Job details
- JobBank Id: 44599025
- JobSeekr Id: 383359
- Geriatric Social Worker
- Revelstoke, BC
- 416 2nd St. W
- Full time
- Community Connections (Revelstoke) Society
- $28.91
- 35 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- or equivalent experience
- Psychology, general
- Social work, other
- Social sciences, general
- Geriatric nurse/nursing
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Rural area
- Community service organization
- Various locations
- Work in employer’s/client’s home
- Health care institution, facility or clinic
- General office
- Associations and non profit organizations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Conduct psychosocial assessments
- Evaluate the effectiveness of social programs
- Prepare detailed plans for clients returning home after a stay in a rehabilitation centre
- Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
- Take authorized protective action when necessary
- 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
- Recruit and hire staff
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
- Conduct social research
- Apply for social program funding
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
Supervision
- Working groups
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Adults
- Elderly
Social work specialization
- Community development
- Health
- 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
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Pension plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program