Case Management Social Worker - Brantford, Canada - Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Branch
5 days ago
Description
Work Term:
Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work site environment:
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Socioeconomic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
Work setting:
- Community service organization
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Social and family service agency
- Health care institution, facility or clinic
- Mental health institution, facility or clinic
- Social service or charity agency
Tasks:
- Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct followup assessments
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Target audience:
- Adults
- People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
- People who require psychiatric care
- Persons with mental health disabilities
Social work specialization:
- Health
- Socioeconomic needs or conditions
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel regularly
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Initiative
- Adaptability
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Health
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement
- Mileage paid
Long term benefits:
- Group insurance benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
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