Social Worker & Social Services Worker

Canadian Shield Health Care Services; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Northeastern Ontario is seeking a Social Worker to provide mental health and addiction counselling, emphasizing a holistic and trauma-informed approach. The ideal candidate will have a diploma or degree in a related field, direct counselling experience, and strong interpersonal skills. This role involves working with clients to coordinate care and maintain wellness. Comprehensive employer-paid benefits are offered, along with a family-oriented work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive employer-paid benefit package

Career development and training opportunities

Potential pension plan available

Qualifications

• Minimum diploma in Social Services Work or a Bachelor in a related field.
• 1 year direct counselling experience required.
• Criminal record search must be cleared.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driver's abstract.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct counselling services including intake and assessment.
• Conduct individual counselling from a trauma-informed perspective.
• Maintain appropriate client documentation.
• Promote effective relationships with clients and families.

Skills

Counseling Experience

Communication Skills

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Crisis Intervention

Organization

Education

Diploma in Social Services Work or Bachelor of Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting career where you are valued and rewarded for your work, all while making a meaningful difference in people’s lives? Well, it’s a good thing you’re seeing this job posting!

As part of the Canadian Shield Health Care Services team, the Social Worker is responsible for providing confidential mental health and addiction counselling, education, life-coaching and support to clients and staffs of Canadian Shield Health Care Services. This position operates from a holistic and trauma-informed perspective, is sensitive to the tradition and cultures of many peoples, and provides services required to assist all clients and staffs in attaining and maintaining the highest level of wellness possible.

Canadian Shield Health Care Services provides safe, sincere and compassionate health care services by valuing our employees, operating with transparency, and putting integrity first.

• Job Types: Full-Time, Part-Time, Casual
• Salary: Ranges from $30.00 – $40.00 per hour, depending on experience

Only those who carry the required Qualifications / Credentials will be invited for an interview. If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding this job posting, please feel free to contact us via phone at 705-618-7233. Thank you for visiting our job posting – we look forward to connecting!

Qualifications

• Minimum diploma in Social Services Work, or a Bachelor of Social Work Degree (or other Human Services related field) from an accredited college or university and registered with a professional licensing body.
• 1 year (recent) direct counselling experience; experience in community development, family support work, group facilitation and/or advocacy is an asset.
• Experience in crisis intervention is an asset.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrated working experience in, the comprehensive issues relating to substance use and misuse, mental health issues, concurrent disorders, grief/loss, suicide ideation/intent, and family violence.
• Functional in Microsoft Office: MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher.
• This is a designated position of trust working directly with vulnerable persons; this requires a criminal record search – to include vulnerable sector – with clearance is required.
• Hold a valid drivers’ license with a clean drivers’ abstract.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employer paid benefit package including but is not limited to:
• dental care,
• extended health care,
• life insurance
• vision care
• employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• Staff appreciation and rewards programs
• Family oriented work environment
• Career development and training opportunities
• Paid training sessions
• Potential pension plan available depending on position

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct counselling services such as intake, assessment, and holistic treatment planning as appropriate; consultation/liaison with community agencies, schools, hospitals, and other community services as needed or required.
• Conducts individual counselling from a trauma-informed perspective.
• Maintains basic knowledge of psychotropic medications as prescribed by a physician, maintaining an awareness of the effects of such medications.
• Maintains appropriate client documentation.
• Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with clients and families, physicians, schools and hospitals to coordinate services, secure input, cooperation, improve client outcomes and provide community support.
• Ensure provision of services to clients is completed in a safe environment regardless of location (i.e., home visit, satellite stations or main office).

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to promote healthy lifestyles and healthy choices through personal role-modelling with resources/agencies and other stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the concepts of providing services as a life-coach.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, which includes correspondence, case notes and report writing.
• Ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours that may include some evenings/weekends.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop, implement and evaluate care plans and outcomes of same.
• Strong assessment skills relevant to the context of wellness from a holistic approach.
• Familiarity with both abstinence and harm reduction model.

City Location

Sudbury