Opiate Case Management Worker
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Canada
Job Description
Internal/External Employment Opportunity
Position Title: Opiate Case Management Worker
Component/Team: ICM
Status: One Year Contract, 1.0 FTE Full-Time (35 hours per week)
Salary Scale: $53,435 - $64,355 annualized salary plus benefits
Start Date: Immediately
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Position Description:
The Opiate Case Management Worker will provide case management services including assessment, goal setting, care planning, accompaniment, and discharge planning to a case load of up to twenty clients with Opioid use disorder. The goals of Case Management interventions are to support stabilization of the specific social determinants of health factors impacting the client and to support improvements in client self-efficacy, empowerment and quality of life as defined and understood by the client.
Reporting Relationship:
As an employee of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, the Opiate Case Management Worker is directly accountable to the Case Management Services Team Leader and through him/her to the Director of Addiction and Mental Health Services and to the Executive Director.
Requirements
Skills, Education and Experience:
Requirements for this position include:
Education and Language
- A bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, social science or health-related field.
- Be a member in good standing of a college or order such as the College of Registered Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Fluency in English, both oral and written
- Under the Centre’s designation to provide French Language Services, this position is designated bilingual preferred:
- French (oral expression): Advanced +
- French (oral comprehension): Superior
- French (reading comprehension): Advanced
Professional Experience
- Three to five years’ experience working with a broad range of at-risk populations, including: people with HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, street involved people, people with mental illness, people with substance use disorder, sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgendered people and other marginalized groups
- Experience working within a harm reduction framework
- Experience with motivational interviewing techniques
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong organizational, administrative and documentation skills
- Knowledge of the impact of determinants of health on risk for HIV
- Knowledge of substance use disorder and mental illness
- Ability to incorporate and strengthen collaborative and interdisciplinary teamwork and to work with a variety of health and social service providers
- Ability to work under stress with multiple demands
- Ability to use a strength-based approach in working with clients
- Familiarity with emergency shelters and day programs in the Ottawa area and ability to work comfortably in these environments and on the streets.
- Knowledge of the broad range of health determinants.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of various computer programs.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently
Benefits
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre offers employees an excellent benefits package which includes 4 weeks holidays (pro-rated to status) in addition to a Pension Plan (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan - HOOPP) and excellent Group Insurance Plan.
Conditions of Employment:
Hours of work will be developed in collaboration with the successful candidate to ensure a healthy work-life balance. A schedule of work will be based on the Centre’s hours of operation and program requirements.
An offer of employment will be conditional upon the candidate completing a criminal reference check, verification of educational requirement for this position and linguistic profile to the satisfaction of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.
Please note that Sandy Hill CHC has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. All applicants are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for employment. An offer of employment will be conditional upon the candidate providing proof of full vaccination. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for individuals with a medical reason or a reason pursuant to the Human Rights Code that restricts them from being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Accommodation:
SHCHC will provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its rec