This is a 1 year term to cover a maternity leave.
Position Summary:
St.Amant’s core values reflect a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. St.Amant maintains ongoing commitment to recruiting a diverse and talented workforce which is paramount to supporting the community we serve. Reporting to the Manager, Social Work and Counselling and consistent with the Mission, Values and policies of St.Amant, the Social Worker is a critical role in ensuring the success of St.Amant business and operations.
Exemplifying the mission, vision and values of St.Amant, the Social Worker works collaboratively with partnered programs while offering employees respectful customer service.
The Social Worker will take an active role in promoting service and developing creative strategies to work with families and systems. The Social Worker promotes a positive, nurturing environment for the family and works toward strengthening support networks, enhancing knowledge, competencies, skills, and family stability using a family-centered approach within an ecological model of practice. The Social Worker is responsible for evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of direct interventions to ensure positive, observable, and beneficial outcomes to families. The Social Worker will provide direct clinical and consultative services to clients, families or family supports, and is familiar with and promotes a “customer service focus” in the provision of services to clients, and other professionals.
- The Social Worker promotes processes which contribute to self-determination and the development of skills and competencies of individuals and care providers. This pertains to all areas of intervention including assessments, treatment, and implementation of service. The Social Worker is responsible for evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of interventions to ensure outcomes that are positive and beneficial to clients.
- The Social Worker is familiar with social policy, issues, trends, best practices in the field, needs, gaps or opportunities which may improve the lives of persons with disabilities, or which promote social justice, equity or accessibility.
- The Social Worker is familiar with and adheres to all policies related to risk management and those of workplace activity, promotes and follows all safety, health and respectful workplace practices.
- The Social Worker is involved in a variety of services and has responsibilities including the provision of direct and indirect services to individuals and families, facilitating groups, participating in research or educational activities, facilitating access to services and maintaining statistics. The Social Worker is involved in St.Amant activities that are related to optimizing enhancement of quality of life of individuals, families and the community.
Qualifications:
Educational:
- Must possess a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Degree from an accredited university
Professional:
- Must be eligible for and maintain registration with the Manitoba College of Social Workers including meeting all prescribed continuing education requirements of the profession
- A minimum of 2 years social work experience in the area of developmental disabilities is preferred and is an asset
Clinical:
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience using a family-centered model of service provision
- Knowledge of the history of services to people with disabilities, current trends, philosophies and practices concerning their care, education and lifestyles
- Extensive knowledge and experience working with children and families and experience working in the area of developmental disabilities/mental disabilities
- Knowledge and ability to function within the legislation pertinent to practice, including CFS Act, Vulnerable Persons Legislation, and PHIA NVCI, CPR, and First Aid are assets
- Expertise in conducting social/family assessments using an ecological framework and family-centered approach
- Knowledge of psychosocial and environmental factors involved in chronic disability which may impact family functioning or adjustment, and the ability to define appropriate intervention strategies
- Knowledge of child development, family relationships and dynamics
- Knowledge of Manitoba Guidelines for Identification and Reporting Abuse (CFS Act / Vulnerable Persons Living with Disabilities Act)
- Ability to prepare an intervention, contract with individuals and families, appropriately assist in goal definition, engage in problem solving processes, focus on client strengths, restructure or access appropriate supports, define time frames and plan for transition
- Ability to form appropriate professional/trust relationship with clients
- Demonstrated counseling skills including supportive, adjustment, and crisis counseling
- Ability to identify high risk situations and respond appropriately
- Working knowledge of service systems and ability to creatively access or develop informal and formal supports or resources
- Ability to document plans and interventions accurately and in a timely manner, using standardized program protocol and formats
- Ability to communicate openly and appropriately using positive interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledgeable of the dynamics inherent in the client-worker relationship and skillful in preparing for transition and in determining the nature of support required upon termination
- Ability to develop and conduct specialized group interventions and to document benefits and outcomes
- Ability to organize, chair and conduct meetings
- Ability to understand, support and practice interdisciplinary teamwork in order to provide services in the clinical, educational or living milieu of the person with a developmental disability
- Ability to maintain an active case-load, providing assessment, service plan development, intervention planning/implementation and service outcome evaluation
- Ability to work within direct, mediated and consultative models of practice
- Understand own clinical limitations and seek support and consultation for clinical activities so as to do “no harm”
- Able to effectively prioritize, structure and manage scheduling caseload(s) to achieve targeted outcomes
Personal:
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour consistent with the Mission and Values of St.Amant
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide education and training in public forums
- Knowledgeable of the concepts of Quality Improvement (QI) and ability to implement services consistent with these concepts in a complex environment
- Positive, energetic, self directed and client-focused
- Ability to model cooperative teamwork, conflict resolution and process improvement
- Ability to work harmoniously and contribute to effective employee relationships
- Ability to travel and work flexible hours as necessary
- Must possess a valid Manitoba driver’s license and have access to a vehicle
- Ability to work in a Microsoft Office environment
- Possess emotional stability
- Project a professional image
- Possess the physical ability to perform the duties of the position
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Social Worker is responsible for the provision of services, ensuring the adherence to policies and practices of St.Amant, and to the requirements of the regulatory bodies. Services are individualized to the needs of each client/family, and direct clinical and consultative services to clients, families or family supports are offered by the Social Worker. Social Workers may work within St.Amant’s River Road Place, or work with clients in the community.
Program/Service Support
Consistent with the Mission, Philosophy and Policies of St.Amant, the Social Worker is directed toward family empowerment, is cognizant of the individual needs of each family member, and recognizes that they are part of a much broader community and social system. Quality services are evident when professional communication, timeliness, accuracy, ethical awareness / sensitivity, confidentiality are consistently demonstrated as required by legislation and program/service standards.
Duties include:
- Documents and maintains client files and provides reports in a format consistent with program protocol and timelines
- Empowers families to develop formal and informal supports to facilitate the most effective and efficient utilization of resources and to enhance coping skills; assists and enables families to develop informal support networks, circle of friends, or peer/parent networks
- Provides education or information, verbal and/or written, with respect to services and resources
- Provides counseling or refer to appropriate counseling resources if required
- Facilitates groups in response to identified need
- Coordinates / facilitates the resolution process related to family concerns or dissatisfaction and provides mediation and conciliation services
- Schedules and conducts regular reviews with the family and case managers
- Consults effectively with other supports and services to ensure coordination of planning
- Ensures clinical outcomes are monitored, documented and shared appropriately and effectively
The above information is intended to describe the general nature of this position and is not considered to be a complete statement of duties and responsibilities. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned provided they are consistent with the qualifications identified and fall within the parameters of this role.
St.Amant is a bilingual organization. Proficiency in both official languages (French/English) would be considered an asset.
St.Amant supports equitable employment practices and promotes an inclusive workforce representative of the people we support including diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, and identities. Applicants can request reasonable accommodations in all aspects of the selection and hiring process.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening, Adult Abuse Registry Check, Child Abuse Registry Check and Prior Contact Check.
As a Condition of Employment, new hires must complete a series of Occupational Health checks. This includes the requirement to confirm immunization or immunity of specific communicable diseases. Successful applicants will also be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination prior to start date.
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes: Health & Dental Plans, Life Insurance Plans, Long Term Disability, Employer Paid-Employee Assistance Plan, and Employer-Matched Pension Plan.
