Case Manager

**Case Manager - Bathurst Housing, FT**

**Full-Time, Permanent (1)**
- **Classification: Case Manager**_
- **Job Title: Case Manager, Bathurst Housing**_
- **Location: Toronto, Ontario**_
- **Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday: 12pm - 8pm**_
- **Rate of Pay: $26.39 - $30.87**_
- **Closing Date: Until filled**_

Jean Tweed is a leading, community-based organization that provides a supportive environment for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns. Recognizing the diversity of women’s experience in today’s society, our programs seek to address a range of issues in a woman’s life that may contribute to substance use and gambling concerns.
- **The Jean Tweed Centre is building capacity to transform the level of support for women with substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns.**_

The Bathurst Housing for Women and Children offers affordable, permanent housing to 10 women-led families with up to 2 children in their care. This program is for women who are homeless or marginally housed, and who also identify substance use and/or mental health concerns. They will be supported by case managers who will provide intensive support on issues related to substance use and they connect women with other important supports such as primary health care. Women may also take part in a variety of groups offered by the case managers.

**How will you help to get us there?**

As the Case Manager for Bathurst Housing, you will:

- Lead a collaborative wrap-around process to ensure comprehensive service coordination that reflects individual needs.
- Provide case management support including counselling, outreach, on-going assessment, goal planning, referral, development of support systems, system navigation, etc.
- Provide referrals and support to access health and community-based services.
- Complete required case notes, evaluations, and data entry reports in an accurate and timely manner.
- Conduct job responsibilities with a commitment to harm reduction, trauma
- informed, women-centred and anti-oppressive practices.

This role reports to the Director of Housing.

**What will you bring?**
- Bachelors Degree in Social Work, or a related discipline.
- A combination of 3 years of work experience in the field of Mental Health, Substance Use, and/or related field.
- Expertise in providing counselling and case management to individuals who are experiencing or have experienced a complex history of mental health concerns, substance use, and/or homelessness.
- Working knowledge of best practices in mental health, substance use, harm reduction, trauma and the therapeutic relationship.
- Working knowledge of trauma-informed practice, women centred principles and best practices for women and substance use.
- Working knowledge of housing, health care and community resources in the Toronto area and related provincial resources.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal day-to-day supervision.
- Crisis intervention skills, with well-developed problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills.
- Upon commencement of employment, all new employees are required to be up to date with vaccinations including the recommended doses of the Covid
- 19 Vaccine as recommended by public health. You will be required to show proof of vaccination status during your orientation.
- If the recommended vaccination against Covid-19 is not obtained at the commencement of employment, the offer will become null and void.
- We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any material or processes used to ensure your equal participation._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $26.91-$31.48 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Due to COVID 19, proof of vaccination is required prior to commencement of employment.

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Mental Health, substance use and/or related field: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location