registered social worker
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October 16, 2024
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Jane Finch Family Health Team
Job details
Jane Finch Family Health Team is a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team comprised of family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, dieticians, social workers, pharmacists, and a chiropodist.
We are seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our team!
The goal of our social work practice is to restore, maintain and enhance emotional and social functioning by mobilizing strengths, supporting coping capacities, modifying ineffective patterns of relating and behaving, linking people to necessary resources, alleviating environmental stressors and providing psychosocial education related to wellness and subjective well-being.
The scope of practice of social workers entails ?the , , treatment and evaluation of individual, interpersonal and societal problems using social work knowledge, skills, interventions and strategies, to assist individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance psychosocial and social functioning and/or reduce systemic barriers and promote equity, inclusion and belonging.? (Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Scope of Practice for Social Work, 2024)
*Roles and Responsibilities*
* Provide the psychosocial perspective to complement the biomedical perspective.
* Provide and participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of treatment, education, counseling and health promotion programs and services.
* Support patients to manage their clinical plans including healthy choices, healthy lifestyles, appointments, medication as necessary, and self-management of care.
* Share results of assessment and intervention with referring physicians and other team clinicians.
* Assist the referring physician/health care providers with referrals to secondary and tertiary health care centres.
* Conduct individual, couple, family and group counseling and psychotherapy.
* Develop, manage and deliver programs alone or in collaboration with other professionals.
* Be responsible for making clinical decisions and exercising judgement to ensure best possible care is provided within available resources.
* Assist patients and providers to navigate the health and community service systems to identify and connect them with appropriate services and supports.
* Maintain relationships with network, related professional organizations, and other service providers.
* Complete quarterly reporting to Ontario Health.
* Build strong relationships with other staff at Jane Finch Family Health Team.
* Assist in the training and supervision of students, staff, and or/volunteers.
* Participate in team building, program development, and improvement activities.
* Comply with established personnel policies, procedures, standards and guidelines for operation.
*Qualifications*
* Masters degree in Social Work from a recognized university.
* Membership with OCSWSSW and proof of professional liability insurance.
* Three years? experience as a Social Worker with patients and families, in a health setting is an asset.
* Good understanding of relevant provincial and local legislation and government policies, procedures and practices pertaining to services provided by Social Workers.
* Able to be innovative and creative in order to develop strategies that successfully meet the needs of diverse patient, family, and provider populations.
* Able to prioritize, manage time effectively and be flexible in a very active work environment.
* Experience in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
* Proficient in the use of computers and EMR documentation, preferably Oscar.
* Preference given to candidates with advanced training in various treatment modalities including, but not limited to, CBT, DBT, behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, etc.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to $37,070.00 per year
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Extended health care
* Flexible schedule
* On-site parking
* Paid time off
Schedule:
* Day shift
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LocationNorth York, ON
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$37,070YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentPart time
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Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
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