Community Counsellor - Social Services

Work site environment

• Child welfare
• Education or training
• Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
• Palliative care
• Services for pregnant teens

Work setting

• Hospital/medical facility or clinic
• Community service organization

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
• Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
• Implement life skills workshops
• Conduct follow-up assessments
• Assist clients/guests with special needs
• Advise and counsel inmates regarding their problems
• Supervise support staff
• Supervise terms of probation orders
• Recommend actions when probation or parole is violated
• Prepare classification reports recommending type of incarceration and types of interventions for rehabilitation
• Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders
• Perform administrative tasks
• Interview inmates to assess adjustment problems
• Refer offenders to community and social services programs

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Developmental services worker�(DSW)�Training
• Mental health first aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Children
• Elderly
• Females

Computer and technology knowledge

• Desktop publishing software
• Electronic mail
• Simply Accounting
• MS Office
• WordPress

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Tight deadlines

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Parking available