Comprehensive Care Specialist; -CC)

Position: Comprehensive Care Specialist (2026-380-CC)
Employment Type:

Casual,Bargaining Unit (1 Vacancy)

Work Hours:

24 hours/week (Various shifts options available from Monday - Friday 9am-5pm)

Work Setting:  Hybrid - 815 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Salary:  $31.98/hour

Final date to receive applications:  October 22, 2026 by 11:59 pm

Competition #
-CC  Comprehensive Care Specialist   
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Employment Type:

Casual,Bargaining Unit (1 Vacancy)

Work Hours:

24 hours/week (Various shifts options available from Monday - Friday 9am-5pm)  Work Setting:  Hybrid - 815 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario  Salary:  $31.98/hour  Final date to receive applications:  October 22, 2026 by 11:59 pm

Who We Are
Wood Green is a team of diverse and innovative change makers working together to make a difference in our communities. A United Way Anchor Agency with a proven track record and an entrepreneurial mindset, we continuously seek to develop solutions to critical social needs while striving to become a Centre for Equity.
Visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). woodgreen.org to learn more about who we are and to review our Equity Statement .

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, representative of the communities we serve. We encourage, and are pleased to consider, applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons/persons of colour, women/women identifying, persons with disabilities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who contribute towards promoting innovative ideas and solutions.

Program Overview – Community Care, Mental Health & Addictions
The Comprehensive Care Specialist is responsible for working independently and with the Comprehensive Care and Integration Specialist (CCIS) team to facilitate smooth care transitions (i.e. from acute care to community), to provide service coordination, psycho-social assessment, intensive case management, therapeutic and/or supportive counselling, and making referrals to various resources to improve outcomes for older adults, seniors and/or their family/caregivers.

The role includes collaborating with health care providers, and other resources in the community to enable individuals who are vulnerable, at risk and marginalized to live safely and independently in the community and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency room use .

What You Will Do
Referrals and Outreach

Develop trust and rapport with clients and hospital staff in order to identify individuals who could benefit from social work support and transitional care coordination.

Work with hospital staff to identify and engage clients and support hospital staff in making referrals to the CCIS team, as appropriate.

When necessary, follow up with referral source(s) to learn more about the client being referred, reason for hospitalization and/or reason for referral, to support in development of Coordinated Care Plan (CCP).

Develop relationships with other service providers in order to make seamless, effective referrals and service connections.

Work closely with CCU central intake and program managers to identify clients with frequent hospital/ED use who may benefit from CCIS support to reduce unnecessary hospital use.

Direct Client Support

Perform psychosocial and/or psychological and geriatric assessments.

Provide service/care co-ordination, system navigation, short-term and long-term planning and follow-up support. Provide short-term case management services (up to 90 days) to clients through the development and implementation of a care plan and/or Coordinated Care Plan (CCP) to address their priority and emerging needs. Provide short-term intensive care coordination and work closely with the CCIS team, hospitals, and other referral sources to support clients and facilitate smooth transitions between hospital and community.

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