Social Worker at Yee Hong Centre For Geriatric Care | CA | Rezi

Social Worker at Yee Hong Centre For Geriatric Care

Social Worker

Yee Hong Centre For Geriatric Care · CA

2 weeks ago

Social Worker

Yee Hong Centre For Geriatric Care · CA

16 days ago
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About the Role

As we prepare to open the Ng Siu Chan Centre, our newest long-term care home, we are seeking passionate and dedicated Social Workers who want to help shape the culture, resident experience, and care environment from day one. Built on the principles of Relationship-Centred Care and Meaningful Living, the Ng Siu Chan Centre will provide an innovative care environment where residents are supported to live with purpose, dignity, independence, and choice. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the opening of a new home and help create an exceptional experience for residents, families, and team members.

Responsibilities

  • Using professional case management practice, carries out intake assessment, service coordination, referrals, case conferencing and case monitoring
  • Provides supportive counselling to clients and their family caregivers on an individual and group basis
  • Coordinates with interdisciplinary team members to carry out and monitor resident care plan pertaining to social work support
  • Offers instrumental help to assist the client to resolve functional problems of daily living
  • Provides crisis intervention and short term assistance in addition to maintaining a caseload assignment
  • In consultation with the Executive Director, develops and implements policies pertaining to social work services
  • Participates in and contributes to interdisciplinary team conference of the LTC Home
  • Works closely with the Executive Director in providing social work services to residents of the LTC Home
  • Actively participates and contributes to the overall LTC leadership team meetings and functions
  • Keeps up-to-date with developments and best practices in the field
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in Social Work, or equivalent, and Registered Social Worker designation in Ontario
  • Minimum 2 years experience in counseling or group work, preferably in a long term care environment
  • Proficiency in computer applications
  • Ability to work independently, be self-directed to problem solve, exercising good judgment, tact and diplomacy
  • Empathetic attitude and desire to contribute towards the wellbeing of the elderly
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Screen result
  • Ability to converse in Chinese
  • Successful applicants must provide a recent satisfactory vulnerable sector police reference check and medical clearance certificate

Skills

  • Counseling
  • Group work
  • Computer applications
  • Problem solving
  • Judgment
  • Tact
  • Diplomacy
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal skills

Location

  • Ontario

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Minimum 2 years experience

Education Level

  • Bachelor degree in Social Work
  • Registered Social Worker designation

Salary/Compensations

  • $34.28 - $40.32

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package
  • Multi-employer pension plan
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Ongoing learning and development
  • Employee education assistance program

About the Company

  • At Yee Hong, our values guide everything we do. We Care, We Collaborate, and We Commit to creating meaningful experiences for residents, clients, families, volunteers, students, and one another.
  • Award winning corporate culture
  • Safe, inclusive and supportive work environment

Equal Opportunity

  • Yee Hong is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the bona-fide requirements for the open position. If contacted for this employment opportunity, please advise if you require any accommodation.