Home Study Practitioner

7 months ago


Edmonton, Canada Catholic Social Services Full time

**Home Study Practitioner**:

- (RSW) - Position to be based in Northern Alberta - Travel Required**
- Are you looking for a career that can make a difference in the lives of people in need? Put your passion for working with families within our community towards a rewarding opportunity with Catholic Social Services as a Home Study Practitioner._

**_We are looking to enter into a contractual agreement with one Home Study Practitioner in order to grow our dynamic and talented team This position does not have a set schedule. Contractors must be available to work weekdays, weekends, and evenings. _**_This position would ideally be based in any of the following locations: Grand Prairie, Cold Lake, Fort McMurray, Peace River or High Level._**

You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1800 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta.
- “As a Catholic social services agency, we are guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.”_

**Our values are at the core of everything we do**
- **Humility**:We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
- **Compassion**:We** **respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
- **Respect**:We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

**_Program Overview:_**

The Independent Home Study Practitioner (IHSP) is responsible for writing Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE) home studies for Children, Family and Community Service. This is an Independent Sub-Contractor role in which the individual would not be directly employed with the Agency but would sub-contract his/her services.

Projects/Programs

**The Meaningful Work You'll Do**:
Primary job duties may include but are not limited to:

- Reviewing files
- Establishing rapport with applicants quickly
- Interviewing adults and children
- Interviewing caseworkers and support workers
- Completing reference checks
- Engaging in consultations with the supervisor
- Notetaking
- Writing the SAFE home study and editing it
- Participating in appeals if necessary

**Education and Qualifications**:

- Social Work Degree or equivalent; equivalencies need to be approved by the funder
- 3 years of experience working in the human services sector
- Registered as a RSW (Registered Social Worker)
- **_Cannot currently be employed as a caseworker by North Region Children's Services, as this is a conflict of interest_**
- Assesses families thoroughly
- Works well under pressure and meets set deadlines
- Competent working with Microsoft Office
- Strong knowledge of best practice, procedures and policy within the Agency
- Effective communication with professionals and clients
- Strong presentation, written, and verbal skills
- Maintain and preserve confidentiality due to sensitive personal information
- Capable of interviewing, sometimes with frequent interruptions
- Ability to talk in depth about sensitive issues with clients
- Work independently with mínimal supervision
- Highly organized and attention to detail

**What We Offer**:

- This position receives a flat fee for all contracted work
- Travel expenses will be covered as per the contract
- Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
- We offer flexibility, a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive working environment._
- We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity and people of faith or no faith._



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