Child Protection Worker

7 days ago

Hamilton, Canada Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton Full time

**Reporting to**: Supervisor, School-Based Team

**Classification**:Full Time Permanent Child Protection Worker-Family Services Worker; 35 hours weekly, union

**Type of Posting**:To Fill a Vacancy

**Salary Range**:$64,174 - 87,092 per annum

**Starting Date**:As soon as possible

**Application deadline**:January 5, 2025,11:59pm. Resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

**MISSION**

Guided by Catholic values and teachings, we serve and offer bilingual (English/French) service to children, youth and families within the Hamilton community to protect their safety and well-being, strengthen families and nurture lifelong relationships.

We are currently seeking **Child Protection Worker-Family Services Worker**to join our **School Based Team** team on a full-time permanent basis. This position will include the ongoing and investigation roles.

**Duties**:

- Carries out all accountabilities according to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Ministry) standards, Protocols, and Agency policies and procedures, and manuals.
- Responds to allegations of child maltreatment according to the Ontario Child Protection Standards.
- Develops and implements comprehensive plan to provide for protection of children within families or prevention of circumstances requiring the protection of children.
- Strength based approach to determine the strengths, needs, protective factors to develop safety plans and intervention strategies.
- Undertakes planning to safely reintegrate children while continuously monitoring effectiveness of plan.
- Carries out duties associated with legal requirements and court appearances. Documentation meets evidentiary requirements for court for both child protection and other court proceedings.
- Conducts child protection investigations including reviewing any relevant child protection records, conducting investigative interviews of children, caregivers, other family members, and appropriate additional information sources such as school personnel, police and witnesses.
- Intervenes in crisis situations and initiates a range of immediate protective actions, as required, which may include movement of children at risk to a place of safety as mandated by the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.
- Initiates a relationship with the child and the family to facilitate an accurate and thorough assessment of the protection issues and client needs, to inform the service plan and to effectively respond to problems and reduce the potential for risk to the child/children.
- Coordinates and facilitates admissions by advising the Resources Placement Department of all relevant case information, preparing required documents, addressing separation issues, and providing support to the child and family in the admission process.
- Provides information and consultation to Children’s Services Workers and/or Resource Parents regarding case information and the specific needs of children.
- Leads and participates in consultations and case conferences.
- Documents in CPIN a record of all contacts, interventions, supervisor consultation as well as maintaining a record of all relevant reports and correspondence.
- Provides information and referrals to service recipients to access community services.
- Monitor and document the care, health, and well-being of children in their home.
- Advocate with, and make referrals to, service providers and other professionals with respect to understanding and meeting the needs of service recipients.
- Regularly attends assigned schools and develops relationships with principals and school staff to enhance services provided to families.
- Provides presentations about child protection services to assigned schools.
- Monitor and document the behaviour of caregivers, including identification of issues arising from substance abuse, and/or intimate partner violence.
- Observe, report and record details of contacts with clients. To review case documentation and report on cases to supervisor on a regular basis.
- Attends unit meetings, participate in unit program evaluation and development and to keep current on professional development opportunities.
- Actively participates and attends regular supervision. Ensures supervisor is made aware of case management issues and concerns, client contacts, standard compliance and paperwork and recordings.
- Plans and schedules duties in an organized manner to ensure priorities and deadlines are met.
- The agency reserves the right to designate the work and the school this position will support.
- Provides coverage duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- MSW or BSW is preferred; consideration will be given for a relevant undergraduate university degree or social services college degree with a combination of education and experience.
- 1-3 years of experience in a child welfare agency is desired; preference will be given to those that are an authorized Child Protection Worker.
- Preference will be gi

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