Social Worker - Child in Out-of-Home Care

Social Worker - Child in Out-of-Home Care - (57826)

Government of Yukon -> Health & Social Services - Family Services

Location: Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 CA (Primary)

Job Type: Permanent

End Date: Full/Part Time

Full-time

Standard Hours Bi-weekly: 75

Classification: SS15

Salary: $89,704.00 - $104,043.00

Union: YEU

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Travel: 10%

Admissibility: Open to all Candidates, Preference - Canadian Indigenous Ancestry, Preference - Yukon First Nations ancestry

This competition is open to all candidates who meet the above noted Admissibility. A hiring preference will apply for qualified candidates of Canadian Indigenous ancestry, with a priority for qualified Yukon First Nation candidates. This initiative is in support of Yukon government’s goal for a representative public service. For more information on the hiring preference visit www.yukon.ca/hiring-preference.

Job Summary and Requirements:

This posting will be used to fill 2 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.

• For more information on this job, please contact Tracey Rumbolt, Manager, Family Services at 867-393-7411 or Tracey.Rumbolt@yukon.ca
• For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Ahmed Lawal, HR Consultant at 867-332-4271 or Ahmed.Lawal@yukon.ca

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