Social Worker, Addiction Medicine Program

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

As a Social Worker, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers.

If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

Hours : 35 per week including one evening a week (12-8) and approximately one Saturday per month (8-4).

What you’ll be doing :

• From a social worker perspective, provide client-centered treatment and recovery-oriented support to clients
• Conduct comprehensive client assessments (includes in discipline specific assessments and multidisciplinary assessment instruments, client self-assessments, and reports by other service providers)
• Develop individualized client treatment / recovery plans in collaboration with the client and other stakeholders
• Assume responsibility for the treatment, recovery process, and support of assigned clients within the context of primary worker and the larger team
• Facilitate an optimally supportive environment including assistance
• Advocating for clients and promoting self-advocacy and client self-determination as appropriate
• Provide DBT, CBT and interpersonal group therapy
• Facilitate motivational enhancement in both individual and group sessions
• Provide individual therapy to address comorbid conditions
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation and reports
• Contribute to program development and program evaluation

What you bring :

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers
• Training and educated in CBT and / or DBT and Mindfulness
• Experience working with individuals with complex mental health and addiction issues and trauma
• Experience in program development and delivery
• Experience with family therapy and / or motivational interviewing preferred
• Ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Effective computer skills and record keeping

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Why work with us

Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders.

Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion.

For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities / expressions.

Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.

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