Crisis Specialist (2024-323-CC)
at WoodGreen Community Services
Toronto, ON, Canada -
| Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 22 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 23 Oct, 2024 | 2 year(s) or above | Good communication skills | No | No |
Required Visa Status:
| Citizen | GC |
| US Citizen | Student Visa |
| H1B | CPT |
| OPT | H4 Spouse of H1B |
| GC Green Card |
Employment Type:
| Full Time | Part Time |
| Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
| Contract – W2 | C2H Independent |
| C2H W2 | Contract – Corp 2 Corp |
| Contract to Hire – Corp 2 Corp |
Description:
Responsibilities:
- Participate in crisis shifts; visit clients in their homes or community locations with a partner.
- Perform psychosocial and geriatric assessments.
- Provide short-term intensive case management services to a caseload of seniors with mental health and substance use issues, including ongoing assessment, service navigation and care coordination.
- Provide assessment of risk in crisis situations, consult and devise an intervention and action plan
- Provide service/care co-ordination, system navigation, short and long-term planning and follow-up support.
- In collaboration with clients, develop and implement a care plan to address their priority and emerging needs.
- Provide supportive counseling to seniors and older adults utilizing a wide range of therapeutic approaches that best meet the clients’ needs and circumstances.
- Participate in case conferences and clinical meetings in order to ensure the coordination of services and a continuum of care.
- Provide advocacy support and advocate with clients and/or their family or caregivers.
- Work closely with the hospitals, and other referral sources, to support clients and facilitate smooth transitions between hospitals, other institutions and community.
- Provide service that is responsive, as well as culturally and linguistically sensitive.
- Engage in ongoing outreach to ensure access to the program.
- Maintain and develop contacts with other seniors’ groups and community agencies, and attend external meetings as recommended by the supervisor or manager
- Keep current about the range of services available in other agencies.
- Provide mentorship, training and/or supervision to student placements and volunteers.
- Work flexible hours based on the needs of the clients, their caregiver, and the service.
- Promote the healthy functioning of the team and unit and participate in meetings regularly.
- Participate in ongoing training and education.
- Participate in supervision sessions and annual performance appraisals with program supervisor/manager.
- Maintain appropriate records and documentation in a timely manner and collect statistical data required for the accountability of the program.
- Ensure the anti-racism objectives and community development principles of the organization are achieved within the program
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:2.0Max:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
Graduate
Relevant Field
Proficient
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Toronto, ON, Canada
