Social Worker

**About Us**

St.Amant supports over 5,000 people in Manitoba with developmental disabilities, autism and acquired brain injury. We are a not-for-profit organization that offers a wide range of supports for adults, children and their families. Our over 2,000 staff follow a person-centred approach and adapt to the needs of each person and each family. St.Amant is guided by its core values of Collaboration, Hospitality, Excellence and Respect.

**Position Summary and Scope of Service**:
St.Amant's core values reflect a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. St.Amant maintains ongoing commitment to recruiting a diverse and talented workforce, which is paramount to supporting the vibrant community we serve.

The Respite Social Worker supports individuals with developmental disabilities and their families who attend the respite program. They assist with referrals to the respite program, ensuring that the respite service is an appropriate fit for the individual, and conduct individual/social/family assessments using an ecological framework and person/ family centered approach.

The Respite Social Worker assists with scheduling the stays and works collaboratively with families, the unit nurses, pharmacy and allied health professionals, to ensure rules or guidelines are followed.

**Qualifications**:
**Educational and Professional**:

- Must possess a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Degree from an accredited university
- Must be eligible for and maintain registration with the Manitoba College of Social Workers including meeting all prescribed continuing education requirements of the profession
- Minimum of two years' social work experience in the area of developmental disabilities is preferred

**Clinical**:

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience using a family-centered model of service provision
- Knowledge of the history of services to people with disabilities, current trends, philosophies and practices concerning their care, education and lifestyles
- Extensive knowledge and experience working with children and families and experience working in the area of developmental disabilities/mental disabilities
- Knowledge and ability to function within the legislation pertinent to practice, including CFS Act, Vulnerable Persons Legislation, and PHIA
- Expertise in conducting social/family assessments using an ecological framework and family-centered approach
- Knowledge of psychosocial and environmental factors involved in chronic disability which may impact family functioning or adjustment, and the ability to define appropriate intervention strategies
- Knowledge of child development, family relationships and dynamics
- Knowledge of Manitoba Guidelines for Identification and Reporting Abuse (CFS Act / Vulnerable Persons Living with Disabilities Act)
- Ability to prepare an intervention, contract with individuals and families, appropriately assist in goal definition, engage in problem solving processes, focus on client strengths, restructure or access appropriate supports, define time frames and plan for transition
- Ability to form appropriate professional/trust relationship with clients
- Demonstrated counseling skills including supportive, adjustment, and crisis counseling
- Ability to identify high risk situations and respond appropriately
- Working knowledge of service systems and ability to creatively access or develop informal and formal supports or resources
- Ability to document plans and interventions accurately and in a timely manner, using standardized program protocol and formats
- Ability to communicate openly and appropriately using positive interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of the dynamics inherent in the client-worker relationship and skillful in preparing for transition and in determining the nature of support required upon termination
- Ability to develop and conduct specialized group interventions and to document benefits and outcomes
- Ability to organize, chair and conduct meetings
- Ability to understand, support and practice interdisciplinary teamwork in order to provide services in the clinical, educational or living milieu of the person with a developmental disability
- Ability to maintain an active case-load, providing assessment, service plan development, intervention planning/implementation and service outcome evaluation.
- Ability to work within direct, mediated and consultative models of practice
- Understand own clinical limitations and seek support and consultation for clinical activities so as to do “no harm”

**Personal**:

- Ability to work with mínimal supervision as well as a collaborative team player in a team environment
- Ability to organize and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to generate ideas to improve work procedures and contribute to an environment that fosters growth, development and innovation
- Superb interpersonal ability to establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships with humility and self-awar