Social Worker in St. John's

Work setting

• Community service organization
• Correctional facility

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
• Prepare detailed plans for clients returning home after a stay in a rehabilitation centre
• Provide mediation services
• Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
• Take authorized protective action when necessary
• 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
• Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
• Monitor and evaluate

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Adults

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Enhanced reliability security clearance
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Own vehicle

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

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

• Travel insurance
• Wellness program