Social Worker in Toronto

We’re daring to create a world where all youth and children belong. Join us! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s hospital for children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. Serving more than 9,000 families annually through inpatient and outpatient programs and services, our teams are helping to shape the future of pediatric disability care.

This is an exciting, temporary full-time, 12-month contract opportunity to implement and evaluate a new model across ambulatory services at Holland Bloorview. The Registered Social Worker will work independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team to support clients/families across Ambulatory Care programs and services. The Social Worker will partner with clinical teams, collaborative practice leads, operational leaders as well as clients and families to develop models of service that promote effective and innovative services. Informed by a Learning Health System approach, the Social Worker will implement evidence and trauma-informed services for clients and families and evaluate effectiveness across several domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Using a collaborative approach, support the development of an evidence and trauma-informed transdiagnostic mental and behavioural health model of care to be implemented across a broad range of ambulatory services.
• Conduct strengths-based Social Work assessments and consultation for clients and families of diverse backgrounds.
• Assess individual family dynamics and function, including strengths, areas of need and high-risk situations.
• In collaboration with interdisciplinary teams across Ambulatory Care, consult with families to enhance parents’ coping abilities and advocacy skills, educate families about resource options, and provide supportive counselling during crisis situations.
• Provide group and individual psychotherapy utilizing evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Support and respect the client/family’s rights to make decisions based on their own values, beliefs and experiences.
• Initiate, implement, co-ordinate community referrals appropriate to client and family needs.
• Advocate for client and family needs for service within Holland Bloorview and the community.
• Support transitions for clients and families across Ambulatory Care, including transitions between programs, services, home, school and community supports.
• Base practice on established Holland Bloorview policies, procedures, evidence and best practice.
• Document accurate workload statistics and adhere to hospital documentation policy.
• Attend and participate in program and professional staff meetings.
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensure the maintenance of the OCSWSSW Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Social Workers.
• Contribute to the development of program/service activities.
• Remain current with professional literature and best practice guidelines.
• Share new knowledge and best practices with colleagues, staff, students and the community.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, participate in the academic agenda through education or research and support the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment that advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices.

Qualifications

• MSW degree from an accredited University, Faculty of Social Work.
• Current member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
• Current member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers preferred.
• Registrant must be able to perform the controlled act of psychotherapy.
• Previous job related experience working with children and families is required.
• Previous job related experience working with children and youth with disabilities considered an asset.
• Knowledge of evidence-informed counselling approaches, including strength based, family centred, trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices.
• Training and experience utilizing evidence-informed therapeutic modalities, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and solution focused approaches.
• Experience using measurement based care when supporting clients to help guide clinical decision making, preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of the social determinants of health and their impact on child and family well-being, with the ability to integrate this perspective into clinical assessment, intervention planning and family centred care.

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.

This position is currently accepting applications.