Social Worker, 50%, Regular

4 weeks ago

Nepean, Canada Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Full time

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking creative, dynamic, committed educational leaders

**to join the following initiative**:
Social Worker

Supporting Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students

50% Regular (10 month work year)

$75,439 to $92,925

Overview

School social workers require specialized knowledge of a variety of theoretical perspectives and evidence based practices. Specifically, knowledge in this area involves an understanding of child and adolescent development and family dynamics; theories of human growth, including learning theory, systems theory, communications theory, social learning theory and behavioural theory; knowledge of social work intervention, including counseling, crisis intervention, casework, group work, community organization, consultation, case management, family therapy, and anti-oppressive, anti-racism and culturally relevant practices.

Role and Responsibilities

**This role will include**:
Direct mental health support to DHH students.

Must have a high level of fluency in ASL

Providing support and consultation with parents/caretakers of d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in areas relating to the functioning of their child in the educational program and home.

Facilitating connection to community partners, and information and support groups.

Providing group guidance and social skills activities for students related to topics such as self-awareness, social awareness, and navigating hearing loss relative to functioning in school, family relationships, etc.

Consulting with teachers, administrators and other learning support professionals with regard to students’ social/emotional needs as they impact and are impacted by their educational environment.

Developing presentations/workshops to encourage capacity-building for professionals who work with DHH students and families

The position requires gathering and evaluating information from a range of sources such as:
Individual and family interviews, home visits, school setting observations, collateral contacts with agencies and professionals, documents, professional journals, etc.,

**Analyzing and developing solutions to problems such as**: risk of suicide, suicide, child abuse, high risk behaviour, substance abuse, depression, etc.;
Developing curriculum re anti-bullying, social skills, suicide prevention, effective education strategies and the ability to build and broker relationships across cultures;
The position requires oral and written communication skills to prepare presentations and deliver them, write reports and explain their contents to others;
Interpersonal skills to advise on school policies, counsel, consult, provide system support, intervene in complex social, emotional and behavioural situations such as those outlined above to persuade, motivate students, families, mediation, conflict resolution with families, school personnel;
Time management and prioritization to deal with multiple sites and programs;
Knowledge of the Ontario curriculum and Human Rights legislation: cultural, racial, religious, gender identity and gender expression, and ethnic diversity; the needs of at-risk and exceptional students; biological factors that affect students’ ability to function effectively in school;
Effective education strategies;
Knowledge of and experience with community agency-based practice that includes family, child and adolescent assessment and counseling and mental health services; computer literacy; and

Use of personal vehicle and valid Ontario Class G license, or access to public transportation.

Application Process

Applications will be considered in accordance with the terms of the Professional Student Services Personnel's Collective Agreement.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

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