Case Management Consultant - Social Work

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
• Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
• 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 working with a client group
• Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
• Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Provide mediation services and psychosocial assessments
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
• Supervise professional staff, program leaders and instructors and volunteer staff

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

Social work specialization

• Community development
• Personal adjustment
• Socio-economic needs or conditions

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Adaptability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement