School Social Worker

1 day ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Full time

or equivalent experience

**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Community service organization
- Various locations
- School or educational institution/establishment

**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
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- 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
- Conduct social research
- Write research papers, educational texts and articles
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
- Teach students through lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations and laboratory, shop and field studies
- Answer inquiries from students

**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
- 11-15 people
- 16-20 people
- Working groups

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

- Standard First Aid Certificate
- Safe Food Handling certificate

**Target audience**:

- Adolescents
- Aboriginal groups
- First Nations students

**Social work specialization**:

- Community development
- Education and training
- Health
- Personal adjustment
- Socio-economic needs or conditions

**Area of specialization**:

- Aboriginal or First Nations education

**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
- Driver's abstract

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Large caseload
- 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**:

- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

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