social worker
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Social Worker - Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week - 10 Month Position, Multiple Locations (1.0 FTE)
Posted on
August 14, 2024
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Employer details
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
Job details
<p>Social Worker<p> (Focus on Supporting Indigenous Students)<p> Full-Time Position (35 hours/week) working 10 Months/Year <p>Effective: September 3, 2024 <p>The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board invites qualified applicants for a full-time (35 hours/week) Indigenous Social Worker position with duties to commence September 3, 2024. As a member of the Boards Student Indigenous Education Services and Support Services Team, and reporting to the Superintendent Responsible for Indigenous Education, the Social Worker (Regulated Mental Health Worker) will be responsible for coordinating case management and providing consultation and short-term counselling primarily for individual Indigenous students and their families, or to small groups in the school, home, or community. The Position is subject to annual budget approval and/or annual system organization and Ministry funding continuance. <p> Duties will include, but are not limited to the following: <p> Provide School Social Work duties as well as itinerant social work support to students of BHNCDSB with a specialization in supporting students of Indigenous ancestry and their families.<p> Work from an Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive lens to help reduce barriers affecting student engagement and mental health, and support system level mental health initiatives.<p> Have knowledge of the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people as a rights-holding group. Knowledge of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action and the impacts of colonization and residential schools.<p> Provide face to face and virtual mental health services including consultation and short-term counseling to individual students (and families where appropriate), and groups. This includes crisis intervention, assessment, system navigation and threat risk assessment.<p> Coordinate case management including family work/home visits (following Health and Safety Guidelines). <p> Monitor student attendance and develop reengagement strategies to improve problematic attendance. May involve attendance at court proceedings relating to these issues.<p> Act as a liaison between home and school by interpreting the resources and policies of the school for the family and mediating on issues of concern to the family or school personnel. <p> Support and advocate for children with mental health needs and facilitate positive interactions between the family, the school, and the community. <p> Foster safe, inclusive, and accepting school climates through the promotion of positive mental health and well-being strategies and support students and school staff through crisis and traumatic events.<p> Provide education, information, guidance and consultation to school and system staff specific to supporting engagement and wellbeing of learners. <p> Navigate pathways to care by assisting the student and their family in accessing community agencies (including Indigenous agencies/communities/supports) for ongoing support and emergency services.<p> Act as liaison with outside agencies by interpreting the needs and interests of students and parents within the education system. <p> Support students and school staff through transitional intervention initiatives.<p> Develop and/or deliver evidence informed/based life promotion and prevention programs, training and other professional development activities as guided by the Board Mental Health Strategy.<p> Other duties as assigned.Candidates must possess: Successful completion of an Indigenous focused field of study in Social Work, or related discipline; Masters Degree preferred;<p> A minimum of five (5) years related work experience working with Indigenous youth with social, emotional, and mental health challenges preferred;<p> Experience in working with Indigenous communi
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LocationBrantford, ON
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Workplace information
On site
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
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#2787109
Advertised until
2024-10-13
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