27 Oct
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Manitoba Government
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Flin Flon
27 Oct
Manitoba Government
Flin Flon
Introduction The successful candidates will provide after hours emergency services for Child and Family Services in the Flin Flon area.
These are home based positions; however, you must have the ability to respond to calls immediately and have a use of vehicle to travel.
The work schedule includes evenings, weekends and holidays.
Shifts may be shared on a rotational basis.
The successful candidates will have experience in crisis intervention, demonstrated assessment skills, and a working knowledge of family dynamics and abuse/neglect.
Duties: The successful candidate will provide after hours emergency service for Child and Family Services which includes being available for evenings, weekends and holidays to receive calls for intake purposes and attend in person on location for assessment purposes.
The following duties will include: reviews referral information or recipient expressed need; investigate all reports of a child in need of protection; provides intervention activities; takes appropriate action to ensure safety and security needs of individuals as mandated by program legislation and standards; completes required documentation; maintains appropriate filing system for accountability purposes; as requested by the After Hours Supervisor, the After Hours Social Services Worker will prepare briefing materials pertaining to his/her caseload or issues in his/her catchment area.
Qualifications: Essential: Experience identifying signs of child abuse and neglect.
Effective interpersonal skills to develop positive working relationships with clients, colleagues and stakeholders.
Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize complex tasks/assignments in a high volume work environment with competing demands.
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate or deliver difficult messages or information to clients.
Effective written communication skills to write explicit and concise correspondence to a variety of audiences including detailed reports.
Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word and Outlook).
Desired: Case management experience (including intakes, assessments, service coordination, counselling and monitoring) in a social service setting and/or knowledge of case management.
Experience working in a child and family services agency or social services agency.
Expereince conducting child abuse investigations.
Conditions of Employment: Must be legally entitled to work in Canada Must be legally entitled to work in Canada Must provide a current satisfactory Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search Must provide a current and satisfactory Child Abuse Registry Check Must provide a current and satisfactory Adult Abuse Registry Check Must provide a current and satisfactory Prior Contact Check Must have and maintain a valid full stage class 5 driver’s license and access to a vehicle with the ability to travel on government business within the Province of Manitoba Must be available to work evenings, weekends and statutory holidays.
The ability to respond to calls immediately is required Internet access at place of residence is required
📌 Afterhours Social Services Worker (Flin Flon)
🏢 Manitoba Government
📍 Flin Flon