Social Worker 2

Company: CAMH: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Shkaabe Makwa, Clinical Services is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (until October 2, 2026) First Nations, Inuit or Métis (FNIM) Social Worker 2 to provide addictions and concurrent disorders service to FNIM clients on an outpatient basis, as well as providing support to FNIM clients in CAMH inpatient services. Shkaabe Makwa at CAMH is the first Indigenous-led hospital-based Centre in Canada established to improve the health and wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Ontario by advancing wholistic models of mental health and wellness care that are rooted in traditional healing practices. We deliver care, co-design research, and mobilize knowledge and tools to transform health systems. We action community-identified solutions to foster health justice. Reporting to the Manager of Shkaabe Makwa, Clinical Services, the successful candidate will provide direct clinical care as part of an FNIM inter-professional team.  Accountabilities will include facilitating orientation circles, providing comprehensive assessments, group facilitation on topics of recovery and coping skills around substance use, mental health and trauma, limited individual counselling and discharge planning.  They will also support our Cultural Care Practitioners in conducting ceremonies which may include singing, drumming, smudging, providing traditional teachings, creating sacred bundle items (eg. hand drums, rattles, medicine pouches) and participation in the Sweat Lodge.  The candidate will liaise with other inpatient and outpatient CAMH services as well as FNIM community agencies to coordinate and deliver care.  The candidate will be able to work with clients from diverse backgrounds including people who identify along the 2SLGBTQ+ spectrum.  The candidate will be capable of providing supervision to Master of Social Work students. The candidate will contribute to Shkaabe Makwa, Clinical Services program development and processes, research activities, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement activities. Workload data entry is a job requirement.  Ability to work flexible/evening hours may be a requirement. Other related duties may be assigned as required.  This position will be located at 60 White Squirrel Way at the Queen Street Site.