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Social services worker

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 10 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work site environment

  • Corrections
  • Crime prevention

Work setting

  • Half-way house

Tasks

  • Administrative and office activities
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Provide suicide and crisis intervention
  • Resolve conflict situations
  • Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
  • Assist offenders in pre-release and release planning
  • Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
  • Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Target audience

  • Females
  • Males

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Judgement
  • Client focus
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?

Experience

  • 1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities