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The Ministry of Social Services is looking for a dynamic individual who is devoted to helping others and improving the lives and wellbeing of children and families to join our team as a Case Assistant Out of Home Care. In this role, you will provide a range of services designed to assess or provide support services for children and their caregivers using The Family Centered Case Management Model of practice.
In this position, you will:
- Be responsible for operational support to a Child and Caregiver Support unit. Under the direction of a Family Connections Supervisor, assisting with family finding assessments, planning and providing support services to the family, as required.
- Explore options for placing children and assist families to work through this process.
- Make referrals for services with caregivers and coordinate case conferences.
- Research case files and document background information to support case planning.
- Develop and maintain open and honest work relationships, encouraging teamwork with clients, foster families, biological families, collateral agencies, and other members of the unit or community.
- Accompany case workers to caregiver or family homes to assist in assessing suitability and making recommendations to ensure the safety of children.
As our successful candidate, you will:
- Have a sincere commitment to invest in relationships and community, practicing from a place of connection.
- Demonstrate well-developed risk assessment, judgement and decision-making skills; implement stringent protocols and processes with information to Child and Family Program workers and supervisors.
- Have knowledge of multicultural beliefs and values, with a particular emphasis on First Nations and Mtis.
- Have strong knowledge of poverty, systemic and socio-economic issues and how they impact people.
