Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Bachelor's degree

Experience 5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

- Community service organization
- Associations and non profit organizations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Conduct psychosocial assessments
- Evaluate the effectiveness of social programs
- Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
- Prepare detailed plans for clients returning home after a stay in a rehabilitation centre
- Provide mediation services
- Perform administrative tasks
- Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
- Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings
- Conduct social research
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
- Monitor and evaluate

Credentials Certificates, licences,



memberships, and courses
- Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

Target audience

- Adults

Additional information

Security and safety

- Criminal record check
- Enhanced reliability security clearance
- Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Large caseload
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Adaptability

Benefits

Health benefits

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits

Financial advantages
- As per collective agreement
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits
- Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other Benefits

- Wellness program

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