Family Navigator - Community Clinical Programs
Permanent Full-Time
The Family Navigator provides service planning for infants, children, and youth up the age of 18, and their families referred for service at York Hills. The Family Navigator will provide case management where needed and deliver groups/workshops.
Benefits: Full Extended Health and Dental, Life Insurance, EAP, STD, LTD and RRSP plan. Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days.
Location:
The Hybrid Work Plan developed for this role presently requires this position to work in a combination of work from home and work on site dependent upon the needs of clients. The successful candidate will work primarily in our Aurora Office, located at 402 Bloomington Rd., Aurora ON, with flexibility to work from home.
Here is what you will need:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW), Counselling Psychology (or equivalent), and registration with an appropriate governing body (i.e. CRPO, OCSWSSW) with at least 2 years of experience in a children’s mental health setting.
- Candidates with a diploma in a related field with a minimum of 5 years of extensive and relevant experience will also be considered.
- Experience working with children, youth and their families struggling to manage when the effects of depression, anxiety, strained social relationships, self-injurious behaviour, trauma, psychiatric diagnoses, attentional and learning disabilities, and difficult family dynamics interfere with their ability to function as they wish at home, school or in the community.
We are looking for an exceptional individual who has:
- Prior experience working in service planning and providing front door services is an asset.
- Ability to engage with children/youth and families to formulate service plans using a range of evidence-based and/or evidence-informed practices, as well as provision of psycho-education as needed.
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary framework with other professionals including, psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
- Can provide case navigation for clients with multiple and complex needs. This may include referrals to internal/external programs and services.
- Knowledge of community and agency programs in York Region including transitional age youth and adult services.
- Demonstrated sound judgment related to the development of collaborative approaches working with children, youth and their families; including high-risk circumstances and safety planning.
- Ability to meet the needs of a diverse client base, through knowledge of and application of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and cultural competency practices.
- Experience facilitating groups and webinars/workshops.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills; ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment exercising professional judgement in conflictual and stressful situations.
- Sound writing skills and ability to complete documentation in a timely manner.
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
- Ability to identify learning needs and seek consultation and support through supervision.
- Demonstrated computer literacy and familiarity with computer technology.
- Willing to work a flexible schedule, that includes two evenings/week up to 8pm to accommodate the children/youth and families we serve.
- Must be fluent in English, speaking, writing and reading. Fluency in other languages is an asset.
York Hills is strongly committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the populations we serve. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals including applicants from all cultures, racialized communities, abilities, diverse sexual and gender identities and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. We encourage you to reflect upon the diversity you would bring to this role within your application.
York Hills is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, accessible and respectful workplace. We believe in a cultivating a selection process and employment environment without discrimination or harassment, that is inclusive and barrier free.
We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance and we will arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner
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Accepting applications until July 26, 2024.
