Clinical Counsellor – WoodGreen

Title of the Job: Clinical Counsellor

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: The Caregiver Support and Wellness team is responsible for enabling caregivers to thrive in their role. Through the provision of clinical social work services, this role will leverage exceptional skills in psycho-social assessments; time-limited/goal-oriented intensive case management; counselling; and system navigation to support caregivers who care for people living with geriatric, mental health, addictions, and cognitive issues such as dementia. At times, the clinical counsellor will be called upon to support the case management of care recipients.
What You Will Do

• Provide Caregiver Support and Wellness services, ensuring alignment with Caregiver Strategy.
• Undertake psychosocial assessments and maintain a client caseload.
• Develop and implement service or coordinated care plans with caregiver clients and their care recipients.
• Provide service or care co-ordination, system navigation, short/long-term planning, and follow-up support; participate in case conferences and clinical meetings in order to ensure the coordination of services and a continuum of care.
• Work closely with primary care and service providers to support positive health-related outcomes.
• Work closely with other teams within WoodGreen to provide integrated/coordinated care.
• Provide crisis intervention, practical assistance, therapeutic and/or supportive counseling to caregivers as required in homes and community settings.
• Advocate on behalf of clients and/or their family or caregivers.
• Link clients and/or their caregivers to various community resources, and facilitate appropriate referrals to other community support services as required.
• Facilitate or lead therapeutic/support groups.
• Perform ongoing outreach to engage stakeholders and build the presence of the program.
• Maintain and develop contacts with community agencies and seniors’ groups; collaborate to organize joint health promotion clinics, workshops and events.
• Provide mentorship to social workers and training and supervision to volunteers and Bachelor and/or Master’s degree prepared students.
• Develop relationships with other service providers in order to make seamless, effective referrals and service connections.
• Participate in team meetings and ongoing training and education.
• Provide service that is responsive, culturally and linguistically sensitive to the individual and caregivers needs.
• Participate in supervision sessions and annual performance appraisals with manager.
• Maintain appropriate records and documentation in a timely manner.
• Represent the unit on internal staff committees as directed by manager.

What You Bring to the Team

• Masters of Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or post graduate degree in a relevant field.
• Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, or an equivalent regulatory college in Ontario.
• 3+ years of related experience in geriatrics and/or social work.
• Experience working with older adults and seniors with dementia, mental health and/or substance use issues, chronic health issues, cognitive impairment, and responsive behaviours.
• Certificate in Gerontology considered an asset.

What Will Set You Apart

• Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of the experiences of caregivers.
• Demonstrated case management, system navigation, service planning, implementation and coordination, therapeutic, and supportive counselling skills.
• Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and in collaboration with community professionals.
• Strong assessment, clinical, and intervention skills.
• Effective oral/written communication, documentation, interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to apply and practice therapeutic approaches and Harm Reduction strategies.
• Ability to be self-directed, independent, flexible, and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to work from a client-centered approach.
• Ability to minimize barriers through service delivery for low income individuals with mental health and substance use issues.
• Knowledge/experience with a brief therapy modality, such as Narrative, Solution-Focused, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed approaches, Gentle Persuasive Approach, PIECES, Problem Solving Technique (PST) for caregivers, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of issues affecting older adults and geriatric populations.
• Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the mental health, addictions, health sector, social determinants of health, and community resources.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and relevant legislation.
• Applied computer skills (MS word, excel, Internet) and ability to use client information systems.
• Ability to communicate in a second language (Greek, Spanish, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Tagalog, Arabic, Mandarin, or Cantonese) is a strong asset.

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