SOCIAL WORKER, YOUTH SHORT TERM ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE (YSTAR)

Job summary

Provide community-based outreach, assessment, early intervention, crisis response, and referrals for at-risk youth experiencing mental health or substance use concerns. Collaborate with youth, families, and multidisciplinary service providers on treatment and discharge plans, supporting continuity of care and harm-reduction approaches.

Job details

Are you a registered Social Worker looking to highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? We currently have an opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to our Specialized Services department. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health and under the general supervision of the Manager or designate, the Social Worker is a member of a multidisciplinary team that provides youth and their families with mental health and substance use treatment and supports. The primary responsibilities include community engagement and outreach services to at-risk youth or identified as at-risk, by providing assessments, early interventions and referrals for substance use and/or mental health problems. This position will work in settings where contact with youth at risk can best be established, e.g., street-based, school, and community settings. Providing mental health and substance use services where the focus is maintaining clients in the community as well as enhancing youth treatment and rehabilitation plans through regular and supportive contact. As a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, providing direct community based early intervention, crisis response, assessment and treatment, planning and implementation of the acute discharge plan, and ensuring youth have a seamless transition between services. The Social Worker, Y-Star, works within the framework of Harm Reduction in substance use, promoting the benefits of this approach in collaborative work with collateral service providers. Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Days - 10:00 to 18:30, Rotating

What you’ll do

Provide community-based outreach, assessment, early intervention, crisis response, and referrals for at-risk youth experiencing mental health or substance use concerns. Collaborate with youth, families, and multidisciplinary service providers on treatment and discharge plans, supporting continuity of care and harm-reduction approaches.

Requirements

The posting seeks a registered Social Worker with the knowledge and abilities to support youth and families in a multidisciplinary setting. It does not specify a required degree, years of experience, or other formal qualifications.

Listed skills

• assessment · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Supervision · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Social Work
• Youth Mental Health
• Substance Use Support
• Community Outreach
• Risk Assessment
• Early Intervention
• Crisis Response
• Referral Coordination
• Treatment Planning
• Discharge Planning
• Rehabilitation Support
• Harm Reduction
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration
• Family Support
• Community-Based Care

Job areas

• Social Services
• Healthcare

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