Company:
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Details:
Child Protection Worker
Port Hardy, BC
Salary $50,371.66 - $66,652.94 annually (plus an isolation allowance of $ 35.88 bi-weekly)
Three positions are available
Apply your expertise in a role where you can make a positive difference for children of British Columbia
As a Child Protection Worker, through assessment and collaboration you develop plans with families to ensure the safety of children and youth. Your skill set will include interviewing clients, evaluating vulnerability factors, validating the child welfare reports and determining a plan of action including family support services. The client group includes working with aboriginal families. Caring and level headed, you counsel families, fulfill the role of guardian and coordinate and consult with other service providers in a multidisciplinary team environment. You will be working in an integrated office environment.
Demonstrating strong organizational skills, you prepare documentation for court, file documents and ensure legislative requirements are addressed, as well as timelines for serving notice follow the Rules of the Court. You work with and prepare clients for court by explaining the purpose, ensuring the client has access to legal counsel, informing the client of other witnesses and explaining expected court behaviour and appearance. The ideal candidate for this key role will have experience delivering services in small, rural communities. If you have previous experience in Child Protection and wish to further that experience, we encourage your application.
Port Hardy has a population of 4,000 and is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park, the North Coast Rail and the BC Marine Trail, located on the north end of Vancouver Island. The town has a fascinating blue-collar history and a bright green ecotourist future as it evolves into one of North America's best as-yet undiscovered outdoor adventure destinations. The natural ingredients are all here: fishing, hiking, world-class scuba diving, and serious quantities of wildlife in coastal waters, wilderness parks and the area's nicely mature second-growth woodland habitat make for great viewing.
We offer training, growth and development opportunities; a competitive salary and benefits package; a pension plan that ranks among the best; and offer a balance between work and life commitments. We are committed to continuing to be an employer of choice and providing a professional environment where ideas work.
For more information on this exciting career opportunity including how to apply by December 1st 2014, please visit: https://search.employment.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=22655
Qualifications & Experience:
To be considered for this position your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have the following:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Child and Youth Care; OR
Master's degree in Social Work, Educational Counselling/ Clinical Psychology with a completion of a practicum in child welfare.
Preference may be given to applicants with previous child protection experience or applicants who have successfully completed the Child Welfare/Child Protection Specialization within their degree program, including a practicum within a child protection setting.
NOTE: If your degree was obtained outside of Canada, you need to confirm it has been assessed for equivalency through the International Credential Evaluation Services. Confirmation for equivalency for your degree is required for you to be considered. Please indicate in your resume (cut and paste a copy of the approval. If in progress proof must be provided on or by the closing date of the competition).