Posted 19 months ago
SOCIAL WORKER
@ SOUTHBRIDGE HOMES
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Southbridge Homes is hiring a full-time Social Worker at its Craiglee home in Scarborough, working 8am to 4pm. The role covers resident admissions, family advocacy, care conferences, palliative support and ethics leadership in a long-term care setting.
Responsibilities:
- Handle new resident inquiries, tours and pre-admission assessments
- Act as resident and family advocate and lead the Family Council liaison
- Coordinate and participate in interdisciplinary care conferences
- Provide palliative care support and address abuse concerns
- Lead the home's ethics committee and provide staff training
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor of Social Work and registration under the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998
- Minimum 3 years' clinical social work experience
- Experience with geriatrics and multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong mental health knowledge and crisis response skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- French considered an asset
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2025-04-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-13
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English, French |
| Licences & certifications | Registered under the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998 |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Social Work |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
SOUTHBRIDGE HOMES
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 268 |
Home: Craiglee home
Location: Scarborough
Position: Social Worker (Full Time, 8am-4pm)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Receive and respond appropriately to inquiries pertaining to Southbridge Roseview which relate to new resident placement, including conducting tours of the home with prospective residents;
- To conduct pre-admission procedures including: Screening of applications; Correspondence with applicants to acknowledge receipt of application and to provide information; Pre-admission visits and assessments; Communication with placement agencies; Navigates the resident/family thru the admission process including coordination with the LHIN;
- To promote and facilitate a Resident-oriented environment, acting as a Resident/family advocate. Coordinates and is the homes liaison person for Family Council. Leads the Customer Service program within the home;
- Coordinate, plan and participate in annual and new admission interdisciplinary team care conferences for residents;
- To plan, organize and carry out social work programs/services to meet the ongoing psychosocial needs of the Residents and their families/advocates;
- Provides palliative care support to residents and family as needed;
- Examines and acts on matters concerning possible financial abuse or emotional abuse of a resident and works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to address the issue;
- Leads the ethics committee for the home and is available to staff to consult with regarding ethical dilemmas within the home, and works collaboratively with staff to resolve ethical dilemmas;
- Participates on committees related to resident care and operation of the facility as required;
- To function as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in planning overall Resident care;
- To provide educational and consultative services on social work related issues/topics through participation in staff orientation programs, staff development programs and educational seminars for staff, Residents and families/advocates as required.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
- Registered under the Social Work & Social Service Act, 1998; Graduate of a recognized school of social work with a Bachelor of Social Work degree;
- Experience in working with Geriatrics; Familiarity with the multi-disciplinary team concept, skill in teamwork and ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary setting;
- Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Social Worker in a clinical setting;
- Strong knowledge base for mental health issues;
- Excellent team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills;
- Ability to respond to crisis situations with demonstrated critical thinking;
- Demonstrated ability to function as a team player;
- Good communication and interpersonal skills;
- French Language skills will be considered an asset;
Interested applicants should apply here. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.
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