Social Worker Msw - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids
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About SickKids:


Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.


Position Description:

**Weekend Hospital/ Emergency Department Social Worker

  • Casual Permanent 12hr shift (Onsite
- one Saturday/Sunday Biweekly 12 hr. shift + statutory holidays)**The Hospital for Sick Children is a leading tertiary pediatric center providing medical and mental health care to the most complex children and youth and their families. A dynamic clinical, education and research environment, SickKids is committed to excellence in integrated inter-professional care. It is a center of excellence in the delivery of innovative health care to the paediatric population.


Reporting to the Clinical Manager, Social Work, this social work position will be providing social work support to any program within the hospital where a need arises over the weekend.

This is a 0.15 FTE (Biweekly Saturday or Sunday shift

  • 12hr shift 10am
  • 10pm Hospital or 11am to 11pm Emergency Department) social work position with a requirement of providing coverage for staff vacation and coverage for statutory holidays. The social worker within this role will primarily work independently during the shift they are assigned.


The weekend social worker in this position will be required to work in a fast-paced, crisis focused work environment where they can be called upon by any program within the unit for support.¿ The Social Worker will identify child and family strengths, problem-solving abilities, cognition, interactions, attitudes, feelings and cultural issues in relation to child¿s condition, and supports/resources available to the family.

They are utilized as key supports in response to situations such as traumas, complex family circumstances, responses and dynamics, end of life supports and resourcing.

Social workers¿work with medically complex children and their families.

As a key member of the broader medical team(s), the Social Worker utilizes assessment and intervention skills to develop and implement an intervention plan that addresses the immediate and ongoing needs of the child and family related to the child¿s medical condition.


Providing services in one of the most diverse cities in the country, SickKids social workers are committed to enhancing health equity, respectful service and inclusion of all populations served by the hospital.

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Social workers are important partners in delivering on the mental health strategy of SickKids.¿ Increasingly their work reflects the important integration of mental health in the context of managing complex pediatric life-span conditions
- an important priority of the patients and families whom we serve.


Here's What You Will Get to Do:
Develop and implement a plan of intervention which addresses coping, adaptation, treatment adherence and quality of life.

This is achieved through a variety of modalities including counseling, group work, consultation, case management, crisis intervention, community outreach and advocacy.

Collaborate/communicate with the health care team and community agencies.

Assume responsibility for all aspects of practice including issues of productivity and utilization.

Practice in a manner that is consistent with the philosophy of continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice.


Here¿s What You¿ll Need:

A Master¿s degree in Social Work.

Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

Well-developed assessment and intervention skills, as well as skills in crisis management, loss and bereavement and mental health intervention.

Well-developed strengths in advocacy and collaboration both within a crisis focused team and with external resources, and knowledge and experience with crisis prevention and intervention models

Demonstrated experience and knowledge in culturally competent practice, and extensive understanding of the importance of health equity, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of healthcare services

Knowledge of the network of community services and resources; an understanding of health care delivery systems and the
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