Social Worker, Career opportunity in Toronto, Ontario

Posted on:

November 12th, 2014
Status:Occasional
Housing:

Bradgate Arms
Group:

Cogir Senior Living

Location:

Toronto

Ontario
54 Foxbar RoadM4V 2G6
Category:

Other

Job description

Reporting to the Client Services Manager, the Social Worker maximizes the client/family’s functioning within the context of rehabilitation, maintenance or palliation. The Social Worker enhances the problem solving and coping capacity of individuals and families/caregivers utilizing a variety of interventions.

Key Responsibilities

To evaluate Client need based on presenting problems employing standardized assessment tools
To assess the safety and risk factors of the client/caregivers/health care team and set out appropriate resolutions and/or coping strategies
To determine whether Social Work is required
To design a treatment plan considering evidence-based information, relevant best practice guidelines and clinical expertise
To set specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-limited and client centered goals
To determine the need for additional or alternative services
To organize workload considering client and other team members’ needs
To incorporate discharge planning into treatment planning/process
To select and execute appropriate, cost effective intervention strategies
To educate Clients, Families/Caregivers and the health care team regarding the nature of the client’s illness/ problem, purpose of the interventions, and self-management strategies
To link Families/ Clients with appropriate community partners/ services
To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, the client’s response, and progress toward goal attainment and/ or need for changes in service
To evaluate client outcome using appropriate outcome measures
To collaborate and communicate with the Health Care Team regarding assessment findings, possible barriers, treatment and future planning
To participate in case conferences as required
To maintain daily and weekly records of client care activity, which comply with Revera’s regulatory body standards
To submit timely and accurate clinical and administrative reports, including billing and payroll invoices
To comply with Revera’s and college/professional regulatory agency standards of practice
To uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Revera’s Code of Conduct
To complete all other tasks as assigned.