Caseworker/ccw

Full-Time Case Worker

**Title**: Case Worker**

**Location(s)**:A Different Street Residence

**Salary**:$45,623.00- $51, 845.00 per annum **based on work experience**

**Hours**: 35 hours per week

**Employer**:John Howard Society of Ottawa

**H**OW **T**O **A**PPLY**:Please submit your cover letter and resume through the John

Howard Society of Ottawa’s website, under the Careers tab at:
**Closing Date**:Friday March 15th 2024

**About the environment**:Employees at JHS Ottawa say the organizational culture is supportive, innovative, and focussed on creating a caring environment for both clients, and staff. At JHS Ottawa, you will find an employer that celebrates the uniqueness of each of its staff members and is committed to promoting an engaging working culture where all employees are encouraged to live their strengths and realize their potential. JHS Ottawa will provide permanent new employees access to a benefit plan, four weeks vacation annually, a Defined Contribution Pension Plan after eligibility waiting period, and opportunities for continual learning and development.

**About who we support**:Our employees are supporting a diverse client group including youth and adults, all genders, from a wide cross section of social, ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds who are representative of our broader community. We are accountable to the people we serve by providing the highest quality of service with integrity through the delivery of responsive, innovative and evidence-informed approaches.

**About the role**:Under direction of the Director of Child and Youth Services and the immediate supervision of the Housing Coordinator or the Designate, the Case Worker will perform various tasks related to counselling reluctant/ court-ordered youth, administrative duties, after-hours monitoring and support, and general duties as directed.

Principal Duties

Work with clients that struggle with addictions, aggression, criminality and mental health issues

Must have knowledge of Housing First Principles, Collaborative Problem Solving model, and effective correctional interventions

Familiarity with the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other relevant legislation (e.g., Child and Family Service Act, Mental Health Act)

Competency in using criminogenic risk/need assessment instruments

Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the ADS program, operations, role/responsibility of the Coordinator, clinical supervisor, and supportive housing workers

Assisting youth with life skills such as cleaning and cooking

Maintain building safety and security

Must have knowledge of community programs and supports to assist clients

Record and report client information as required by bail/parole/probation orders

Collaboratively create case plans and safety plans for clients with clinical and client collaterals

Attend supervision meetings, team meetings and collateral meetings as required

Role model appropriate life skills, prosocial lifestyle and personal decision making

Other duties which may be identified from time to time by the Coordinator

**Education**
- University Degree/College Diploma in the social sciences
- Minimum 2 years working with counselling reluctant/justice-involved or unstably housed youth
- Willingness to be trained in required skill areas
- Language: Bilingual preferred (English/ French)
- Additional Essential Skills

Strong Interpersonal and Communication skills

Ability to use sound judgment

Demonstrate flexibility

Ability to role-model appropriate living skills and pro-social lifestyle

Knowledge and experience working with substance misuse abuse, and dependency

**You’ll also be prepared to..**
- Work flexible hours that may include evenings and weekends
- Be on-call for program serious incident occurrences
- Work collaboratively within ADS and with external collaterals
- Have ownership of a vehicle and/or ability to be mobile to accommodate meetings in the community and internally at JHS sites
- Exercise extreme flexibility to accommodate fluctuating and varied program needs

**You’re a fit with our organizational culture, if you mirror our values in the way you work**:

- You are committed to providing the highest quality of care for your clients, though responsive, innovative, and evidence informed approaches.
- Driven by curiosity, you adapt to achieve the best results for clients/communities you serve.
- Celebrating the uniqueness and lived experience of every person is part of your nature, and this conviction creates a sense of belonging, safety, and better outcomes for all.
- As a leader, you lead in a way that helps employees live their strengths and reach their potential.
- Lead with compassion and care for others, and help JHS build a culture of listening, mutual support, and meaningful connections.

**You’re a fit with our organizational culture, if you believe**:

- In building meaningful connections across our programs, partners, and neighbourhoods fosters

inclusion and empow