demonstrated skills in working therapeutically with specific patient groups from children/youth, and their families and or legal guardians.
- Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to work in a fast paced/changing environment.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Ability to deliver Online therapy with children and youth.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
- Ability to respond rapidly and decisively to crisis situations.
- Excellent decision making skills.
- Demonstrates cross cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Good word processing skills, including MS Office.
- Knowledge of a second language 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