Social Worker

**OPSEU**
- Job Title:_ Social Worker
- Status:_ Temporary Part Time Job Share (9 months)
- Department:_ Social Work: Mental Health Outpatient
- Program:_ Mental Health & Addictions
Days and Evenings - 8 Hour Shifts (Subject to Change)
- Location:_ Lakeridge Health Oshawa
- Wage Schedule:_ $44.670 - $57.900 per hour
OPSEU: 2500000439

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working within an interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker primarily provides service to young adults (aged 18-24) who are transitioning from adolescent to adult services. In addition, the Social Worker provides intake and triage functions, comprehensive psychosocial group assessments and group therapy to adults with serious mental illness following an inpatient admission or a visit to the Crisis Intervention Team. The focus of the MHDT program is primarily to assist the client in developing or enhancing coping skills related to the social, emotional, and psychological difficulties he/she presents with and to link the patient to appropriate community services upon discharge for continuity of care. The Social Worker also provides evening psycho-education groups to family members of clients who are in the program. Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Master of Social Work Degree;
- registration and membership in OCSWSSW;
- 5 years' experience providing psychotherapy groups to clients with serious mental health concerns
- demonstrated skill in psychosocial assessment and treatment with transitional aged youth (ages 18-24);
- training and demonstrated experience in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches especially with transitional youth;
- previous experience and training in group psychotherapy with psychiatric population in a day treatment setting;
- experience in providing individual, group and family therapy;
- demonstrated skill in crisis intervention and management;
- experience in providing psycho-education to families;
- demonstrated knowledge of advanced group theories and interpersonal relations;
- proven experience in working in a brief acute care model;
- experience and knowledge working with transitional aged youth (ages 18-24);
- demonstrated ability to work with community agencies;
- proven ability to function within a multidisciplinary team;
- demonstrated knowledge of health care facilities and community support systems, services, social agencies, etc.;
- demonstrated ability to organize workload and establish priorities effectively;
- demonstrated skill in communicating effectively with patients, various institutions, agencies, and all levels of staff;
- demonstrated effective leadership and interpersonal skills;
- proven to have strong initiative and problem solving abilities;
- proven to have effective written and verbal communication skills;
- demonstrated experience in data analysis, program evaluation and research;
- demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices including staff, patient and environmental safety and participation in regular in service education in this area;
- demonstrated ability to foster good public relations and effective working relationships

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and OPSEU Local 348.

Successful External applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.