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social worker

Posted on June 02, 2026 by Employer details Support House

Job details

At Support House, we open doors, minds, and possibilities. We build opportunities, we inspire change, and we transform health care. We believe everyone deserves support. Support House is directed by our core values. They guide our agency?s decisions and actions, unite our staff, define our brand, and inspire our culture. We connect by building meaningful relationships. We put people first by supporting them to direct their own path. We focus on holistic wellness. We foster engagement through designing housing, supports and the system together. Support House offers supportive housing options, primary care, community outreach, peer support and building system capacity. *Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Support House is committed to leveraging diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our employees in order to provide services to an equally diverse community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. *The main purpose of this position* The Social Worker is a core clinical member of the Interdisciplinary Primary Care Team, providing clinical assessment, counselling, and therapeutic interventions to individuals experiencing complex barriers to health access, including homelessness, housing instability, mental health, and substance use. This role delivers services through a combination of clinic-based care at the Burlington clinic (760 Brant Street) and community/outreach settings across Halton. This role brings a strong clinical and therapeutic lens to care delivery, supporting integrated, client-directed care through trauma-informed, harm reduction, and equity-focused practice. Working within a coordinated interdisciplinary team model, the Social Worker contributes to integrated care delivery that supports access, attachment, and continuity of care for clients. The Social Worker provides clinical expertise to shared team workflows, supporting care coordination, system navigation, and service planning, particularly in complex or high-acuity situations. *Responsibilities* _Clinical Care & Therapeutic Practice_ * Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and clinical formulation * Deliver short-term counselling and evidence-informed therapeutic interventions * Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and stabilization support * Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment and recovery plans * Facilitate psychotherapy (individual and/or group-based) where appropriate * Support complex case consultation across the team, contributing a clinical lens to care planning * Provide services in both clinic and community settings, supporting flexible, client-centered care delivery _Care Coordination & Interdisciplinary Collaboration_ * Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to support coordinated care, including referrals, follow-up, and continuity of care across services * Work within shared team workflows to support client access, attachment, and engagement in care * Participate in care coordination meetings, case conferences, and interdisciplinary planning * Contribute to integrated care pathways across primary care, mental health, addictions, and housing services * Promote a ?no wrong door? approach to service access and delivery * Support effective clinic flow and a positive, client-centered care experience _Clinical Support for Access & Navigation_ * Provide clinical support to facilitate access to health, mental health, and community services, particularly for complex or high-acuity client needs * Provide targeted system navigation support for complex cases * Advocate for client access to health, housing, and social services * Support clients in navigating complex systems and care pathways * Contribute clinical insight to inform care planning, prioritization, and service coordination _Documentation, Data & Quality Practice_ * Maintain accurate, timely, and clinically appropriate documentation within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) * Ensure adherence to