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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