Social Worker

Company Description

One of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

Job Description

The Social Worker, in collaboration with the interprofessional Geriatric Outreach Team, provides community outreach and follow up care to community-dwelling seniors (including those in long-term care homes and various other supportive housing situations) who are 65 years of age and older. This position will report to the Clinical Services Manager, Senior’s Health, with oversight from the clinical director of the Senior’s program. The primary aim of this role, and overall service, is to maximize client functioning and promote community quality of life.

Accountabilities:

• Providing direct social work services to clients and their families/significant others
• Coordinating community care discharge planning
• Providing services in the area of community care and social work services

Qualifications

• Masters degree in social work required
• OCSWSSW membership and in good standing
• Minimum five years experience working with geriatric patients/residents
• Current registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Minimum two years experience in a hospital setting preferred
• Strong counseling skills in individual, family and group mediums
• An understanding of psychosocial rehabilitation principles and sound knowledge of the theory and practice of professional social work
• Basic understanding of standard assessment tools
• Knowledgeable in the provision of professional social work services to clients and their families/significant others/care givers (such as individual, group, marital or family counseling, discharge panning etc.)
• Excellent psychosocial assessment and intervention skills, including crisis intervention
• Demonstrated understanding of geriatric and/or psychiatric theory and practice to include knowledge specific to the elderly and aging process
• Possess community development skills and the ability to develop partnerships with other providers
• Demonstrated understanding of geriatric syndromes, serious mental illness, and cognitive and physiologic impairments associated with dementia
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to work with community partners
• Demonstrated ability to effectively perform in an inter professional team environment
• Demonstrated effective communication, team building, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability to engage and work collaboratively with all levels and members of the inter professional team
• Demonstrated effective judgment and innovative change management skills
• Demonstrated ability to utilize quality, safety and risk-based frameworks to utilize critical thinking, priority setting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal communication and documentation skills
• Detail oriented with excellent organization and time management skills
• Proven good attendance and work record
• Will be required to travel between all Osler sites and the Ontario Health Team area; valid driver’s license and access to transportation required
• Must demonstrate Osler’s Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration

Additional Information

Hours: Currently days, 8 hour shifts including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Internal application deadline: May 31, 2023

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Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at human.resources@williamoslerhs.ca.

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.