Social Worker 2

Department: Family Court Clinic

Position Number: 50065947

Hours of Work: Part Time Pro-rata 50%; Rotating Shifts

Pay Band: $44.67-$57.92

Union: OPSEU4106-Non-Central

Location: Kingston General Hospital Site

DESCRIPTION:

The Social Worker II, as a key member of the Family Court Clinic multidisciplinary team, provides assessment, treatment and consultation in accordance with Code of Ethics and Professional Standard of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and the vision, mission and values of Kingston Health Sciences Centre

PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary clinical team, the Social Worker II:

• Conducts comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments with children and youth, occasionally accused young persons and young offenders, families, parent-child interactions and reviews of relevant history and file materials and obtains collateral information from other professional involved with the family.

• Reviews information from the members of the multidisciplinary team, other key informants and data sources, weighs pertinent information elicited from psychosocial evaluations and risk assessments, develops treatment, necessary protective measures, disposition and other recommendations, authoring and submitting initial and follow-up court and other reports within prescribed timeframes.

• Attends and provides documentary and expert evidence to the Courts and other hearings and tribunals, as required.

• Completes other consultation reports and, as required, provides verbal reports immediately where warranted.

• Maintains patient records by methods such as documenting patient assessments, charting patient information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and documenting for future reference.

• Provides comprehensive therapeutic clinical counseling services to children/youth and families occasionally and where appropriate, acts as a resource by providing education and information regarding community resources and access to these resources, facilitating referrals where appropriate, and facilitating the development of community resources by identifying services needed to support families.

• Develops, coordinates and delivers in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and/or training related to the assigned clinical specialty area by methods such as collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, determining relevant content and required audiovisual/handout aids, conducting literature searches and planning and coordinating seminars.

• Initiates, develops and carries out research activities and program planning and development relevant to the needs of the patient, families, hospital and community in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team by methods such as identifying current trends/gaps in literature, writing research proposals.

• Follows through with research methodology, disseminates research findings and ensures clinical practices and protocols are consistent with research findings.

• Maintains broad development in the Social Work profession by methods such as reviewing literature in the assigned clinical specialty area, consulting with clinical and community experts within the field, evaluating clinical practice and participating in professional development activities in order to improve care through new practices.

• Acts as a mentor, coach and educational resource to early career professionals and learners.

• Participates as a member of internal and external committees, task forces and working groups, as assigned. Submits workload data within prescribed timeframes.

• Performs related duties, as assigned.

Leadership Approach

• Communicates in a timely, accurate, understandable and complete manner

• Works collaboratively within and across clinical teams-services-programs to achieve successful team results Looks for ways to improve processes, champions the adoption of evidence-based best practices

• Organizes and prioritizes work; manages time effectively

• Recognizes and responds effectively to unexpected situations

• Accepts responsibility for own decisions and outcomes

• Demonstrates ability to be counted on to do what he or she says will be done

• Maintains expertise by keeping current with relevant developments and/or practice standards and regulations, policies and procedures

• Demonstrates the appropriate use of resources based on principles of responsible stewardship

• Protects confidentiality of children and youth, staff and organizational issues

• Takes responsibility for personal and professional growth and development

• Participates in internal and external committees, working and task groups, as required

Professional Values

• Demonstrates personal commitment to patient and family-centered care, patient empowerment, quality of care and enhancing quality of life

• Demonstrates a personal commitment to patient advocacy, assuring rights and entitlements of children and youth

• Demonstrates personal commitment to supporting multiculturally sensitive care environments

• Takes pride in efficient and effective completion of assignments, follows through on work related commitments

• Demonstrates a willingness to accept responsibility for actions

PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• Approaches responsibilities and duties as a “team member”

• Positive contributor to group performance, draws out the best from others, fosters activities building group morale

• Demonstrates understanding, support, courtesy, tact and cooperative interactions with colleagues and other members of the clinical team, medical and administrative leadership

• Acts as a positive contributor with team and group assignments and activities, establishes and maintains cooperative and productive work relationships with all employees, works well with most people and personalities

• Appropriately responds to personality conflicts with positive attitude, never a source of unhealthy conflict and will encourage the same behaviour in others

• Promotes and maintains exemplary public relations with children and youth served, family members, visitors and community members

ORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Serves as a role model and clinical resource to the members of the multidisciplinary team, including unregulated care providers

• Supports early career healthcare professionals, coaching, mentoring and facilitating the acquisition of key competencies

• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development/training and lifelong learning

• Identifies own learning needs/goals, reviews these with immediate supervisor, and engages in a variety of activities to meet these needs/goals

• Attends professional development-training, workshops and seminars to maintain skills and knowledge of state-of-the-art continuous quality improvement and risk management processes, best practice guidelines, practice standards, etc.

• Seeks constructive feedback regarding his/her own practice

• Participates in peer review as appropriate

• Attends mandatory and recommended educational, training and informational sessions, as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters of Social Work Degree from an accredited university.

• Member in good standing of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

• Current First Aid/CPR Level ‘C’.

• Current enhanced security clearance (criminal reference check) for vulnerable populations administered by Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).

• 3-5 years clinical social work experience in an outpatient mental health setting working with children and their families.

• In-depth knowledge of DSM-IV TR diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders most prevalent in the child and adolescent subpopulations.

• Highly developed clinical skills in interviewing, psycho-social and risk assessment, treatment (individual, group and family therapy), crisis intervention and cognitive behavioural therapy with children-youth and families.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the developmental stages of children-youth and within the family life cycle and the psychosocial issues that may occur in relation to this.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Ontario Mental Health Act, Child and Family Services Act, Young Offenders Act (Canada), Health Care Consent Act, Powers of Attorney Act, Substitute Decisions Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act and other relevant legislation.

• Extensive knowledge of evidence based practice and current experience in the assessment and treatment of complex mental health disorders in children-youth.

• In-depth knowledge of community-based and regional mental health and other relevant resources is essential.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, allied health and nursing professionals, other agency, legal and court representatives.

• Highly developed communication, presentational and documentation skills including reports formulation and development.

• Demonstrated strong mentoring and coaching skills, acting as an educational resource to early career professionals and learners.

• Effective organizational and time management skills, ability to schedule time, prioritize, handle multiple activities and meet deadlines.

• Capable of coping in a physically and mentally demanding work environment.

• Proficiency with current versions of Microsoft Office software — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

• Demonstrated excellent attendance.

• Demonstrated commitment to the mission, vision and values of Kingston Health Sciences Centre

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the justice system serving children, youth and families.

• Demonstrated knowledge of continuous quality improvement and risk management tools, hospital accreditation program standards, required organizational practices, patient safety and adverse event analysis.

• Track record of conducting or participating in research into child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.

• Experience practicing in an academic health sciences centre.

• Current Crisis Prevention Institute- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certificate.

• Bilingualism (French/English) is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The incumbent will be required to meet the physical demands as described for the area of work.

KHSC is located on the ancestral lands and waters of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee and serves a wider geographical area that encompasses many Indigenous communities including Tyendinaga, Katarokwi, as well as communities within the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority. As we partner in care, discovery, and learning to achieve better health outcomes for our communities, KHSC is committed to actively advocating for and acting upon the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action on Health.

Unless specifically stated, all job postings are for existing positions at KHSC. KHSC is committed to recruitment practices that support and contribute to building a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace in compliance with legislation such as the Employment Standards Act and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. We welcome all applications from women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, persons in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and members of other equity deserving groups.

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices. If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.