Social Worker

Position Title: AMANI Social Worker/Case Worker

Organization:Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (weCHC), Teen Health site (1361 Ouellette Ave)

Classification:Full-Time (35 hours/week)

Salary Range: $39.99-$48.18 / Hour

Position Type: Permanent

Date Posted: September 3, 2026

At weCHC, we’re more than a workplace — we are a purpose-driven team passionate about creating healthier neighbourhoods. Our work supports a diverse population, often with complex and unique needs, and we meet this challenge with compassion, innovation, teamwork and commitment. Whether you are looking to grow your career or take the next step in a meaningful role, weCHC offers the opportunity to contribute to something bigger, alongside colleagues who value collaboration, inclusion, and belonging.

What We Offer

• A dynamic and supportive work environment
• A comprehensive employment package supporting your health and wellbeing, which includes:
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Wellness and Personal days and your birthday off
  • Minimum 3 weeks' vacation
  • Group health benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan).

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (weCHC) offers services available to Black youth through its partnership with the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health- CAMH and its AMANI Mental Health & Substance Use Program.

The AMANI program provides culturally responsive services and care to youth (between ages 12 and 29) from Black communities. AMANI’s model is rooted in holistic, healing centered, Afrocentric, and culturally responsive care. Offering a range of prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and recovery-oriented services, to assist youth and their families/caregivers in reducing harm, moving toward recovery, and making healthy choices for themselves and their family. The program places focus on the full spectrum of social determinants of health and is grounded in shared community values. The service also recognizes the resiliency and strength, cultural diversity and intersectional experiences of Black youth. AMANI is individually tailored to respond to the lived experiences of anti-Black racism, and systemic oppression that Black youth are subjected to.

The AMANI model recognizes that mental health, and health services more generally, have historically and presently, harmed Black and Indigenous peoples.

Clinical interventions include outreach, assessment, case management, individual and group therapy. AMANI staff meet clients where they are at, work from a healing centered and holistic model of care and incorporate this into an approach that affirms a strong sense of identity from which clients can grow. Staff operate within an anti-racism/anti-oppression and resisting anti-Black racism frameworks.

• Work largely with black youth and youth clients (and clients’ families as appropriate), who are dealing with co-morbid addiction and mental illness and work closely with other professionals serving this population
• Deliver care within a model that recognizes the lived experience of black youth who have faced oppression and racism as it relates to many aspects of their lives inclusive of the social determinants of health – housing, employment and education
• Support program development and evaluation and be an active participant in continuous quality improvement and research activities
• Excellent advocacy and negotiation skills combined with exceptional follow-up and follow-through skills, with ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Experience in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Ensure that all necessary reports are completed and submitted to the appropriate sources meeting set deadlines
• To work within the social work scope of practice
• Implement appropriate strategies by working with the inter-professional team using a client centered approach, providing intake, social work, case management, and brief therapy services to clients
• Contribute to chart documentation as per college and weCHC standards; participate in chart review and case conferences
• Collaborating with community partners to support population health from a social work perspective
• Perform other duties that support the mission and vision of the organization and/or as assigned based on position responsibilities and/or site requirements.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum of 1-2 years recent experience in counselling/therapy, with preference to experience in a community health setting
• Demonstrated skills and experience in working with Black youth, in addition to lived experience and must identify as a member of the Black community
• Proficiency in current assessment, and brief counseling techniques for working with individuals, couples, families and the community.
• Additional supervised clinical training an asset
• Adherence to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of Social Work
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an inter-professional team environment
• Strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills, combined with good analytical, problem solving, organizational and administrative skills
• Clean driver’s abstract, current, valid Class “G” Driver’s License and reliable transportation to support travel across Windsor-Essex County and the province, as required
• Bilingual (English/French) language skills an asset.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate degree in Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a recognized University; or Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) with 5 years relevant experience and CBT training (required), DBT (preferred), ACT (preferred), and trauma training (preferred)
• Formal training in addictions and/or mental health with two or more years of clinical experience in the treatment of concurrent disorders
• Member in good standing and current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers required
• Completion of a Police Clearance and Vulnerable Sector Check prior to commencing employment.

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