Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Master's degree
- or equivalent experience

Experience 5 years or more

On site

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

Work setting

- Public or community health centre

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
- 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
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
- Monitor and evaluate
- Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
- Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care

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

Experience and specialization

Target audience

- Adolescents
- Adults
- Children
- Developmentally delayed
- Elderly
- Females
- Males
- Minority group
- People with personal or social adjustment difficulty




- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Psychiatric
- Social assistance recipient
- Abused adults
- Family
- People who require psychiatric care

Area of work experience
- Research
- Clinical and diagnostic health

Social work specialization
- Child welfare
- Health

Additional information

Security and safety

- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail

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

Perks

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Pension plan

Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits

Other Benefits

- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Wellness program

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