Community and Social Services Worker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Corrections
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Crime prevention
**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Social service or charity agency
- Cultural organization
**Tasks**:

- Interview inmates to assess adjustment problems
- Interview offenders to prepare pre-sentence reports
- Prepare reports or case histories
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess offenders' prospects for successful reintegration into the community
- Perform administrative tasks
- Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders, establishing rules of conduct, goals and objectives
- Prepare classification reports recommending type of incarceration and types of interventions for rehabilitation
- Conduct social research
- Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders
- Refer offenders to community and social services programs
- Liaise with the inmates' families and contacts in the community
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Cultural Awareness Training
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
**Target audience**:

- Aboriginal groups
- Females
- Males
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Young offenders
**Area of work experience**:

- Community service organization
- Specification or technical writing
**Area of specialization**:

- Legal services
- Cultural
**Security and safety**:

- Enhanced reliability security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Driver's abstract
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- Organized
**Screening questions**:

- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Other benefits
**Support for Indigenous people**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers