Social Worker, Community Health

Location: Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands

Location
City of Lakes Family Health Team has 4 sites throughout the region including sites at:
Sudbury, Val Caron, Chelmsford and Walden. Sudbury and Val Caron to be the main sites, but visits to the other sites may be required.

Employment
18-Month Contract, Full-Time

Hours
37.5 hours/week Monday to Friday

Final date to receive applications
Friday, November 20, 2026

Are you a compassionate and resourceful Social Worker looking to make a meaningful impact in primary care?

Join the City of Lakes Family Health Team, where you’ll be part of a dynamic interprofessional team dedicated to collaboration, innovation, and delivering exceptional patient-centered care.

Why Join Us?
CoLFHT delivers comprehensive, team-based primary care designed to support our patients. You will join a collaborative and innovative team dedicated to improving access to comprehensive primary care across Greater Sudbury. Our Social Workers practice to their full scope within an interdisciplinary environment that values patient-centered care.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients while helping shape and enhance social work services within our organization.

Responsibilities:

Provide brief assessments and therapeutic interventions

Proficient in assessment, psychotherapy and psychological counseling techniques including CBT, SFT, motivational interviewing for working with individuals, couples, families and communities

Support patients through counseling, education, and outreach

Demonstrated ability to form and maintain helping relationships with patients.

Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act and community mental health resources;

Establish collaborative treatment planning and goal setting with patients

Conduct home visits and community outreach

Participate in case reviews and team discussions

Educate patients, families, and staff on psychosocial health and prevention strategies

Stay current with best practices and share knowledge with the team

Create and support pathways that facilitate the social worker working to their full scope of practice

Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team

Be a part of our Patient Navigation program, lead by our Patient Navigator

Help patients access community and social services

Advocate on behalf of patients with external agencies

Strengthen communication between community partners and our care team

Refer patients to the program for supports accessing financial supports, housing, legal aid, and social services

Build capacity among providers to identify and support patient navigation

Program Development & Evaluation

Develop tools and guidelines to support best practices

Collaborate with our Quality Improvement team to measure impact

Enhance EMR functionality to support navigation and tracking

Participate in data collection and program evaluation

What We Offer

A supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking work environment

A collaborative team culture that fosters learning, innovation and a shared purpose

Opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and continuing education

A chance to make a lasting impact in the Greater Sudbury community

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an accredited institution

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Experienced in social work interventions and strategies to assist clients or families to achieve optimum psychosocial and social functioning

Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act and community mental health resources

Experience in providing one‑on‑one supports to individuals with diversity…