Job Summary and Requirements
This is a until –filled competition. Candidates are encouraged not to delay submitting their application as this posting can close at any time after 10 business days with 24-hour posted notice. Resumes will be screened at regular intervals until the position is filled or the competition closes, whichever is earliest.
This posting will be used to fill 3 permanent full-time positions working 75 hours bi-weekly. It will establish a 12-month eligibility list which may be used to fill similar positions.
This job is based in the thriving and diverse city of Whitehorse in the beautiful Yukon.
Who we are
Yukon's Department of Health and Social Services aims to promote, protect, and enhance the well-being of Yukon people through a continuum of quality, accessible, and appropriate health and social services.
The Family and Children's Services Branch is responsible for territory wide delivery of child protection services and programs that support positive and healthy outcomes for children, youth and their families. The unit responds to complex and crisis situations and works with families to ensure continued safety and well-being of children. Collaborative working relationships with Yukon First Nations and Indigenous Governing bodies are critical in this work. This unit also provides on-call services 24/7 to ensure that a response to concerns of child harm is available, at any time, every day of the year.
This opportunity
Reporting to the Supervisor of Family Services the Child in Out of Home Care Social Worker delivers services to children in out-of-home care in accordance with the Child and Family Services Act, and the corresponding policies and procedures. In this position the Social Worker is primarily responsible for working with children that are in out-of-home care (that is, the care or custody of the Director and extended family care) to conduct assessments, develop and implement case plans and cultural plans (where necessary), and ensure that the child’s needs are met. This position is responsible for coordinating with the child’s parents, extended family members, Yukon First Nations, Indigenous governing bodies (IGBs), and other service providers and advocates connected to the child or the child’s family.
This individual will have a passion and commitment to children's services. This role requires an individual with well–developed interpersonal skills, time management and good organizational skills, culturally sensitive, the ability to work collaboratively and committed to relationship-based social work.
If you are committed to ensuring the community is a safe and caring environment in which children and their families may develop to their full potential, we look forward to hearing from you.
Your benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer many additional financial and non-financial benefits.
Social Worker - Child in Out-of-Home Care • Whitehorse, YT, CA Y1A 2C6
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