Social Worker Mental Health

As a member of the Inter-professional Primary Care Team, the Social Worker provides comprehensive and coordinated mental health services to patients, including therapeutic assessment, care planning and appropriate treatment. The

Social Worker offers a spectrum of care supporting the mental health needs of patients, ranging from early prevention to time limited counselling for individuals with adjustment disorders or chronic medical health diagnoses. For more information on Health for All’s Community Care Team, please visit our website. This role is hybrid in person and virtual.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conduct biopsychosocial assessment, formulations and detailed intervention plans on those patients referred for service
- Provide oral and written consultation notes as necessary to family doctors and other health care providers in the patients circle of care
- Establish and maintain ongoing liaisons with agencies and community resources that are necessary to the integration of programs and services
- Where appropriate and reasonable, work collaboratively with community agencies to plan and provide relevant mental health promotion and disease prevention programs, services and activities
- Provide clinical assessments and treatment using appropriate methods that comply with the Ontario College of Social

Workers and Social Service Workers standards of practice
- Provide patient education through individual or group sessions to help in the understanding and management of particular mental health issues
- Where reasonable and appropriate, support learning and professional development of Family Medicine Residents,

Medical and Nursing students, inter-professional team members and other staff
- This position may require additional community counseling groups, health education, and program planning with the relevant team members

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Minimum Education Required: Master of Social Work Degree from accredited Faculty of Social Work
- Current membership with The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Minimum of 2 years post M.S.W. experience with proven ability to provide a variety of treatment modalities especially cognitive behavior therapy and solution focused therapy
- Experience working with families from diverse communities and backgrounds both in clinic and community settings
- Experience in facilitating groups effectively both in community and within health service organizations
- Experience and skill in group program planning, implementation and evaluation
- Ability to work effectively with all members of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
- Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; patient service oriented, with the ability to effectively counsel patients from diverse backgrounds
- Excellent oral and written skills
- Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively and be flexible in a very active work environment, including some evenings and weekends
- Access to a reliable vehicle and a valid driver’s license is an asset
- Fluency in a second language from the priority communities of Markham and Eastern York Region is considered an asset

This posting will be open until the position is filled. To apply, please forward your cover letter & resume to by selecting APPLY NOW.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: From $37,074.00 per year

Application question(s):

- Are you willing to change your schedule to meet the needs of your patient's? (IE: once a week or sometime during the month offer evening appointments)

**Education**:

- Master's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- post MSW: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Membership with the Ontario College of Social Workers (required)

Work Location: In person