cmhadurham
Social Worker
Oshawa, Ontario
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About the role
- Reporting to the HART Hub Lead, this individual will provide social work services, and support services to HART Hub clients within the Canadian Mental Health Association Durham (CMHA Durham).
- This includes participating as a member of a high performance, multi-disciplinary team providing support to individuals living with severe and persistent mental health & addictions.
Responsibilities
- Develops, writes, implements, evaluates and revises overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with clients and team members
- Consults and collaborates with community resources and service providers ensuring clients obtain the most appropriate services and receive continuity in their care
- Provides social work support and counselling enabling clients to help themselves and maintains a professional relationship with clients by acting as a guide or advocate
- Documents client contacts using clinical methods and within predetermined time frame in accordance with CMHA Durham policies and procedures
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree in a Social Work (e.g. Bachelor's Social is required.
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in a multidisciplinary care setting, with a solid understanding of significant client trauma is an asset
- Previous experience in working with life limiting diagnoses an asset
- Ability to acquire and utilize community resources effectively to meet client's needs
- Ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds utilizing a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed approach
- Ability to think critically and creatively demonstrating excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to adapt to change and navigate through ambiguous situations
- Work outside of normal business hours as required
- Minimum of three (3) years related clinical experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Registered member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in mental health and/or addictions
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; able to prioritize
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and ability to formally present information to individuals or groups to develop, implement and monitor care plans
- Excellent assessment, individual and group counselling skills
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, community partners while representing the organization in a professional manner
Nice to have
- Certification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy is preferred
- Knowledge of Indigenous communities and cultural practices (preferred).
Benefits
- Communicates observations related to the effectiveness, potential side effects and/or interactions of medications with the medical team
- Liaises with inpatient and outpatient medical and mental health services, as well as community organizations providing program services to clients and those whom they designate as family
- Attends professional meetings, educational conferences and designated training workshops, as assigned, to maintain up-to-date knowledge and transfer knowledge to staff within the organization
Company info
- Canadian Mental Health Association Durham is an integrated community mental health and primary care hub that has been providing mental health services to Durham Region for over 60 years.
- During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare. These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.
- Overview of the Role:
- Reporting to the HART Hub Lead, this individual will provide social work services, and support services to HART Hub clients within the Canadian Mental Health Association Durham (CMHA Durham). This includes participating as a member of a high performance, multi-disciplinary team providing support to individuals living with severe and persistent mental health & addictions.
- During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare.
- These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.
- West, and will move to the designated HART Hub location in Oshawa at a later date.
- Please note this position is required to work 1 weekend per month
- Duties and Responsibilities:
- Treatment Planning
Equal opportunity
- Please advise us if you require any level of accommodation; we are here to help and support you.
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