Job Description

Highland Shores Children's Aid is committed to ensuring the safety and promoting the well-being of our community's children in partnership with their families and community resources. If you care deeply about the welfare of children and want to work in a dynamic environment, we would like to hear from you.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Services, the Children Services Worker is responsible for ensuring the provision of service to children/youth in the care of the Society. The Children Services Worker is responsible to ensure all legislative, Ministry and Society policies and regulations, respective to the child/youth are met. The incumbent will formulate case plans and develop strategies of intervention and collaboration with the caregivers and other Society staff. This position collaborates with other Society staff, a variety of foster care providers and community service agencies to ensure that children/youth's needs are met. This position requires the ability to be assigned shifts in Emergency Care Settings as the need arises.

Required Qualifications, Knowledge, Education, and Skills:

Minimum of a Bachelor of Social Work degree, however consideration may be given to applicants who possess a Bachelor degree in a related field with 2 years' experience in a Human Services field direct service role. Masters of Social Work degree would be considered an asset.

Knowledge of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act and Ministry of Children and Youth Services, as well as clinical knowledge of social work theories, principles and practices;

Demonstrated ability to conduct assessments from a child development perspective and the ability to work directly with children in managing and modifying behaviour;

Demonstrated ability to recognize and assess risk to children and families;

Effective interviewing and counselling skills, specifically with children/youth and families;

Proven interpersonal skill and the ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with children, youth, families and staff, foster, adoptive and kin families, and community collaterals;

Demonstrated written communication skills to meet Society recording responsibilities timeframes and other administrative requirements; excellent computer and keyboarding skills;

Proven organizational skills to set and meet priorities and established Ministry and Society requirements and to manage an assigned caseload;

Proven ability to work independently as well as to function as a cooperative team member;

Demonstrated ability to work from a solutions-focused, strengths-based perspective;

Demonstrated understanding of child development, family systems, the effects of trauma on the child and a systems approach to working with families and professionals working with the families would be an asset;

Highly developed skills in goal directed casework

Demonstrated comfort in the use of proper authority

Bilingualism (French and English) is considered an asset

We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package and opportunities for professional development.

Please apply by email directly to Highland Shores Children's Aid.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process are available upon request.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered will be contacted.

www.highlandshorescas.com

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 11 months

Pay: $63,360.00-$83,497.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-10-07
Expected start date: 2025-11-03