Certified social worker

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Overview

Languages

English

Education
  • College/CEGEP
  • Social work, other

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

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

Work setting
  • Urban area
  • Community service organization
  • Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks
  • Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
  • Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
  • 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
  • Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
  • 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
  • Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
  • Conduct social research
  • Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
  • Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
Supervision
  • 1 to 2 people
  • 3-4 people
  • 5-10 people
  • 11-15 people
  • 16-20 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • Mental health first aid Certificate
  • Provincial certificate of registration
  • Membership in a provincial association of social workers
  • Membership with the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)

Experience and specialization

Target audience
  • Adolescents
  • Females
  • Males
  • Minority group
  • People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Family
  • Young adults
  • Aboriginal groups
  • Young offenders
Policy and program experience
  • Mental health
Social work specialization
  • Child welfare
  • Community development
  • Education and training
  • Health
  • Personal adjustment
  • Socio-economic needs or conditions
Area of specialization
  • Cultural

Additional information

Security and safety
  • Criminal record check
  • Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own vehicle
  • Driver's abstract
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload
  • Large caseload
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Adaptability

Benefits

Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
  • Other benefits
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