Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) is dedicated to providing accessible, equitable, and transformational health and social service choices for the well-being of Scarborough's diverse communities.  We cultivate vital community services by promoting healthy lifestyles while delivering a comprehensive range of culturally competent health and social services programming. Our I2CARE values ensures that we, as a work community, treat all with, inclusivity, innovation, collaboration, accessibility respect and equity.

As an employer, we strive for excellence as a workplace and are committed tohttps://schcontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ABI-Occupational-Therapist-May-2024.pdf building a workforce that enhances our capacity to meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve. 

We are currently looking to hire a:

Occupational Therapist – ABI Outreach Team
  1-Full Time Permanent (35 hours per week)

Reporting To: Community Health and Support Services Manager

Purpose:

The Scarborough interprofessional primary care access model is a partnership to enhance care for the vulnerable, complex clients living in the Scarborough North and South Sub-regions.  The priority population includes over 900 people currently on the Health Care Connect list, as well as non-insured and clients who require access to interprofessional teams.

Bring your passion for community based healthcare to this fast-paced and dynamic environment, as well as your program development and implementation experience to this role.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Working with our community-based primary care practitioners, our dynamic, collaborative and mobile inter-professional team will include a Nurse, behavior Therapist, Psychologist and Individual Support workers.  This position introduces occupational therapy services to our team.

The Occupational Therapist functions interdependently with other members of the ABI community team and programs teams within a health promotion framework. Within the OT scope of practice the selected candidate will work to initiate, provide and support health care services to clients who acquired brain injuries and other complex health conditions.

Educational and/or Professional Qualifications:

• Current (or eligible for) registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in community based occupational therapy and implementation of evidence informed practice; program development, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in a community health centre and/or family practice setting preferred.
• Thorough familiarity with therapeutic methods and practices based upon a health promotion/disease prevention model.
• Thorough understanding of health promotion and community development principles.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary health care team and independently when necessary.
• Experience in developing and evaluating client education materials.
• Success in partnership development.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of an anti-oppression and cultural competence framework.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), problem-solving, organizational and time management skills.
• An interest and commitment to working in a low-income, multilingual, multiracial community.
• Thorough knowledge of broad determinants of health and issues affecting low income, multi-lingual and radicalized and LGBTQ communities.
• Computer literate (word processing, internet, data entry in Windows applications).
• Demonstrated flexibility to work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
• Ability to speak a second language of our priority populations is an asset.

Significant Working Conditions:

• Flexibility of hours – occasional evening or weekend work may be required.
• Flexible working sites.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Vehicle required.
• Generous benefits including HOOPP.

Remuneration: $32.08 – $38.64

Band: D

Please note: All other conditions of employment are set out in the collective agreement between SCHC and SEIU.

Please reply in confidence to HR by email: Recruitment@schcontario.ca

Note: Please quote OT – ABI Position in the subject line.

If you require any accommodation, please advise Human Resources. As a condition of employment all new hires must be legal to work in Canada.  You will also be required to undertake a Vulnerable Sector Screening with Police Services.

SCHC values equity, inclusion and accessibility. We welcome those who have a demonstrated commitment to upholding these values and who will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, newcomers, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or LGBTQ2S+.

SCHC is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all stakeholders including our clients, employees, job applicants, suppliers and any visitors who may enter our premises, access our information or use our services. We respect and uphold the requirements set forth under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and its associated regulations. SCHC will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

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