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social worker

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Employer details Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre

Job details

  • LocationSioux Lookout, ON
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary36.69 to 44.11 hourly (To be negotiated) / 37.5 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Flexible Hours, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Long term benefits, Other benefits
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3255262

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

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

Work setting

  • Hospital

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of social programs
  • 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
  • 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
  • Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
  • Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings
  • Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
  • Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
  • Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
  • Monitor and evaluate
  • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
  • Refer clients to the appropriate external services
  • Plan patient care

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Developmentally delayed
  • Elderly
  • Females
  • Males
  • Minority group
  • People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with physical disabilities
  • Psychiatric
  • Social assistance recipient
  • Abused adults
  • Family

Type of treatment experience

  • Crisis intervention counselling

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Confidential security clearance
  • Child Abuse Registry check
  • Immunization records
  • Tuberculosis test
  • Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Large caseload
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • On-site amenities
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
  • Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Who can apply for this job?

Only apply for this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-04-11

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social worker NOC 41300 Northwest Region
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