Social Worker Bachelors - Greater Sudbury, Canada - Health Sciences North
Description
Social Worker Bachelors:
Competition #
5932
Job Title
Social Worker Bachelors
Department
Crisis Intervention - Mobile Team
Status
Permanent
Work Type
Full-time
Affiliation
ONA Paramedical
Shift Assignment
As assigned
Bilingualism Required
Yes
Police Check Requirement
Vulnerable Sector Check
Site
Sudbury Mental Health and Addictions Centre - Cedar Street ONA Paramedial
Salary Information
$38.03-$48.44
Application Closing Date
June 12, 2024
KEY FUNCTION:
Provide psychosocial risk assessments, crisis counselling and community connections to services for individuals presenting with mental health and addictions concerns.
REPORTING:
Under the general direction of the Coordinator, Urgent Response and Care Transitions.
DUTIES:
- Respond to individuals in crisis situations.
- Respond to mobile crisis calls.
- Collaborate with community partners, hospital staff and others as required.
- Complete mental health assessments and risk assessments.
- Provide Crisis Intervention services utilizing various techniques of care including motivational interviewing, brief solution focused therapy, recovery model, stages of change, harm reduction, trauma informed care, etc.
- Provide recommendations to service recipients and community partners.
- Foster and promote positive change and independence in those individuals served.
- Provide support and education to caregivers and/or the service recipients' personal support network.
- Provide encouragement, emotional support and motivation to service recipients.
- Determine and align improvement projects with HSN's Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
- Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines.
- Participate in education and training specific to the program goals.
- Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
- Represent the department or program on various committees and in meetings as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- Minimum of a four (4) year Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, from an accredited university.
- Current Certificate of Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) is required.
- Successful completion of the Canadian Nurses' Association specialty program in Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing (Certified in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (C)anada (CPMHN (C)) is preferred.
- Current certificate in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention is required.
- Completion of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills, and Trauma Informed Care Training are preferred.
- Completion of Brief Solution Focused Therapy Training is preferred.
- Ministry of Labour "Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps" training certificate is required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience working on an adult inpatient psychiatric unit or Crisis Intervention Program.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience (within the last five (5) years) in community mental health or addictions setting.
- Experience working with people with mental health and addictions issues who have experienced conflicts with the law and exposure to the criminal justice system is preferred.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Criminal Justice system.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Medical Terminology, Mental Health Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the Ontario Human Rights Code, and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA).
- Demonstrated knowledge of traumainformed care.
- Demonstrated ability to educate others to support effective strategies for supporting those affected by trauma(s).
- Demonstrated ability to navigate Ontario's developmental services and community support service sectors.
- Demonstrated strong relationshipbuilding skills to develop and reinforce clients' social supports, connections to resources and events that foster social relationships, reduce loneliness, and leverage motivation to live fully.
- Demonstrated practical comprehension of intersectional oppression (i.e. ability to understand and discuss how marginalization, discrimination, racism, misogyny, trauma, etc. affect individuals' ability to live stably and fully).
- Demonstrated strong assessment and organizational skills to develop a holistic service plan.
- Demonstrated training, experience or utilization of lean methodology for process improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify issues, plan improvements, measure success and continue improvement.
- Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point and Ou
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