Social Worker Msw-social Work

**Work Type: Casual**

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**Position Summary**:
The role of the social worker is to provide direct specialized and comprehensive service to patients/clients, who have experienced sexual assault, and/or domestic violence, including human trafficking victims and children. This includes on-call response, crisis intervention, consultation, follow-up counselling, and provision of information, referrals, recording, and testifying in court as required. As well the social worker navigates systems, participates in committees and program development. Our program recognizes that all individuals, despite gender, age, race, and identity, have a right to a life free of violence, and the right to services to aid in their recovery. Our team works in partnership with many local resources geared to help clients receive the best care and support during their experience

**Position Responsibilities**:

- Assess emotional and mental status of clients/patients who present at the hospital with a report of sexual assault and/or domestic violence, human trafficking, or child sexual abuse.
- Evaluate client’s/patient’s concerns.
- Provide trauma informed, client focused care
- Provide thorough and sensitive explanation of the options for care provided by the WRSA/DVTC.
- Provide crisis counselling, and resources
- Provide short term follow-up counselling to clients/patients and their families who access the on-call team for acute services, as well as for those individuals who call the Centre for counselling.
- Refer clients/patients to ongoing community-based services where required
- Liaison to various community agencies and groups providing support and services to victims of domestic and sexual violence including children and victims of human trafficking
- Assist Nurse/Physician during forensic evidence collection.
- Maintain thorough and accurate documentation according to professional and best practice standards.
- Model the Way through exercising self-control under pressure and effectively managing negative emotions.
- Inspire a Shared Vision by enlisting others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations.
- Challenge the Process by challenging the traditional process of doing things to find better ways.
- Enable Others to Act through fostering collaborations, building trust, and facilitating relationships.
- Encourage the Heart by showing a genuine interest in the thoughts, opinions, values and needs of others and celebrating individual excellence.
- Attend staff meetings, peer meetings and supervise when appropriate.
- Work independently while communicating difficulties, concerns, questions to the Director of the WRSA/DVTC as soon as possible following an incident
- Other duties as assigned

**Position Requirements**:

- MSW and current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
- Experience working with victims of domestic and sexual violence, and child sexual abuse.
- Sound understanding of the feminist perspective.
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
- Previous experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Practices from Trauma Informed approached. Successfully able to perform their function in accordance with prescribed standards that focuses on the priority of People Safety and the delivery of the highest standard of Quality Care.
- Demonstrate the physical and mental capabilities necessary for proper and efficient performance of t