social worker
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Social Worker I
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August 26, 2024
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Employer details
Newfoundland & Labrador Housing Corporation
Job details
Social Worker IThe Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NL Housing) is a crown corporation whose mandate is to develop and administer housing assistance policy and programs for the benefit of low to moderate income households throughout the province. As the largest landlord in the Province, NL Housing manages a portfolio of over 5,500 units province‐wide. The services provided by NL Housing provide clients with access to safe, stable and affordable housing, which is essential to the social, financial, and physical well‐being of individuals, families and communities. There is a wide range of housing needs across the province, from those facing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, to low income households needing assistance to pay rent or complete much‐needed repairs on their homes. For more information on our programs and services, and strategic priorities, please visit our website www.nlhc.nl.ca.Competition Number: 2024/25‐041‐ 910712PEmployment Type: PermanentDepartment/Region: Labrador RegionLocation: Happy Valley‐Goose BayPosting Status: Internal/ExternalClosing Date: September 3rd, 2024Salary Scale: $69,050.80 to $77,277.20 annually (CG‐39, $37.94 to $42.46 hourly), 35‐hour work weekAllowances: Labrador Allowance: with dependent $5,878, without $2,939Travel Allowance: $911 for employee and $702 per dependentPosition DetailsContext:The Labrador Region maintains and supports approximately 250 NL Housing rental properties in the areas served by an office in Goose Bay and a sub‐office in Labrador City. The region provides a wide range of services, including receiving and processing rental applications; administering rental accounts and lease compliance provisions; providing various client services and tenant relations including eviction prevention, and monitoring, facilitating and administering property maintenance. A variety of programs designed to support low to moderate income households and homeowners are also delivered. Regional staff members are involved in the delivery of the Provincial Home Repair, Home Modification, Home Energy Savings, Partner Managed Housing, and Rent Supplement Programs.Duties:The successful candidate will engage with tenants and apply NLHC's eviction prevention framework to achieve the goal of maintaining stable housing. In completing this work, the incumbent will provide individualized support to tenants in the form of tenant action plans, as well as maintaining ongoing follow‐up activities such as telephone calls and home visits. The Social Worker I will provide unplanned, crisis response for clients experiencing complex needs, mental health and addictions, and will undertake Victims of Family Violence Assessment for the assigned transition house. The incumbent will work with tenants on an ongoing basis to build capacity to be independently successful. This includes the assessment of client needs and providing connections/referrals to a variety of community groups, government agencies and health authorities. The Social Worker I will help clients navigate systems required to improve their own mental health and well‐being, while maintaining stable housing, as well as participating in case conferences and maintaining correspondence with various medical, para‐ medical, and government departments. In addition, this position provides Community Development support to assigned community centres by attending quarterly program development committee meetings and ensuring compliance with funding guidelines for quarterly grants and special funding. Written reports and recommendations are prepared in keeping with the documentation standards of the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers (NLCSW). The successful incumbent demonstrates accountability and effective resource management by documenting and compiling monthly statistics in a quantitative and qualitative mann
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LocationHappy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$69,050.8YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
CareerBeacon
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- Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
Advertised until
2024-09-25
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