Client Access Worker

Internal / External Employment Opportunity

Position : Client Access Worker / Intake Worker

Component / Team : Client Access Team

Status : One Year Contract, 1.0 FTE Full-Time (35 hours per week)

Salary Scale : $56,839 - $68,468 annualized salary plus benefits

Work location : On-Site at 221 Nelson Street

Vacancy status : This posting is for an existing vacancy

Start Date : Immediately

APPLICATION DEADLINE : February 13, 2026 at 4 : 00 p.m.

Position Description :

The Client Access / Intake Worker plays a critical role in engaging, welcoming, assessing the needs of, and providing direct services and internal / external referrals for clients and community members. The Client Access / Intake Worker provides timely phone responses to requests for addiction and mental health information, requests for counseling services and requests for information about Centre and community services.  The Client Access / Intake Worker provides information, intake, preliminary assessment and referral services to ensure seamless service provision. The Client Access Worker also facilitates education groups, and provides crisis counseling and follow-up supportive counseling. The Client Access Worker provides care coordination to support and promote a coordinated approach to treatment planning and service delivery. A large portion of this role involves group facilitation.

Reporting Relationship :

The position is directly accountable to the Client Access Team Lead, through the Team Lead to the Director of Community and Social Services and to the Executive Director.

Requirements

Skills, Education and Experience :

Requirements for this position include :

Education and Language

• A Baccalaureate degree in Social Sciences or a related discipline
• Be a member in good standing of a college or order such as the College of Registered Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Under the Centre’s designation to provide French Language Services :
• French (oral expression) : Advanced
• French (oral comprehension) : Advanced +
• French (reading comprehension) : Intermediate +
• Fluency in English, both oral and written

Professional Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Benefits

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre offers employees and excellent benefits package which includes 4 weeks holiday (pro-rated to status) in addition to a Pension Plan (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan - HOOPP) and excellent group insurance plan.

Conditions of Employment :

Hours of work will be developed in collaboration with the successful candidate to ensure a healthy work-life balance.  A schedule of work will be based on the Centre’s hours of operation and program requirements and may include some evenings.

An offer of employment will be conditional upon the candidate completing a criminal reference check, verification of educational requirement for this position and linguistic profile to the satisfaction of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.

Accommodation :

SHCHC will provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process.

If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation due to disability, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclaimer :

We value transparency in our hiring process. Please note  that artificial intelligence (AI) is not used to screen or evaluate resumes.  All applications will be reviewed by qualified human recruiters.

Clients of the Centre are welcome to apply. Should a client become the successful candidate, they will no longer be able to continue receiving services at Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. Assistance will be made available to find an alternative provider.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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