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Child Youth Worker

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Greater Toronto, Canada Humber River Health Full time
Position Profile

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America's first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen's University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we're not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Child and Youth Worker to join our Mental Health & Addictions team to provide temporary system navigation and counselling support to patients and their families to successfully re-integrate into the community.

Employment Status: Casual Hours of Work: Must be available for 8 hour day and evening shifts from Monday to Friday - subject to change as per Article HRH 2 – Management RightsLocation: Humber River Health, Wilson SiteLabour Group: OPSEU 590Reporting Relationship: Manager, Mental Health and AddictionsHourly Rate: $ $43.81

Responsibilities:

  • Assists children and youth up to 19 years of age with mental health and addiction challenges to transition from the hospital to the community
  • Accepts referrals that meet eligibility criteria from the inpatient, outpatient, and urgent care clinic programs
  • Engages clients and families by quickly establishing therapeutic rapport
  • Identifies and coordinates community services to support patients and families' mental health needs within their daily environment including school, home, employment, legal, and other community domains.
  • Utilizes strong case management and advocacy skills, with extensive knowledge of community mental health resources with the Northwest OHT
  • Possesses advanced clinical skills with children, youth and families with expertise in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing
  • Implements and evaluates behavioral management strategies as determined by the treatment team
  • Prioritizes demands effectively to balance the complex needs of patients and families
  • Facilitates the initial meeting with the patient and new service provider
  • Assess and documents ongoing assessment of mental status, and communicates findings with community partners
  • Ability to plan and lead psychoeducational therapeutic groups
  • Conducts risk assessments in the community
  • Providing cultural specific interventions
  • Understands the impact of trauma, stigma within the context of culturally sensitive care
  • Communicates consistently with other mental health professionals including psychiatrists, psychologist, child and youth workers, social workers, teachers, and nurses.
  • Approaches patient care with a culturally sensitive, stigma-free and trauma informed lens

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years of recent Mental Health experience required
  • Diploma in Child and Youth Work or equivalent from recognized college required
  • Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Family Services Act, Criminal Youth Justice Act
  • The Ontario Assocation of Child and Youth Care (OACYC) membership required
  • CPR or BCLS certification
  • Advanced understanding of psychiatric illnesses and treatments, specifically mood/anxiety disorders, adjustment disorder, psychosis, parent/child related issues
  • An awareness and Knowledge/experience in Trauma Informed Care preferred
  • Understanding of assessment and treatment needs of a pediatric psychiatric population
  • Excellent assessment skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as independently
  • A second language is an asset. Familiarity with cultural groups in catchment area and familiarity with community resources are assets.
  • CPI certification is an asset
  • Excellent attendance and discipline free record required
  • An understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles as they relate to health practices is an asset. Humber River Health values lived and learned experiences in addressing systemic barriers and advancing inclusive practices.

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows with our unwavering commitment to Staff, Physician and Volunteer engagement. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Humber River Health is committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace that reflects the diversity of our communities. Guided by our strategic direction to embed equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do – and to address systemic barriers – we foster a culture where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to contribute.

We welcome applications from individuals of all equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, persons living with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ individuals and seniors. We recognize that diverse identities and perspectives strengthen our ability to deliver safe, innovative and compassionate care.

As an equal opportunity employer, Humber River Health complies with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other protected ground.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and employment. Please contact our recruitment team to discuss your needs confidentially.

This position is being posted in response to an existing vacancy at Humber River Health.