Organization: Village Family Health Team Location: 171 East Liberty St., Unit 102, Toronto, Ontario Employment Type: 0.8 FTE, Permanent. 4 days per week/30 hours per week, Monday – Friday (9 am – 5 pm) Reports To: Programs & Services Manager Expected start date: 2026-11-15
Village Family Health Team
Village Family Health Team serves the rapidly growing neighbourhoods of Liberty Village, King/Queen West and Parkdale in Southwest Toronto. We are a leading healthcare organization committed to providing exceptional care and support to our community. We pride ourselves on delivering patient-centered care and fostering a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative healthcare environment. We offer a wide range of programs and services to address the diverse healthcare needs of our community with a focus on chronic disease management, mental health and addictions, and health promotion and wellness. We believe in proactive healthcare that include health education and preventive screenings to empower our patients to live their healthiest lives.
Position Summary
The Social Worker will be integral in providing and supporting patient care and the delivery of FHT programs. Working collaboratively within an inter-professional healthcare team, the Social Worker will practice to the full extent of their scope as defined by the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers of Ontario.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct and develop comprehensive psychosocial clinical assessments for referred patients.
- Provide short-term psychotherapy to individuals, or within a group setting.
- Collaborate with inter-professional team members to initiate and manage patient care.
- Educate and promote mental health and addiction awareness to individuals, groups, families, and couples.
- Offer up-to-date information on mental health community resources and referrals to patients and the team.
- Contribute to the training and clinical placement experiences of health professional students or residents.
- Coordinate data collection and analysis for program and patient care evaluation.
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work.
- Current registration with OSCWSSW (membership must be in good standing).
- Demonstrate ability provide evidence-based therapy such as CBT, DBT, EFT, CPT, CBTi, and/or IPT is an asset.
- Comfort working with individuals with trauma histories in a short-term model is an asset.
- Knowledge of harm reduction principles and their application.
- Experience working with diverse gender, sex, cultural, and racial backgrounds.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership, advanced knowledge, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Proficiency in computer use, particularly with Electronic Medical Records.
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned, in accordance with organizational needs and priorities.
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- HOOPP pension plan
How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter outlining their qualifications and experience to hisham.elsaid@villagefht.ca. Please include "Social Worker Application - [Your Name]" in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Village Family Health Team is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Village Family Health Team is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce and is committed to hiring practices that are fair and equitable. The company and its hiring managers always seek to hire the most qualified candidate for a position. A protected characteristic under the Human Rights Code is never used against a person during the hiring process. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
