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PARTNERS Family Services is accepting applications for the position of Social Worker. PARTNERS staff provide a safe, confidential and welcoming environment that assists individuals and families to meet their immediate and on going needs. Scope of practice includes crisis intervention, on going counselling, program facilitation, and client advocacy.
Occasional travel within 100km radius of Humboldt is required.
Requirements:
- BSW, BISW, M.Psych, or equivalent
- Experience working with survivors or those at risk of interpersonal violence, sexual assault or those in crisis
- Experience working with youth and adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health challenges including anxiety and depression
- Proven ability to work effectively with victims of interpersonal violence and abuse
-Experience collaborating and with internal and external stakeholders to ensure coordination of services to clients
- Experience working with community groups, volunteers and agencies
- Strong team work capacity, highly organized, and capable of managing varied demands
- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and professional demeanor
- Excellent writing skills, time management, communication and file management skills
- Computer competencies
- Certified in First Aid, CPR, ASIST and NVCI
- Use of personal vehicle including 2mil in liability insurance
-Clear Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector screening
PARTNERS Family Services offers competitive wages, benefits and generous vacation and sick leave policies.
Interviews to commence ASAP. Position to commence ASAP.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- 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.)
- Provincial certificate of registration
- Membership with the Canadian Association of Social Workers
- Membership in a provincial association of social workers
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
Specific Skills
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
- Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
Work Setting
- Social and family service agency
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adult
- Social assistance recipient
- Psychiatric
- Personal or social adjustment difficulty
- Minority group
- Male
- Female
- Elderly
- Child
Area of Social Work Specialization
- Socio-economic needs or conditions
- Personal adjustment
- Health
- Family mediation
- Community development
- Child welfare
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