Social worker - Toronto
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Toronto
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
- 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
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- 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
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Pension plan
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- On-site amenities
- Other benefits
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program
The Métis Nation of OntarioToronto
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...
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