Social Worker, Palliative Care Services/Roger Neilson Children's Hospice – Permanent Full-Time

Consistent with the inter professional setting and the mission, vision and strategic directions of CHEO and Roger Neilson Children's Hospice, the Social Worker will be a member of an inter professional team providing palliative care services at CHEO, at Roger Neilson Children's Hospice and on an outreach basis in the community. The Social Worker will offer counseling to children/youth and their families who are living with a progressive life limiting illness. The Social Worker will offer support throughout the illness trajectory including end of life and will provide liaison and co-ordination of community services/resources as required. Bereavement support will be provided on an individual, family and group basis.

The Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments and intervention to patients and families to help address social and emotional stressors resulting from the interaction of physical, social, cultural, and psychological outcomes associated with health issues and...