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Position Description/Summary:
Prevention Services Worker reports to the Prevention Services Supervisor. The primary objective is to work closely with Families and Family Services to ensure the safety and well-being of children by decreasing the level of risk.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Providing evidence based parenting programming to families which will enable them to live in a healthy, functioning family unit.
Obtaining accreditation in a Best Practice parent training program.
Actively participate with Family Services in family group conferencing, case conferences, and case planning.
Providing educational awareness in schools to promote well-being.
Hosting workshops and seminars on appropriate parenting and life skills.
Developing promotional campaigns to bring awareness regarding parenting skills to a local level.
Working closely with all community resource personnel to establish services for families.
Advocating and assisting clients to remove barriers.
Referring to appropriate agencies for specific needs such as counseling services, addictions treatment, child assessment, etc.
Coordinating family camps: large and mini groups, and family outings.
Maintaining accurate client files.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Grade 12
2 years Human Services Experience
Criminal Record, and Drivers Abstract Clearance
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
Specific Skills
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
Work Setting
- Social and family service agency
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adult
- Social assistance recipient
- Personal or social adjustment difficulty
- Male
- Female
- Developmentally delayed
- Child
Area of Social Work Specialization
- Child welfare
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