social worker

Additional Information

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Health care institution, facility or clinic

Tasks

• Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
• Perform administrative tasks
• 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
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
• Apply for social program funding
• Administer tests
• Provide mediation services and psychosocial assessments
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Target audience

• Elderly

Social work specialization

• Health

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

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
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 8 to 35 hours per week