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Do you have a desire to help new immigrants settle into Saskatoon? Are you yourself an immigrant? Or have you volunteered with a settlement organization in the past? Would you now love to get paid to help these individuals and families overcome the challenges that are unique to immigrating to Canada?
Working collaboratively with providers and the community, the primary responsibility of the Case Coordinator will be to provide assertive outreach case management services in a variety of community settings to clients whose needs are assessed as being high. Such clients may be facing an acute crisis and/or have multiple barriers to settlement that are likely to persist long-term.
The Case Coordinator:
- Identifies clients short- and long-term goals.
- Conducts friendly home visits to reassess clients needs on an on-going basis.
- Arranges appointments, interpretation services and accompanies newcomers as needed.
- Refers the client to required services where available.
- Conducts group sessions and activities for group participants.
- Documents each client session, evaluates client progress, and re-assesses client needs according to a pre-defined schedule.
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- A Bachelors degree in Social Work and a registered Member of the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers is preferred.
- it is preferred that the candidate possesses a minimum of 3 years of supervised clinical counselling experience working with individuals, families and groups, preferably in a mental health and addictions program or family services setting.
- Well developed case management, assessment and counselling skills, including familiarity with a variety of theoretical and practice approaches is preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential and the ability to speak another language is considered an asset.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- 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
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Research techniques
Type of Community or Social Service
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Settlement services for new immigrants
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Work Setting
- Community or neighbourhood centre
Work Location Information
- Remote location
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Families
- Children
- Culturally diverse groups
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