social worker
Education:
Bachelor's degree.
Work setting:
- Community service organization.
- Social and family service agency.
Tasks:
- 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 .
- Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect.
- Provide mediation services.
- 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.
- Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups.
- Conduct social research.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient's outcomes.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Membership in a provincial association of social workers.
Target audience:
Abused adults.
Social work specialization:
- Community development.
- Socio-economic needs or conditions.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Mileage paid.
- Pension plan.
Long term benefits:
- Long-term care insurance.
- Maternity and parental benefits.
- Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA).
Other benefits:
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.
- Travel insurance.
- Wellness program.