Job Summary: The Family Preservation Worker (FPW) provides strength-based and trauma-informed support and education to families. The primary goal of this position is to enhance child safety, promote family stability, build parental resilience, and support safe family reunification. Working directly in clients' homes and the community, the FPW empowers families by teaching core life skills, mitigating risk factors, and connecting them to essential community resources.

Qualifications & Requirements

- Education: A certificate or diploma from a minimum 2-year program in Social Service Work, Child and Youth Care, Psychology, or a related human services field is preferred.
- Experience: Experience in family preservation, family support services, or a related social work field, with a track record of supporting families facing complex challenges.
- Core Competencies: Strong social work and family services skills, including comprehensive case management, service planning, coordination of services, and professional report preparation.
- Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills, including active listening, transparent written documentation, and professional collaboration with other community resources and/or agencies.
- Intervention Skills: Demonstrated skills in working with families and children, including engagement, behavioral support, intervention strategies, suicide and crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and de-escalation techniques.
- Assessment & Goal Work:



Ability to appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services, evaluate clients' strengths and development needs, implement behaviour management programs, and develop, coordinate, and implement the delivery of goal work.
- Liaison & Advocacy: Liaise with other community resources and/or agencies and healthcare providers involved with clients, as well as accompany clients to appointments, court hearings, and case meetings.
- Practice Framework: Knowledge of trauma-informed and culturally safe practice, and strength-based approaches.
- Scheduling Flexibility: Ability to work flexible hours, including days, evenings, and weekends, to accommodate family needs.
- Logistics & Screening: Must possess a valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle with business insurance, a clear criminal record check, a child welfare check, and a clean driving record (driver's abstract).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.00-$29.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement

Application question(s):

- Do you have a valid driver's license?
- Do you have a reliable vehicle?
- Are you able to work evenings and weekends in order to meet a clients scheduling needs?
- Do you have a certificate or diploma from a minimum 2-year program in Social Service Work, Child and Youth Care, Psychology, or a related human services?

Education:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Family Preservation/Support Worker (Prince George)
🏢 Prince George Family Services Society
📍 Prince George