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Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Director of Judicial Programs, or her designate, the Reintegration Housing Caseworker will provide services to newly released incarcerated individuals with support to access and obtain transitional and long term housing, assist with case management and service delivery under Reintegration programs.
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