Social Worker

Social Worker

Forging Forward Counselling Services has been established for 20+ years with a staff of registered social workers, social service workers and registered psychotherapists. We offer counselling, trauma therapy, mental health services, parenting counselling support and information, and vocational rehabilitation services. Our counsellors work with adults, children and youth, couples and families with no wait lists and flexible appointment hours.

Forging Forward is currently recruiting four to five Social Workers to join our team as social service Worker or social worker-psychotherapists. These positions are available immediately as casual, part-time roles that will lead to a full-time, permanent position as case loads increase.

You must be willing to see clients weekly on a flexible schedule that will include some evenings and Saturdays, in-person at the physical location and through virtual or telehealth services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide individual, couple and family counselling
• Provide professional and respectful services in a safe and confidential environment
• Develop customized counselling plans with personalized goals and measurable outcomes
• Use approaches that foster self-determination and promote resiliency
• Offer in-person therapy with occasional phone and video sessions as appropriate
• Manage correspondence and documentation using practice-management software (OWL, Microsoft Teams, etc.) in adherence with the OCSWSSW, CRPO and FFCS employment guidelines

• Registered social worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service
• Workers or prospective regulatory college (i.e. CRPO)
• A minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working directly with clients in a mental health setting
• Experienced providing counselling related to stress management, mental health support, relationships, trauma, separation and divorce, and psychosocial needs
• Experience working with adults, couples, children, youth and families
• Trained and skilled in the use of a variety of modalities such as CBT, DBT, SFT, and trauma therapy
• Experience with handling confidential information
• Additional certification and/or designations are assets
• A negative vulnerable sector record check
• Proof of professional insurance as well as current registration, in good standing, with the regulatory body
• Skilled in independent work schedule and activity management
• Able to work as a team in consultation and collaboration
• The ability to offer services in French is an asset

The hourly wage for this position is dependent on credentials (qualified and registered applicants) and ranges from $26.50 to $50.00+ per hour for 15 - 40 hours per week.

Regular supervision will be provided by a social worker with supervision certification in compliance with the OCSWSSW code of ethics and CRPO, as part of employment and contractual benefits. The successful candidate will be required to maintain a full caseload (TBD) supported by the lead counsellor.

Benefits include EAP for mental health services, continued education (CE) bonus, flexible work schedule and employee medical plans.

We welcome diversity at FFCS. Priority will be given to qualified applicants who belong to a priority group (ie: minority groups, women, or persons with a disability).

Please submit a resume and cover letter by email using either MS Word or PDF format. All applications will be kept confidential.