Social Worker

**Position**:Social Worker

**Department**:D1 Inpatient Mental Health

**Position Status**:Temporary Full-Time

**Anticipated Contract End Date**:July 2026

**Union**:PARA

**Number of Positions**:1

**HOURS OF WORK**:
**WHY WORK FOR US**:
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a state-of-the-art regional hospital with a proud local history extending back over a century. With a capacity of 494 beds, our regional hospital has one of the busiest Emergency Department in Ontario and offers an extensive range of services, including specialized programs in renal, stroke, cardiac, cancer care, and vascular surgery.

We wouldn't be the hospital we are today without the people and nothing is more important to us then our team of dedicated employees. At PRHC, we pride ourselves on creating and maintaining an environment where people are valued, recognized, and treated with respect.

We believe that the best way to support our patients is through our people. We do this by providing our employees with competitive and comprehensive benefit plans, a pension program with matching employer contribution, professional development opportunities, employee and family assistance program, health and wellness programs (gym and yoga memberships, annual wellness fair, travel discounts) and a learning fund for educational development. Exploring new positions, programs, or development initiatives is encouraged as it contributes to your personal and professional growth. PRHC supports and encourages you to pursue whatever path you choose.

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**:
The Social Worker in the MHS In-Patient Program is an experienced mental health clinician and an integral part of a multidisciplinary team who provides psychosocial assessment and a range of treatments and interventions for person experiencing serious mental illness and their families. The Social Worker also provides information, consultation, and education to members of the In-Patient Team, other hospital staff and the community on matters relating to mental health concerns.

**WHAT YOU’LL BRING**:

- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Minimum of 3 years supervised experience working with adults with serious mental illness including individual, family and group work
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in interdisciplinary and interagency cooperation
- Member of the Ontario College of Certified Social Workers

**WHO YOU ARE**:

- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and their treatment, adult development, family life cycle and symptoms theory.
- Demonstrates model of comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment including screening for serious mental illness, mental status, suicide risk and cognitive status; martial and family assessment; short-term and long-term treatment of individuals, couples and families; group psychotherapy; crisis intervention/counselling and discharge planning; psychoeducation; case management
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary, collaborative and systemic models of practice and assessment
- Ability to assess and treat adults and families using an integrated model of practice
- Ability to develop recommendations which include use of hospital and community resources and the ability to work with these systems in development of treatment and discharge planning
- Flexibility in presentation and use of self
- Knowledge and skill in working with a full range of adult disorders
- Knowledge of appropriate community resources
- Demonstrated advocacy/brokering skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and also be an effective member of the interdisciplinary team

**OUR COMMITMENT**:
At PRHC, we take great pride in maintaining an inclusive culture of respect and a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. We do this because we understand that bringing different perspectives and backgrounds to the fulfillment of our mission, vision and values makes us better.

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity at PRHC. If you are selected to move forward in the recruitment process, you will be contacted by a member of the Talent Acquisition team.