Social Worker

2 weeks ago

St Catharines, Canada Visiting Angels Inc Full time

or equivalent experience

**Work setting**:

- Business and/or industry
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Community service organization
- Various locations

**Tasks**:

- Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
- Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
- Perform administrative tasks
- Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect and take authorized protective action when necessary
- Recruit and hire staff
- Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
- Write research papers, educational texts and articles
- Administer tests
- Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
- Provide mediation services and psychosocial assessments
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs

**Supervision**:

- 3-4 people

**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor Certification
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Provincial certificate of registration
- Membership in a provincial association of social workers

**Target audience**:

- Adults
- Developmentally delayed
- Elderly
- Females
- Males
- Minority group
- People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Family

**Social work specialization**:

- Community development
- Education and training
- Health
- Palliative care

**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Tuberculosis test

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?

**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan

  • Social Worker

    5 days ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Niagara Children's Centre Full time

    **Status**: Full - time **Location**: St. Catharines, Ontario **Open Date**: May 16, 2025 **Closing Date**: May 30, 2025 The position of Social Worker is established to enhance child and family participation and quality of life by providing support to children with identified needs and their families through assessment, support and counselling, case...

  • Social Worker

    6 days ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Primacare Living Solutions Full time

    Primacare Living Solutions is currently looking to fill a role of a social worker for our Long-Term Care Home in St. Catharine's. In this role the incumbent will provide social work services 4 days a week to our residents and their families. **Responsibilities**: - Providing Support and Counselling to Residents and Families - Facilitating admissions,...

  • Social Worker

    9 hours ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Primacare Living Solutions Full time

    Primacare Living Solutions is currently looking to fill a role of a social worker for our Long-Term Care Home in St. Catharine's. In this role the incumbent will provide social work services 4 days a week to our residents and their families. **Responsibilities**: - Providing Support and Counselling to Residents and Families - Facilitating admissions,...

  • Social Worker

    2 days ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Bayshore HealthCare Full time

    **Social Worker**(**Job Number**:25004958**)** **Primary Location**:ON-St. Catharines - Community Worker - **Employee Type**:Casual**Description**: **Make “being the difference” your Career. FAST APPLY**. Bayshore HealthCare is one of the Canada’s leading providers of home and community health care services and is a privately owned company. Bayshore...

  • Social Worker

    2 weeks ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Heidehof Full time

    Under the supervision of the Manager of Life Enrichment the Social Worker will provide daily support to residents in LTC. The duties and responsibilities shall be conducted in accordance to policies & procedures and work routines of the Home while always respecting the residents' rights. Must be experienced and proficient in resident assessment and...

  • Social Worker

    3 days ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Young Caregivers Association Full time

    **Overview** Recognizing, and empathetic to the unique needs of caregiving families, the Social Worker provides counselling and support services to young caregivers and their family members. These services are delivered predominantly in-office, by phone or virtual platform, in the community, or at the client’s home. The Social Worker uses a variety of...

  • Social Worker

    2 days ago

    St. Catharines, Canada Critical Trauma Therapy Full time

    **Join Our Team and Make an Impact Across Ontario!** Critical Trauma Therapy has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join our team in St. Catharine's/ Niagara. **Who We Are**: - Critical Trauma Therapy is a growing private practice providing client-centered Social Work & Counselling services as well as Naturopathy, Psychiatry, Psychological...

  • Social Worker

    3 weeks ago

    St. Catharines, Canada De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre Full time

    INTRODUCTION: As part of the Primary Care Team, the Social Worker provides essential wholistic support to patients through case management, health promotion and patient advocacy to address the social, emotional, financial and spiritual factors that impact their health. They act as a vital member of the interdisciplinary team, bridging the gap between a...

  • Social Worker

    3 weeks ago

    St. Catharines, Canada De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre Full time

    INTRODUCTION: As part of the Primary Care Team, the Social Worker provides essential wholistic support to patients through case management, health promotion and patient advocacy to address the social, emotional, financial and spiritual factors that impact their health. They act as a vital member of the interdisciplinary team, bridging the gap between a...

  • social worker

    2 weeks ago

    St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Southbridge Healthcare LP Full time

    Southbridge Care Homes is dedicated to providing exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.  We are currently seeking...