Social Worker - Get Up and Go

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 9,000 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview's vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

The Position

Get Up and Go Program [GUAG] is Canada's first inpatient intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain service, supporting youth to regain function and return to usual activities, including school and recreation. Referrals come from outpatient specialized chronic pain clinics.

We are seeking a social worker to join our skilled and committed GUAG team on a temporary 18 month contract. We welcome applicants with availability between 0.6 FTE - 1.0 FTE (22.5 - 37.5 hours per week). In your application, please indicate your regular availability.

Responsibilities

• Conducts strengths-based Social Work assessment and consultation for families of diverse backgrounds whose children may have a variety of medical diagnoses
• Assesses individual family dynamics and function, including strengths, areas of need and high-risk situations
• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, works directly with families to enhance parents' coping abilities; facilitates psychoeducational groups with both parents and teens ;provides supportive counseling during crisis situations
• Provides one-on-one psychotherapy interventions with families in addition to facilitating groups with parents and youth (teenagers)
• Supports and respects the client/family's rights to make decisions based on their own values, beliefs and experiences
• Initiates, implements, co-ordinates community referrals appropriate to client and family needs
• Bases practice on established Holland Bloorview policies, procedures, evidence and best practice
• Documents accurate workload statistics
• Attends and participates in program and professional staff meetings
• Supports inpatient units as required
• Adheres to Holland Bloorview's Documentation Policy
• Communicates in a timely and effective manner
• Contributes to the development of program/service activities
• Ensures the maintenance of the OCSWSSW Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Social Workers
• Identifies learning needs and establishes annual goals
• Remains current with professional literature and best practice guidelines
• Shares new knowledge and best practices with colleagues, staff, students and the community
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, contributes to the academic agenda and supports the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices

Qualifications

• MSW Degree from an accredited University, Faculty of Social Work
• Current member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Current member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers preferred
• Previous job-related experience working with children and youth with mental health concerns essential
• Previous experience providing one-on-one psychotherapy services preferred
• Knowledge of and experience utilizing ACT, DBT, CBT and Mindfulness preferred
• Previous experience/knowledge of working with children/youth with chronic pain preferred
• Paediatric Social Work or health care experience preferred
• Experience working in an interdisciplinary setting preferred
• Works effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary team
• Demonstrates ability to manage and respond to crisis calmly and effectively
• Demonstrates ability to organize time and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates initiative and self direction