Social Worker

Surrey Place; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

Surrey Place seeks a Social Worker to provide in-person and virtual youth counselling to communities outside Toronto, including Northern Ontario. The successful candidate reports to the Manager of Rehabilitation Services and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support school-aged youth with developmental disabilities and their families.

The role requires 3 years of clinical experience, MSW, and Ontario registration, with travel to Northern Ontario several times yearly and some GTA

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work degree from an accredited university.
• Current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers.
• 3 years’ clinical experience in a community-based organization serving youth with disabilities.
• Experience with developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorders and families.
• Competence in psychotherapy techniques such as trauma-informed therapy, CBT, DBT, or related approaches.
• Experience providing individual, group, and family therapy.
• Family-centered services with cultural safety experience.
• San’yas training or similar assets; telehealth experience is an asset.
• Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Willingness to travel to Northern Ontario several times per year and within GTA.
• Ability to travel; valid Ontario Driver's License is an asset.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and client scheduling/database tools.
• Vulnerable Sector Screening acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement counseling services for youth in communities outside Toronto, including Northwestern Ontario, in-person and virtually.
• Provide psychotherapy and psychosocial therapy to youth with developmental disabilities and their families.
• Assess clients and families using a bio/psycho/social model to support potential outcomes.
• Set measurable objectives for outcomes and coordinate with coordinators for resources.
• Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to prepare treatment plans.
• Travel to Lac Seul First Nation 4-6 times per school year; travel expenses covered by Surrey Place.
• Additional duties as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Telehealth experience

Cultural competence

Travel ability

Driver's license

Education

Master of Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Program: Clinical Services

Salary Range: $42.3416 to $53.6614 (CAD) per hour

Status: Part-time, 8-Month Contract

Hours: 18.25/week

Posting Date: November 10, 2026

Closing Date: November 24, 2026

About Surrey Place

Surrey Place is a not-for-profit organization that helps people of all ages with autism-, developmental-, and sensory-related concerns push the boundaries of what’s possible to achieve new victories. With a holistic circle of care approach, Surrey Place brings together caring clinicians, staff, valued partners and other experts to collaborate for the client’s best interests. The organization works with clients throughout their lives, creating inventive and innovative programs so they can keep building their skills, grow their self-confidence and set their sights even higher. Since 1962, Surrey Place has supported people with varying and complex needs in the Toronto region and more recently, increased capacity in Northwestern Ontario. Surrey Place is accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada through the healthcare program.

Position Description

Surrey Place is seeking a Social Worker to provide in-person and virtual youth counselling services to communities outside Toronto, including Northern Ontario. The successful candidate will report to the Manager, Rehabilitation Services. The Social Worker works as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide counselling to school aged youth; including, youth who are suspected of having a developmental disability living in Northern Ontario.

This role provides the unique chance to engage with various community partners to fill service gaps within their organization, particularly through our Northern Ontario initiatives. Traveling to the north as part of our clinical team allows the Social Worker to connect with diverse communities and make a significant impact.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and implement specialized individual, group and family counseling therapy services, working with communities outside Toronto, including Northwestern Ontario, providing virtual and in-person services.
• Provide psychotherapy and/or psychosocial therapy and treatments to youth with developmental disabilities and their families and support systems.
• Conduct assessments of clients, families and systems using a comprehensive bio/psycho/social model, assessing the strengths and needs to support clients to live their potential.
• Establish and implement measurable objectives for outcome evaluation with the involvement of clients and connect with coordinators for community resources as appropriate.
• Participate and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to prepare and coordinate appropriate treatment plans.
• Travel to Lac Seul First Nation 4-6 times throughout the school year, with each trip lasting approximately one business week. All travel-related expenses will be covered by Surrey Place.
• Additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work degree from an accredited university.
• Current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers.
• 3 years’ clinical experience in a community-based organization specializing in meeting the various needs of youth with disabilities.
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorders, and their families/caregivers.
• Demonstrated competence in a variety of psychotherapy techniques including trauma-informed counselling, systems therapies, CBT, or culturally-adapted CBT, DBT, interactive therapy, and bereavement counselling.
• Knowledge and skills in providing individual, group, and family therapy.
• Significant experience providing family-centered services for both assessment and treatment interventions that are culturally safe.
• Completion of San’yas training, culturally competence training, and/or experience working with indigenous communities are considered an asset.
• Experience providing psychotherapy through telehealth is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication (both oral and written), organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel to Northern Ontario several times per year is required.
• Some travel throughout the GTA is required.
• Valid Ontario Driver's License Class "G" or willingness to obtain a Driver’s License is an asset.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), and other software including scheduling, client database management, etc.
• The successful candidate must provide an acceptable Vulnerable Sector Screening.

Surrey Place values the diverse and intersectional identities of its staff, clients and families and regards equity and neurodiversity as fundamental at all levels of our organization. We are seeking applicants who embrace our values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA). We encourage candidates from Indigenous and equity seeking groups such as those from Black and racialized communities, people with disabilities, women and 2SLGBTQ+