Social Worker in Kingston

As a member of the interprofessional team, the Social Worker leads the team in the engagement and partnership with individuals and their family members or their natural supports, in the treatment/service planning process, and in individual and/or multiple family support therapy. In addition, expertise is provided with respect to entitlements, advocacy and "working the system". The Social Worker also contributes to the development of comprehensive client-centered assessments and service plans and provides service coordination for an assigned group of individuals that includes providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services.

The Community Adult Mental Health Programs aim to prioritize dignity, autonomy, and safe transitions for individuals living with dementia, mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, substance use health challenges and cognitive impairment or decline. The stepped-care approach matches client needs to community-based support, transitional support, acute inpatient and complex continuing care. This is a comprehensive, wrap-around service aimed at improving person-centered care, reducing caregiver distress, and enhancing continuity of care.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Active and unrestricted registration with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers of Ontario
• One year work experience providing services to adults with a serious mental illness and with neurocognitive changes in an outpatient setting, effectively accessing and employing community resources to meet the needs of the individual
• Preferred Experience working in a wide range of community settings, including clients’ homes
• Valid Ontario G Class driver’s license, satisfactory driver’s abstract and access to reliable means of transportation on a regular basis

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops effective therapeutic relationships, including developing a shared understanding of the individual's lived experience of their illness
• Provides service coordination for assigned individuals including coordinating, monitoring and revising the delivery of treatment, rehabilitation and support services per the individual's recovery plan, with a focus on individual strengths
• Assumes primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall goals and recovery plans in collaboration with the individual and team
• Provides education and support to individuals and their families and advocates for individual's rights and preferences
• Participates in and completes parts of the client-centered comprehensive assessment
• Provides direct clinical services to develop the skills and resources of the individual (e.g. illness education, coping skills, smoking cessation, development of crisis plans, and teaches symptom-management techniques to alleviate and manage symptoms and to promote personal growth and development)
• Collaborates with the interprofessional team to assist in the organization and management of the system of medication administration and integrates medication administration into individual recovery plans
• Communicates medication effect, any problems with medications, the medication administration plan, or medication adherence
• Provides ongoing assessment, problem-solving, side‑by‑side services, skill training, supervisor (e.g. prompts, assignments, monitoring, encouragement) and environmental adaptations to assist individuals with activities of daily living
• Assists individuals to find and maintain a safe and affordable place to live – apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing and decorating, and procuring necessities (e.g. telephone, furnishings, lines, etc.)
• Assists and supports individuals to carry out personal hygiene and grooming tasks
• Assists individuals to plan and structure social and leisure‑time activities on evenings, weekends and holidays, through the use of natural resources
• Provides clinical opportunities and education for Social Work students
• Provides in‑services and community education

Why Work at Providence Care Community Teams

• Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across southeastern Ontario
• Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research
• Committed to people centered approach to care delivery
• Competitive salaries, benefits and pension
• Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires
• Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities
• Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College and other academic institutions
• Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake

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