Social Worker 2 - Women's General Forensic Unit

CAMH; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CAMH in Toronto is seeking a Social Worker 2 to deliver advanced clinical social work within an interprofessional mental health setting. The role focuses on assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, rehabilitation, discharge planning, and care coordination for individuals with complex mental health, forensic, addiction, and concurrent disorders.

You will contribute to recovery-oriented care and support program development, education, research, and quality improvement initiatives while engaging

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
• Clinical experience in mental health, forensic, addiction, concurrent disorders, or acute care.
• Ability to conduct psychosocial and risk assessments and participate in discharge planning.
• Strong knowledge of crisis intervention, recovery-oriented practice, and interprofessional collaboration.
• Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work with diverse cultural, ethno-racial, and social backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial, risk, and psychiatric assessments to inform treatment planning and discharge decisions.
• Provide individual counselling, brief psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and psychoeducation using evidence-based approaches.
• Facilitate therapeutic, psychoeducational, and support groups.
• Participate in interprofessional treatment planning, case conferences, and clinical decision-making.
• Support discharge planning, community reintegration, referrals, and coordination of internal and external services.
• Prepare required clinical, legal, and administrative documentation and reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Engage families, caregivers, and significant others as part of the care and rehabilitation process.
• Apply principles of risk management, crisis intervention, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented care.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to Master of Social Work students and support student education activities.
• Contribute to program planning, development, evaluation, research, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Collaborate with academic institutions and participate in professional education and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Maintain workload data entry and comply with documentation, regulatory, and legislative requirements.
• Support a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative workplace culture.

Skills

Clinical social work

Assessment

Crisis intervention

Interprofessional collaboration

Documentation

Education

MSW

OCSWSSW registration

Job description

Job Description

The Social Worker 2 provides advanced clinical social work services within an interprofessional mental health care environment. This role focuses on assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, rehabilitation, discharge planning, and coordination of care for individuals with complex mental health, forensic, addiction, and concurrent disorders. The Social Worker 2 contributes to high-quality, recovery-oriented care while supporting program development, education, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial, risk, and psychiatric assessments to inform treatment planning and discharge decisions.
• Provide individual counselling, brief psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and psychoeducation using evidence-based approaches.
• Facilitate therapeutic, psychoeducational, and support groups.
• Participate in interprofessional treatment planning, case conferences, and clinical decision-making.
• Support discharge planning, community reintegration, referrals, and coordination of internal and external services.
• Prepare required clinical, legal, and administrative documentation and reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Engage families, caregivers, and significant others as part of the care and rehabilitation process.
• Apply principles of risk management, crisis intervention, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented care.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to Master of Social Work students and support student education activities.
• Contribute to program planning, development, evaluation, research, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Collaborate with academic institutions and participate in professional education and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Maintain workload data entry and comply with documentation, regulatory, and legislative requirements.
• Support a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative workplace culture.

Qualifications Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW).
• Registration and membership in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
• Clinical experience in mental health, forensic, addiction, concurrent disorders, or acute care settings.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct psychosocial and risk assessments and participate in treatment and discharge planning.
• Strong knowledge of crisis intervention, recovery-oriented practice, and interprofessional collaboration.
• Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse cultural, ethno-racial, and social backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Nice to Haves

• Post-graduate social work experience in forensic, acute care, emergency psychiatry, or addiction settings.
• Experience facilitating individual and group interventions using CBT, DBT, mindfulness, or other evidence-based modalities.
• Experience with psychiatric and forensic risk assessments and Ontario Review Board or legal reporting.
• Experience supervising MSW students and collaborating with academic institutions.
• Experience contributing to program development, research, education, or quality improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of community mental health, substance use, and social service systems.
• PMAB or equivalent crisis management training.
• Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in an additional language.

Salary Range

$40.25 - $54.24 per hour

Other Information

At time of hire, CAMH will require all new hires and rehires to provide proof of educational qualifications relevant to the position they hold with CAMH and as required by the specifications in the job posting, in accordance with policies.

AHR 3.1.3 Recruitment and Selection and AHR 3.1.15 Credentialing of Professional Personnel.

Internal transfers** will be required to provide proof of educational qualifications for any additional qualifications relevant to their new position.

CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.

CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.

CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.

About Us

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system - a world where Mental Health is Health.

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