Case Worker

Position Type : Full-Time Permanent and Contract

Location : Toronto, ON

Hours of Work : 35 hours per week

Unionized position : Yes

Annual Rate : Starting, $48,934.00

Benefits : Full time positions are eligible for vacation, paid-sick days, as well as health and RRSP benefits.

Reconnect is a thriving, not-for-profit health care provider in the west end of Toronto. We take our commitment to our clients and work seriously. We value innovation, compassion, and hard work, as well as the importance of building relationships and having fun while doing our jobs.

We are very excited to offer the opportunity for a Case Worker to join our dynamic organization. If you are seeking a role that combines challenge, growth, and a chance to make a real impact, look no further!

About Us :

Reconnect Community Health Services is a not-for-profit health service organization in the west end of Toronto. Our services include supports for seniors, caregivers, and people living with mental health and addictions concerns. We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of client-centred care in our sector.

As a Case Worker, you will provide ongoing case management support and service coordination to clients as well as develop, maintain and monitor care plans until discharged from the organization’s services.

What You'll Do :

You will be entrusted with a wide range of responsibilities, including :

• Initiate intake interviews and conduct needs assessments;
• Develop and implement a plan of care, with short and long-term objectives and monitor the effectiveness of the plan and the need for revision;
• Work closely with family members / caregivers, seniors services, transitional care, acute care, EMS, emergency departments, rehabilitation centres, agencies, landlords and other professionals to identify problems and possible solutions for service provision and improvements;
• Provide case management coordination which includes advocacy, coaching, risk assessments, crisis prevention / intervention, referrals to primary care, financial aid, assisted devices, home and safety assessment resources, food banks / meals-on-wheels, transportation and social recreational programs, etc.;
• Coordinate communication with and between clients, significant others / caregivers, health care providers, Public Guardian and Trustee, landlords and other community agencies;
• Maintains client charts and other related client and workload measurement documents according to established policies and procedures;
• Develops clinically sound case plans using the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) or the Inter-RAI Community Health Assessment tool that are specific to the needs of clients and the objectives of the program in question.

What We're Looking For :

To thrive in this exciting role, we seek candidates with :

Special Requirements :

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Reconnect, all new hires must have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada prior to their start date and will be required to show proof. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon Reconnect's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Application Process :

Are you excited about the prospect of joining our team? Please click “apply now”

To request an accommodation in the application process, contact us by phone at (416) 899-7894.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.