Social Worker – Child & Adolescence Mental Health | (T15)

Social Worker – Child & Adolescence Mental Health | (T15)

Southlake is building healthy communities through outstanding care, innovative partnerships, and amazing people. We deliver a wide range of healthcare services to the communities of northern York Region and southern Simcoe County. Our advanced regional programs include Cancer Care and Cardiac Care and serve a broader population across the northern GTA and into Simcoe-Muskoka.

Our team of nearly 6,000 staff, physicians, volunteers, students and Patient and Family Advisors are committed to creating an environment where the best experiences happen. As a recognition of our commitment to quality and patient safety, we have received the highest distinction of Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada.

Job Summary





The Social Worker works as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide social work support and discharge planning services and expertise. The Social Worker provides in-depth psychosocial assessments and appropriate interventions for patients and their caregivers, including resource education, emotional support, counselling, case management, and advocacy, to maximize patient quality of life within their community. They will coordinate comprehensive discharge plans with the interprofessional health care team for primarily complex patients and their families.

They will split their time to work with the Eating disorder inpatient patients to provide psycho education and family therapy using the Family Based Treatment modality to support transition and discharge planning to outpatient services. They will be part of the interprofessional Eating disorders team to provide care for patients while in Eating disorders inpatients on Paediatrics and within the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit.

Skills & Abilities

- Experience in a mental health setting




- Experience working with children and adolescents and their families
- Hospital experience preferred
- Experience with crisis/acute mental health presentations an asset
- Collaborative working relationships with inter-professional team members on acute care inpatient unit
- Systems approach; including client's family, inter-professional team and community network
- Demonstrated experience and confidence in clinical skills, team participation and reports to staff, family and community
- Demonstrated ability to provide the provision of assessments and treatment planning, conflict resolution and problem solving for both inpatients and outpatients.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in psychosocial assessment, conflict resolution, and creative problem-solving.




- Demonstrates capacity to work co-operatively and constructively with other team members and develop effective partnerships with community agencies.
- Commitment to professional development in the area of acute care child and adolescent mental health
- Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work. collaboratively with patients/families, inter-professional team members, and other stakeholders
- Demonstrated excellent organizational and coordination skills and the ability to prioritize multiple competing workload demands.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment.
- Demonstrates flexibility to meet additional responsibilities as program demands.
- Demonstrated understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.




- Demonstrated commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and caregivers within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
- Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Southlake Regional Health Center
- Demonstrated commitment to, and understanding of the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion
- Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Southlake Regional Health Centre.
- Always with compassion
- Power of many
- Serve with purpose
- Every voice matters

Qualifications

- Masters' Degree in Social Work from an accredited university required.
- Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), with no terms, conditions, or limitations required.
- Three (3) to five (5) relevant work experience





Regular and reliable attendance is an expected requirement of this position.

At Southlake, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including those with disabilities. Southlake is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

It is the responsibility of all Southlake employees to work in a safe manner and promote health and safety in the workplace.

Please note: If you are selected to move forward in the recruitment process, a Southlake Talent Representative will contact you via email.



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The original job offer can be found in Kit Job:
https://www.kitjob.ca/job/90353511/social-worker-child-adolescence-mental-health-t15-newmarket/?utm_source=html