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Social services worker

  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
  • Services for the homeless
  • Settlement services for new immigrants

Work setting

  • Group home
  • Social service agency or group home

Tasks

  • Administrative and office activities
  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients

Supervision

  • No supervision responsibility

Target audience

  • Culturally diverse groups

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Electronic mail
  • MS Office

Area of work experience

  • Immigration
  • Community service organization

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Values and ethics
  • Client focus
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Team player
  • Organized

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Experience

  • 7 months to less than 1 year

Workplace information

  • On the road job
  • Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail: Bilingue
  • Heures de travail: 35 hours per week