Social Worker

Location: City of Lakes Family Health Team has 4 sites throughout the region including sites at: Sudbury, Val Caron, Chelmsford and Walden. Home based TBD, but regular visits to the other sites are required.

Worksite: In-person

Employment: 18-Month Contract, Full-Time

Hours: 37.5 hours/week Monday to Friday

Salary Range: $68,650-$80,765 annually

Benefits: HOOPP Pension and extended health benefits

Application Deadline: Friday, November 20, 2026

Apply To: Meghan Peters, [email protected]

Are you a compassionate and resourceful Social Worker looking to make a meaningful impact in primary care?

Join the City of Lakes Family Health Team, where you’ll be part of a dynamic interprofessional team dedicated to collaboration, innovation, and delivering exceptional patient-centered care.

Why Join Us?

CoLFHT delivers comprehensive, team-based primary care designed to support our patients. You will join a collaborative and innovative team dedicated to improving access to comprehensive primary care across Greater Sudbury. Our Social Workers practice to their full scope within an interdisciplinary environment that values patient-centered care. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients while helping shape and enhance social work services within our organization.

Responsibilities:

Social Workers are a key part of the patient care circle and should be comfortable working to their full scope of practice. As a Social Worker with our team, in collaboration with the primary care provider and an interprofessional care team, you will:

Mental Health & Psychosocial Support

• Provide brief assessments and therapeutic interventions
• Proficient in assessment, psychotherapy and psychological counseling techniques including CBT, SFT, motivational interviewing for working with individuals, couples, families and communities
• Support patients through counseling, education, and outreach
• Demonstrated ability to form and maintain helping relationships with patients.
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act and community mental health resources;
• Establish collaborative treatment planning and goal setting with patients
• Conduct home visits and community outreach
• Participate in case reviews and team discussions
• Educate patients, families, and staff on psychosocial health and prevention strategies
• Maintain clear, confidential documentation
• Stay current with best practices and share knowledge with the team
• Create and support pathways that facilitate the social worker working to their full scope of practice
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team

Patient Navigation & Advocacy

· Be a part of our Patient Navigation program, lead by our Patient Navigator

· Help patients access community and social services

· Advocate on behalf of patients with external agencies

· Strengthen communication between community partners and our care team

• Refer patients to the program for supports accessing financial supports, housing, legal aid, and social services
• Build capacity among providers to identify and support patient navigation

Program Development & Evaluation

• Develop tools and guidelines to support best practices
• Collaborate with our Quality Improvement team to measure impact
• Enhance EMR functionality to support navigation and tracking
• Participate in data collection and program evaluation

What We Offer

A supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking work environment

A collaborative team culture that fosters learning, innovation and a shared purpose

Opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and continuing education

A chance to make a lasting impact in the Greater Sudbury community

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an accredited institution

· Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

· Registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

• Experienced in social work interventions and strategies to assist clients or families to achieve optimum psychosocial and social functioning
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act and community mental health resources
• Experience in providing one-on-one supports to individuals with diversity in income, education, ability, and mental health status
• Excellent verbal and written communication. Listening, organizational, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of community-based resources
• Demonstrable knowledge of financial matters affecting low-income people, including income security programs and policies, tax systems, access to financial services, and other income support programs such as WSIB and private insurance companies.
• Previous experience brokering social support services between agencies
• Experience in the development of educational materials for health providers and patients
• Experience with data collection, research and quality improvement
• Experience with a electronic medical records system is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Bilingual in French and English considered an asset

Please forward your cover letter and resume to Meghan Peters, Executive Director of the City of Lakes Family Health Team. [email protected]

While we thank all applicants, only those under consideration will be contacted for an interview.

• We are an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees!