Social worker - Toronto

apartmentSioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre placeToronto calendar_month 

Overview

Languages

English

Education
  • Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting
  • Hospital

Responsibilities

Tasks
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of social programs
  • Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
  • Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect
  • Take authorized protective action when necessary
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
  • Plan programs of assistance for clients
  • Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
  • Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
  • Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings
  • Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
  • Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
  • Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
  • Monitor and evaluate
  • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
  • Refer clients to the appropriate external services
  • Plan patient care

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

Target audience
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Developmentally delayed
  • Elderly
  • Females
  • Males
  • Minority group
  • People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with physical disabilities
  • Psychiatric
  • Social assistance recipient
  • Abused adults
  • Family
Type of treatment experience
  • Crisis intervention counselling

Additional information

Security and safety
  • Criminal record check
  • Confidential security clearance
  • Child Abuse Registry check
  • Immunization records
  • Tuberculosis test
  • Vulnerable sector check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Large caseload
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Adaptability

Benefits

Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan
Long term benefits
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
  • On-site amenities
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program
apartmentThe Métis Nation of OntarioplaceToronto
Overview Languages English Education  •  College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There...
apartmentCNIB FoundationplaceToronto
Social Services Program Planner Temporary (Canada Summer Jobs) Toronto, ON Compensation: $17.20/hr. Reports to: Program Lead, Peer Social and Recreation Programs Join us in our mission to change what it is to be blind in Canada. Founded...
placeToronto
Overview The role of the Social Worker in the Humber River Family Health Team requires a thorough knowledge of the social determinants of health and mental health issues in a primary care context and the ability to function effectively in a team...