Social Work Lead Hope to Health

Overview

The salary range for this position is CAD $45.66/Hr.

- CAD $57.04/Hr. Reporting to the Clinical Operations Manager and receiving practice leadership and support from the Professional Practice Leader (PPL), Social Work, the Social Worker 4 provides leadership to staff in Social Work professional standards and practice and participates in the planning and coordination of Social Work/Psycho-social and designated Peer services at the Clinic by providing clinical guidance and expertise, mentoring and coaching, and facilitating workplace solutions.

Identifies, recommends, developing, establishes, communicates and evaluates professional practice standards in collaboration with the PPL, Social Work and the Research, Education and Practice Coordinator (REPC). This position supervises at least one (1) FTE Social Worker at the P1 and/or P2A and/or S1 level and a total of up to eight (8) FTE paramedical and non-paramedical staff. Provides leadership in coordinating the management of patient/client flow and management of staff caseloads.

Performs direct patient assessment and treatment to the population we serve including substance use, mental health, chronic disease, and psychosocial assessments. Establishes and maintains effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and community partners to coordinate services across the continuum of health care. Identifies, coordinates and promotes research and quality improvement initiatives.

• Provides leadership in Social Work professional standards and practice and participates in the planning and coordination of Social Work/Psycho-social and Peer services at the designated site by methods such as providing clinical guidance and expertise, mentoring and coaching, and facilitating workplace solutions.
• Works collaboratively with the PPL, Social Work and the REPC, Social Work in developing, establishing, communicating and evaluating professional practice standards.
• Develops and oversees a review system to ensure compliance with standards, developing, communicating and evaluating goals and objectives for the discipline to ensure practice is consistent with program and services goals and objectives; and providing advice on professional practice standards, codes of ethics and issues such as registration.
• Collaborates with the Clinical Operations Manager and/or Associate Medical Director on various staffing issues as they relate to the clinical practices as required by methods such as providing input into employee performance evaluations to promote quality work performance, acting as a resource to clarify the role of the discipline in delivering patient and client care service, providing clinical performance support and creates practice plans to meet professional standards, participating in the development of Social Work/Peer Support Specialist job descriptions, assisting in determining orientation and training requirements, discussing progress, referring items requiring disciplinary action to the Clinical Operations Manager and/or Associate Medical Director including involving the PPL, Social Work on disciplinary issues related to Social Work professional practice.
  
  Assists with staff selection by participating on interview panels and providing recommendations regarding evaluation of candidates to facilitate optimal hiring decisions.
• Provides leadership, direction and guidance in Social Work education, practices, and special initiatives by methods such as developing an education plan to provide continuing education for Social Work staff in collaboration with PPL, Social Work and REPC, Social Work - discipline specific and interdisciplinary; identifying, promoting and supporting professional development initiatives by practice members in collaboration with the Clinical Operations Manager and/or Associate Medical Director and/or Professional Practice Leader;
  
  providing relevant education and training to multidisciplinary staff and developing orientation material for new social work staff and assisting by providing orientation to new social work and Peer Support Specialist staff throughout the Centre.
• Conducts…