Certified Social Worker in Thunder Bay

Work setting

• Urban area
• Community service organization
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
• 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
• Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
• Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings
• Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
• Conduct social research
• 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

Supervision

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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Mental health first aid Certificate
• Provincial certificate of registration
• Membership in a provincial association of social workers
• Membership with the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Adolescents
• Females
• Males
• Minority group
• People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Family
• Young adults
• Aboriginal groups
• Young offenders

Policy and program experience

• Mental health

Social work specialization

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

Area of specialization

• Cultural

Additional information

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
• Adaptability