child welfare social worker Job at Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services, Kamloops, BC

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  • Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services
  • Kamloops, BC

Job Description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Child development
  • Social work, other

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Asset languages

  • Michif

Work setting

  • Work in employer's/client's home
  • Social and family service agency
  • Child Welfare Organization

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
  • Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect
  • Prepare detailed plans for clients returning home after a stay in a rehabilitation centre
  • Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
  • Take authorized protective action when necessary
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
  • Plan programs of assistance for clients
  • Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
  • Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
  • Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings

Supervision

  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Adolescents
  • Developmentally delayed
  • People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with physical disabilities

Social work specialization

  • Child welfare

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Life insurance
  • Mileage paid
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits

  • Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available
  • Variable or compressed work week

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Traineeship,

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