Social Worker in Welland

Work setting

• Community service organization

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Conduct psychosocial assessments
• Evaluate the effectiveness of social programs
• Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
• 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
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Females
• Abused adults

Social work specialization

• Socio-economic needs or conditions

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Own vehicle

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program