Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 9,000 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.
Holland Bloorview’s vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.
Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.
The Position
We are seeking a social worker to join the interdisciplinary Communication, Learning and Behaviour team. For children and youth with autism and their families, Holland Bloorview has played a central role in autism diagnosis as a hub for Toronto. You can learn more about this program here: https://hollandbloorview.ca/services/programs-services/autism-services-communication-learning-and-behaviour
This is a temporary full-time position (1.0 FTE) for one year.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducts strengths-based social work assessment and consultation for families of diverse backgrounds whose children primarily have a medical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Assesses individual family dynamics and function, including strengths, areas of need and high-risk situations
- In collaboration with the interdisciplinary teams, consults with families to enhance parents’ coping abilities and advocacy skills, educate families about resource options, provide supportive counseling during crisis situations
- Identifies need for social work intervention through case screening and case finding methods
- Supports and respects the client's/family’s rights to make decisions based on their own values, beliefs and experiences
- Initiates, implements, co-ordinates community referrals appropriate to client and family needs
- Advocates for client and family needs for service within Holland Bloorview and the community
- Bases practice on established Holland Bloorview policies, procedures, evidence and best practice
- Documents accurate workload statistics
- Adheres to Holland Bloorview’s documentation policy
- Attends and participates in program and professional staff meetings
- Communicates in a timely and effective manner
- Contributes to the development of program/service activities
- Ensures the maintenance of the OCSWSSW Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Social Workers
- Identifies learning needs and establishes annual goals
- Remains current with professional literature and best practice guidelines
- Shares new knowledge and best practices with colleagues, staff, students and the community
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices
- Meets with families virtually (over Zoom video or phone) and in-person onsite at Holland Bloorview
- Has individual appointments with caregivers and runs a caregiver resource group for families who have a child newly diagnosed with ASD
Qualifications
- MSW Degree from an accredited university, Faculty of Social Work
- Current member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Current member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers preferred
- Previous job related experience working with children and families with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is preferred
- Paediatric social work or health care experience preferred
- Experience working in an interdisciplinary setting preferred
- Works effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrates ability to manage and respond to crisis situations calmly and effectively
- Demonstrates ability to organize time and meet deadlines
- Demonstrates initiative and self direction