Social Worker, Palliative Care Services/Roger Neilson Children's Hospice - Permanent Full-Time (1.0)

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Compensation Pay Range: $46.69-$57.74 Job Description: Please Note: If you are a current CHEO employee with access to Workday, please apply to this posting via the Workday application as an internal applicant using the Jobs Hub. To successfully apply for this position, please submit your application by 11:59 pm the day before the advertised closing date in the posting to ensure your application is received. Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land. CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers - all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that's provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO's Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children's health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada's best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada's Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario. POSITION SUMMARY 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 treatment. The Social Worker will provide counseling related to diagnosis and adjustment to illness, crisis intervention, liaison within CHEO and with community-based agencies/services. The Social Worker will advocate on behalf of patients and families with regards to community services/resources and financial assistance. The Social Worker will be a member of the CHEO Discipline of Social Work. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Conducts comprehensive psycho-social and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies. The social worker will provide counseling and support to patients and their families by offering ongoing individual, family and group counseling, crisis intervention and conflict resolution related to treatment decisions, child welfare, mental health, trauma, illness, treatment refusal, end of life decisions and loss. Advocates on behalf of families with respect to services and supports. Work closely with the interdisciplinary team to provide continuity of care for patients between visits. Coordinates social work care between CHEO and the adult programs. Participation in clinical research activities related to Palliative Care. Facilitates support groups for children/youth and families Maintains current knowledge on social work evidence based practice by such methods as reviewing literature, consulting with clinical and community experts in the field, evaluating clinical practice and participating in professional development activities in order to improve care through new practices. Performs administrative tasks by maintaining clinical documentation, progress notes, workload statistics and u

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