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Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Director of Judicial Programs, or her designate, the Reintegration Caseworker will provide direct services for hard to serve adults who are incarcerated and/or on probation orders within the community.
Duties:
- Assist in providing life skills development
- Provide crisis intervention and behavioral support for high risk clients
- Assist in case management and support for clients,
- Provide institutional support,work in partnership with Correctional Staff within the Correctional Facilities
- Provide risk relapse prevention programming,
Role model positive behavior and encourage, and assist clients to practice self-help and non-violent problem solving skills daily
- Ability to provide effective and accurate written documentation (ex: case management notes, incident reports, etc.)
- Ensure the services being provided are risk reductive, individual, integrated, and client orientated
- Assist in developing and maintaining risk reductive and emergency response plans and personal safety plans with individual clients
- Maintain confidentiality
- Perform other related duties as assigned/needed
Qualifications:
- University Bachelors degree in the Human Services sector
- Min. 1 year work experience with outreach to individuals involved in the justice system
- Min. 1 year work experience in program facilitation with individuals involved in the justice system
- Compliance with the designated Risk Management policies of the National John Howard Society
- First Aid and CPR
- Choice Theory or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training
- Motivational Interviewing training
- Tipi Teachings, Medicine Wheel Teachings or other First Nations Cultural training
- A valid drivers license/ Reliable Vehicle
- Clean Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector check
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
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
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 counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
Work Setting
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adult
- Personal or social adjustment difficulty
- Minority group
Area of Social Work Specialization
- Education and training
- Community development