Geriatric Social Worker

1 week ago


Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Full time

Work Term:
Permanent

  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 hours per week
  • Education: College/CEGEP
  • Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience

Work setting:

  • Urban area
  • Community service organization
  • Social and family service agency

Tasks:

  • Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
  • Supervise other social workers, paid paraprofessional 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
  • Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect and take authorized protective action when necessary
  • Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
  • Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
  • Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
  • Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
  • Provide specialized programs for children, seniors and other groups

Supervision:

  • 1 to 2 people
  • 34 people
  • 510 people
people
people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:

  • Standard First Aid Certificate
  • Safe Food Handling certificate

Target audience:

  • Elderly
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with physical disabilities
  • Aboriginal groups

Social work specialization:

  • Community development
  • Health
  • Socioeconomic needs or conditions
  • Palliative care

Security and safety:

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information:

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own vehicle
  • Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Fastpaced 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

Screening questions:

  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Health benefits:

  • Dental plan
  • Health
care plan

  • Vision care benefits

Long term benefits:

  • Other benefits


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