Community Health Worker

UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and its only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

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The Community Health Worker (CHW) will collaborate with clinicians and community-led organizations on the development of a comprehensive plan to help address individual client’s social and other needs.

The Community Health Worker will work at UHN and in community settings to provide direct 1:1 support to marginalized clients through the collaborative coordination of health and social services. The Community Health Worker will support the provision of information, resources, and advocacy, and will participate in case discussions and debriefs. The Community Health Worker will provide support to the UHN SUIT team and other areas of UHN to build, grow, strengthen, and sustain relationships with community partners; and provide supports to staff around the needs of marginalized clients.

The SUIT Team CHW is a member of the broader Addiction Services Program and applies the principles of harm reduction to their work with patients. This position will also provide occasional support to the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) service.

Duties

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.