Community Support Worker jobs in Canada

Job Code: 21122

Status: Temporary Part Time (Up to 12 months)

Location: Providence Care Hospital

Union: OPSEU 4104 Paramedical

Wage: $44.67 - $57.91

Posting Period: December 20, 2025 - December 26, 2025

This position with the Providence Care – Transitions Home Program will be engaged in community work and involves commuting across the southeastern Ontario region. The Transitions Home Program works at achieving timely access to care and clients’ functional outcomes following discharge from PCH/PTCC. Therapeutic interventions will be carried out in the client’s home and community.

The Social Worker, reporting to the Clinical Program Manager, acts as the fundamental resource to program staff, clients, caregivers and community partners. In collaboration with the program staff, the Social Worker provides psychosocial assessment, counselling/psychotherapy, case management, patient/family education, supportive counselling, discharge planning, service coordination and consultation according to organizational and best practice standards in order to assist patients to achieve optimum recovery and quality of life.

This includes maximizing the benefit patients and families receive from their medical treatments and transitioning to timely and risk-reduced discharges. The Social Worker provides leadership in high risk social situations, program development, advocacy, and developing and maintaining strong community linkages. The Social Worker aligns their work with the operational priorities related to access to care and transitions and is accountable for maintaining the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

As a member of the clinical team, the Social Worker participates in discipline-specific and inter-professional activities that are directed towards a client-centered environment and that contribute to quality, operational efficiency, professional and program development. As Social Worker, the goal is to help clients be healthier at home while benefiting from our supports of rehabilitative care.

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from a recognized educational institution
• Active, unrestricted registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Two years of experience in providing Social Work service in a hospital setting with the relevant population, preferred
• Experience with electronic patient record systems, preferred
• Experience working with home care teams and coordinating community services.

• Prioritizes referrals, assessments and interventions based on identified domains and urgency
• Performs client assessment utilizing population-specific and evidence-based assessment strategies
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary
• Uses evidence-based treatment strategies and engages and supports clients and their families in establishing and achieving person-centered treatment goals, including promotion of self-management skills
• Uses a strength-based approach to support clients in achieving optimal health/functioning/recovery

• Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across southeastern Ontario
• Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research
• Committed to people centred approach to care delivery
• Competitive salaries with percentage in lieu of benefits & vacation
• Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires
• Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities
• Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College and other academic institutions
• Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake