Social Worker Family Health Team(Job Id 16604) Job title: Social Worker Family Health Team

Job ID: 16604

Site: CA:ON:Toronto:St. Michael's Hospital

Category

Work type: Full-Time Permanent

Date posted: August 20, 2026

Close date: August 27, 2026

Salary range: 47.93-59.91

Shift/ hours of work

Description Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Join our St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health team as we work to put patients and families at the centre of everything we do.

The Social Worker with the St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team will be an asset to facilitate connection between community members and our interprofessional primary care team. They will work collaboratively with community partners in the downtown east of Toronto, including Moss Park, St.

Jamestown, and Regent Park, to connect with community members who face significant financial challenges, housing insecurity, and other forms of marginalization and support meaningful attachment to our program.

The Social Worker will provide direct psychosocial care to new primary care patients in collaboration with the interprofessional team through our new patient pathway. This Social Worker provides care to patients onsite at our primary care clinics, in patient’s homes and in the community. Individuals with lived experience of being marginalized by poverty and discrimination are strongly encouraged to apply.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:



Social workers in health care provide in-depth biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic, treatment, and evaluation services for individuals, families, and/or couples. Counseling, discharge planning, resource referral, consultation and collaboration, teaching, research/quality improvement, and patient and family education are required elements of the position. In addition, Social Workers at Unity Health Toronto:

Work effectively as a member of an interprofessional team, collaborating with other disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care

Contribute to the academic mandate of the organization as an educator, resource or support for staff and members of the academic and professional community

Identify and address educational needs for patients and their families

Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development in order to continue to provide optimal patient care

Are committed to and participates in ongoing quality improvement and/or research in the organization

Provide patient care in accordance with all professional and organizational standards

Are committed to providing anti oppressive and accessible care for all patients

Must be willing to work evenings and/or weekends as directed by the Program.





Staff must be willing to work in all of the Family Health Team locations including:

61 Queen St. East

80 Bond Street

140 The Esplanade

QUALIFICATIONS

Must be currently licensed by and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) for practice in all applicable clinical areas

Must hold a Masters Degree in Social Work

Current BLS (or willingness to complete within probationary period)

Experience Primary Care is preferred

Excellent communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills

Proven flexibility and adaptability in a rapid-paced environment

Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills as relates to patient care

Demonstrated advocacy, commitment to and involvement with profession preferred (e.g. involvement with professional association, representation on relevant committees)

Potential candidates who do not meet all preferred qualifications are still encouraged to apply.

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.

When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

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