Child and Youth Worker - Mental Health Child and Adolescent - William Osler Health System
Date Posted: May 01, 2024
Job Detail
Job Description
One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.
A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.
At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!
Job Description
This role reports to the Clinical Service Manager of Children's Mental Health.
Accountabilities
- Conduct assessments
- Apply behavior management strategies; assist staff, parents and teachers in understanding and the application of these approaches
- Conduct groups and provide case management services for children and youth with complex needs
- Child and youth work diploma
- Current member of Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors
- Undergraduate Degree in Psychology would be an asset
- Two to three years current experience in child and adolescent mental health, conducting behavioral assessments with children, adolescents, and families, and responding to challenging behavior in a hospital/group home/classroom setting
- Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with other team members to develop and implement individualized treatment approaches for patients and families in the context of a milieu setting, using evidence based approaches
- Knowledge of the major disorders of childhood
- Demonstrated ability to assist in modeling effective behavior management strategies
- Experience in collaborating with teachers
- Experience in developing and conducting therapeutic groups
- Experience in providing case management services
- Must be willing to work in secure, open, and day hospital settings
- Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Computer proficiency
- Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record
Hours: Currently days, 8 and 12 hour shifts including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)
