Social Worker/Occupational Therapist, Full Time, CIP Assertive Community Treatment

Job Code: 13354

Status: Full Time

Location: CIP Assertive Community Treatment

Union: OPSEU 4104 Paramedical

Wage: $44.67 - $57.91

Posting Period: September 11, 2024 - September 17, 2024

As a member of an interprofessional team, the Occupational Therapist (OT) or Social Worker (SW)provides expertise in their field, by providing evidence-based, recovery focused assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and support focusing on service coordination, medication management, activities of daily living, engagement including work, social, interpersonal relationships and leisure time that contribute to the optimal function of individuals who experience a severe mental illness. The OT or SW also contributes to the development of the comprehensive individual-directed treatment and recovery plan and provides service coordination tor assigned individuals that include providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services in order to facilitate the individual's personal recovery goals.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Master’s Degree in Social Work OR Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy required or Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy with 3 years of adult community mental health experience
• Unrestricted registration with the applicable Ontario College
• One year work experience providing services to adults with a serious mental illness in an outpatient psychiatric setting, effectively accessing and employing community resources to meet the needs of the individual, preferred
  
  

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops effective therapeutic relationships including developing shared understanding of the individual's lived experience with the illness
• Provides service coordination for assigned individuals including coordinating, monitoring and revising the delivery of treatment, rehabilitation and support services per the individual's recovery plan and with a focus on individual strengths
• Collaborates with the interprofessional team, to assist in the organization and management of the system of medication administration and integrates medication administration into individual recovery plans
• Assists individuals to plan and structure social and leisure time activities on evenings, weekends and holidays through the use of natural supports and community resources.
• Provides direct clinical services to develop the skills and resources of the individual (e.g. illness education, coping skills, smoking cessation, development of crisis plans) teaching symptom-management techniques to alleviate and manage symptoms and to promote personal growth and development
  
  

Why Work at Providence Care Community Teams

• Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across Southeastern Ontario
• Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research
• Committed to people centred approach to care delivery
• Competitive salaries, benefits and pension
• Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires
• Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities
• Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College and other academic institutions
• Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake