Job Description

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Current or Replacement Position: Replacement
Site: Toronto Western Hospital
Department: SCOPE Program
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary Range: $44.45 to $55.57
Hours: 37.5
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Closing Date: November 13, 2026

Position Summary

In the provision of patient and non-patient care activities, the primary responsibilities of the SOCIAL WORKER include:

- assessing patients for the purpose of evaluating the need for service, the nature of the problem, and formulating recommendations or treatment plans;
- implementing an intervention plan with patients, family members, significant others, and the multi-disciplinary team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behavior, attitudes, feelings and/or the environment;
- facilitating family/team meetings; reassessing and modifying the intervention plan as required;
- liaising with appropriate community agencies;
- completing applications for Alternate Level of Care (ALC) facilities,
- establishing contact with members of the interprofessional team and community agencies to obtain,



provide or exchange information relating to patients' psycho-social functioning and health care

Job Summary

This position, specializing in practice as a Social Work Mental Health System Navigator working within the recovery and guided self-help models of care, will support community-based Primary Care Practitioners and work closely with consulting psychiatrists at Woman's College Hospital. The role will be of interest to a Social Worker with mental health experience.

The role requires diverse skills including:

- Systems navigation
- Telephone and virtual clinical consultation
- The ability to triage for acuity, diagnosis and treatment recommendations
- Assessment for acute/crisis needs and knowledge of guided self-help either as the treatment of choice or as a bridge to more appropriate treatment

As a member of the SCOPE interprofessional team, the individual will contribute to the development and review of integrated primary care, including the provision of appropriate data and model development.

📌 Social Work Mental Health System Navigator (Toronto)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Toronto