Position: Social Worker
Status: Permanent Full Time
Role level: AH10.6 ($44.67-$57.90)
Dept./Division: Women’s and Children’s Health, Paediatric Diabetes Clinic
Site: Mississauga Hospital
Posted: July 31, 2025
Internal Deadline: August 7, 2025
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
Position Summary
• Responsible for counselling patients and families dealing with paediatric diabetes as a member of a multi-disciplinary Paediatric Diabetes team. You will participate in clinic visits with patients and also provide 1:1 sessions.
• Responsible and accountable for decisions and actions in the provision and management of patients with diabetes and associated co-morbidities within the scope of practice of Social Work as defined by OCSWSSW as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary team
• Practitioner, consultant, advocate and educator to meet the complex needs of a patients with diabetes, their families and the inter-professional team members
• Perform psychosocial assessments, case history information, short-term therapeutic intervention/counseling, to individuals living with diabetes and develop a goal oriented social work treatment plan and interventions; provide patient/family education and support to address psychosocial, emotional and financial needs of patients and families
• Provide referrals based on assessment
• Participate in program planning and resource development
• Participate in fostering community linkages
• Participate in in-service programs, program planning, Best Practices projects, Social Work Professional Practice Group, and hospital committees as required
• Develops education materials to meet the needs of the clients
• Participates in program planning and evaluation
Key Qualifications:
• M.S.W. with experience in supporting Paediatric patients and/or patients with diabetes
• Membership in OASW and registration in OCSWSSW
• Clinical experience in a hospital setting, with outpatient hospital experience preferred.
• Ability to perform in a navigational role with the ability to link patients with ongoing/long term social work and mental health support services.
• Experience and understanding of relevant community resources and how to access these
• Understanding of physical demands and emotional challenges faced by patients and their families living with diabetes
• Understanding of supports required by people living with diabetes and other comorbidities
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Reliable and flexible individual to work as a member of the interdisciplinary team
• Proficiency in computer, experience with electronic medical record and good keyboarding skills are essential
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.
Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
