EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - OCTC

Competition Code:06-17-ECP-SW

Position Title:Social Worker - MSW

Description:1.0 FTE Temporary Full-Time position

(12 months less 1 day)

Union (OPSEU)

Salary:$36.84 to $46.92 per hour

Program/Service: Early Childhood Program

Location:Thurston and Smyth Road sites with frequent service delivery within Prescott-Russel and Stormont Dundas and Glengarry (at least weekly)

Purpose of Position:

Provide social work services on an individual, family, and group basis for families and clients (adolescents) served by OCTC. Addresses and applies basic social work knowledge to the social, emotional, economic, cultural and environmental factors that may affect a client/family’s ability to respond to a client’s comprehensive health care needs in relation to long term disability.

The service is provided in collaboration with the family, OCTC team, and community. Arrive at professional judgments and actions, based on an integration of theory and practice within the context of professional values with respect to direct professional values with respect to direct professional intervention with clients of OCTC.

Promotes quality improvement in all endeavours and supports safety initiatives, to minimize risk and strive for optimal organizational performance and safety benefiting staff, clients, their families, volunteers, visitors and the community.

Works in compliance with the law and with safe work practices and policies established by OCTC to maintain a safe work environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Direct Service

  • Assess individual, couple, family dynamics, and functioning including Child/family strengths, needs, expectations and support networks.
  • Assess high risk situations, with potential for child abuse, family violence, suicidal behavior, substance abuse and complete documentation in suspected abuse situations and notify appropriate administrative staff, the Child Protection Team (CHEO) and Children’s Aid Society.
  • Assess with the client and/or family their response to the medical diagnosis/prognosis and care requirements.
  • Assess emotional and/or psychological issues affected by or related to the medical diagnosis which might impinge on client and/or family’s ability to adjust and participate in ongoing interventions.
  • Assess child’s/family strengths, areas of interest, activities and relationship networks, including communication style and skills.
  • Review and assess with the family and adolescent community resources with which they are presently involved. Identify and facilitate referrals to new resources as the client/family requests.
  • Assess role for social work services and interventions with client/family and interdisciplinary teams.
  • Develop, implement social work treatment plans involving client/family, Centre team, and community resources.
  • Provide social work counselling for client/families, including crisis intervention, individual, couple, family and adjustment counselling related to diagnosis, treatment, and problem solving.
  • Facilitate group work services, team meetings (when appropriate) workshops, information sessions for client/families and family members.
  • Provide service in the client/family home, school, hospital and community.

Indirect Services

  • Consult, collaborate, and co-ordinate with interdisciplinary team and appropriate community resources to develop and implement treatment plans.
  • Interpret the role of social work, and client/family psychosocial issues and needs to other professionals.
  • Consult with professionals in the community regarding Centre resources and

psychosocial issues.

  • Advocate for client/family’s identified needs and services within the Centre and the community.

Program Support Activities

  • Provide appropriate documentation on health record chart on the client/family related to assessments, treatment, community contacts, and referrals.
  • Statistics for OCTC, and attend Social Service Meetings, including centre wide committees.
  • Assist with the development of policy and procedures.
  • Mentor and teach MSW level students and participate in the evaluation process of student.
  • Monitor, document, and evaluate social work activities and review relevant literature.
  • Because of the changing nature of the job and the job requirements, duties and responsibilities may be added or deleted from time to time.

Safety responsibilities

  • Maintains confidentiality in accordance with organizational policies and procedures related to privacy.
  • Follows organizational policies and procedures related to safety, including reporting and follow-up for incidents/accidents and near misses, identification and management of risks and emergency procedures.
  • Follows routine precautions for infection prevention and control including proper hand hygiene.
  • Participates in education and improvement activities related to safety.
  • Supports education of clients and their families and helps them to understand their role in promoting safety.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

  • Masters of Social Work from an accredited University.
  • Registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
  • Eligibility for membership in the Ontario Association of Professional Social Workers.

Skills and Attributes:

  • Preferred two (2) years recent/related work experience in pediatrics preferably in the area of children with physical and/or developmental disabilities.
  • Experience in community development and resource development for persons with developmental disabilities is an asset.
  • Demonstrates flexibility in working within other programs and ability to adapt to a changing caseload and venues for service delivery.
  • Excellent ability to communicate with parents, clients and co-workers effectively and ability to work in a team setting.

Language:

  • Bilingualism (French and English) is essential.

Other:

  • Police record check for the vulnerable sector.
  • Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is required.

Relationship and Responsibility:

Reports to: Clinical Coordinator.

Supervision Received: As required.

Contacts Inside: All Centre Staff

Contacts Outside: Clients, families staff from other professions and community

services, Universities, schools, daycare and nursery schools and general public.

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours/week, as scheduled per the Centre.Possibility of

flexible work hours including evenings and weekends.

Work Environment: (any unusual hazards or irritants) Involves risk management related to community based work environment. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases.

OCTC is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment, assessment and selection process. Upon request, we will work with you to meet your needs.

For confidential consideration of your application, please submit your resume and

covering letter to: Human Resource Services, OttawaChildren’s Treatment Centre, 2211 Thurston Drive, Ottawa, ON K1G 6C9, Fax: (613) 688-2144, E-mail: .(MS Word format only).

Please note that the Competition Code (top of page 1) of the position

that you are applying for must be clearly stated on your application.

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