Social Worker II (Casual 0.0 FTE)

Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal in Ottawa is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join the Substance Use & Concurrent Disorders team. You will provide person-centered services to family members affected by substance use and related mental health challenges.

In this role, you will use trauma-informed, CBT, MI and family systems approaches to support families, facilitate groups, coordinate care with other providers, and contribute to program development within an interdisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work with registration in good standing with the OCSWSSW.
• Clinical social work experience in mental health and substance-use treatment settings.
• Experience with severe and complex substance use and concurrent mental health disorders.
• Experience supporting families and caregivers impacted by substance use disorders.
• Experience providing family and group interventions.
• Demonstrated group facilitation, presentation, and training skills.
• Knowledge and experience with harm‑reduction interventions including safer injection practices and overdose prevention/response.
• Experience working with individuals at high risk for drug use, blood‑borne infections, and STIs.
• Experience collaborating with public health and community agencies.
• Effective teamwork skills and the ability to work within interdisciplinary hospital and community settings.
• Proficiency using electronic health record systems for documentation and navigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual support, brief counselling, and psychoeducation to family members affected by substance use.
• Help participants understand substance use disorders, treatment and recovery pathways, harm reduction, relapse, and recovery-oriented care.
• Support family members in identifying healthy boundaries, communication strategies, coping skills, conflict resolution, relationship strengthening and self-care practices.
• Facilitate family support groups, educational sessions and workshops.
• Utilize evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions including trauma-informed approaches, CBT, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Family Systems Therapy, ACT.
• Help family members understand and navigate psychosocial needs and social determinants of health for their loved ones, including housing, income, transportation, medication coverage, and access to community resources.
• Provide crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, and appropriate referrals when required.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to quality improvement, program development, and evaluation activities.
• Participate in the teaching, mentoring, and supervision of Social Work students.

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Tools

Electronic health record systems

Job description

About the Position

As part of the Substance Use & Concurrent Disorders team, you will provide person-centered Social Work services to family members of individuals experiencing substance use and concurrent mental health disorders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual support, brief counselling, and psychoeducation to family members and loved ones affected by substance use
• Help participants understand substance use disorders, treatment and recovery pathways, harm reduction, relapse, and recovery-oriented care.
• Support family members in identifying and setting healthy boundaries, communication strategies, coping skills, conflict resolution, relationship strengthening and self-care practices.
• Facilitate family support groups, educational sessions and workshops
• Utilize evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions including trauma-informed approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Family Systems Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, etc.
• Help family members understand & navigate psychosocial needs and social determinants of health for their loved ones, including housing, income, transportation, medication coverage, and access to community resources.
• Provide crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, and appropriate referrals when required.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to quality improvement, program development, and evaluation activities.
• Participate in the teaching, mentoring, and supervision of Social Work students.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work with registration in good standing with the OCSWSSW.
• Clinical social work experience in mental health and substance‑use treatment settings.
• Experience working with severe and complex substance use and concurrent mental health disorders.
• Experience supporting families and caregivers impacted by substance use disorders.
• Experience providing family and group interventions.
• Demonstrated group facilitation, presentation, and training skills.
• Knowledge and experience with harm‑reduction interventions including safer injection practices and overdose prevention/response.
• Experience working with individuals at high risk for drug use, blood‑borne infections, and STIs.
• Experience collaborating with public health and community agencies.
• Effective teamwork skills and the ability to work within interdisciplinary hospital and community settings.
• Proficiency using electronic health record systems for documentation and navigation.

Language Requirements

• English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, comprehension, reading & writing. Bilingual (French/English) is considered a strong asset