Social Worker - Vanier, Canada - Vanier College

Vanier College

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Vanier, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Reference number:

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Job Category (Job Alert): Social Work

Department:
Services for Students

Services:
Professionals

Immediate Supervisor's Name:
Anja Vroomen

Position Status:
Part-time Replacement

Length of the contract:
Until June 30, 2024

Work Location:
Vanier College

Work Schedule:
Part-Time (3 days/week ~ 21hours ~ schedule TBD)

External Posting Start Date:

External Posting End Date and Time: :00

Salary Scale:
$49,456 - $87,626

Expected Start Date:

Vanier College is an English-language public college with more than 6000 daytime students from over 90 different nationalities.

We have a thriving Continuing Education division that provides services to adult learners, international students as well as to community and corporate clients.

Vanier has approximately 1000 employees and offers a stimulating work environment and a beautiful green campus.

Our dynamic faculty and staff enjoy numerous benefits including an employee assistance program, employee fitness programs, professional development, daycare, educational fee waivers as well as music concerts and other activities.

Description:

Reporting to the Coordinator of Professional Services, the Social Worker provides prevention, screening and intervention with students who are experiencing or are likely to experience emotional, social, academic or family problems in order to enable them to achieve their goals through academic success, social and emotional adjustment and integration into college life.
More specifically, but not limited to, the Social Worker:
Conducts a psychosocial assessment of a person (this activity is reserved exclusively for social workers);
Provides shortterm counselling to a diverse set of clients dealing with various issues;
Arranges activities designed to ensure that students maximize their potential, particularly in their personal, family and social life;
Designs and participates in screening, outreach, awareness and prevention programs focused on issues related to mental health and academic success of the student population;
Intervenes in order to defuse crises or emergency situations and suggest avenues for resolving them;
Develops and maintains contacts with representatives of the health and social services network and other partner organizations in their own area of competence;
Collaborates with staff and faculty, as well as service providers or other organizations as needed;
Attends Counselling team meetings and participates in case studies within multidisciplinary teams;
Prepares and updates records adhering to the standards of their profession and the College's bylaws.

Other related tasks which fall within the scope of the classification of this position may be assigned.

Schedule: Part-Time (3 days/week ~ 21hours ~ schedule TBD)
Contract: August 1, June 30, 2024, or until the return of the incumbent to her position, whichever occurs first.
Classification: Travailleur ou travailleuse social (Social Worker)
Requirements:
Qualifications:
Membership in the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux du Québec.

Conditions related to the specific position:

Ability to set short term objectives and use a solution focused approach;
Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team;
Strong crisis assessment and crisis management skills;
Recent and demonstrated experience in providing mental health support services;
Knowledge of the secondary and postsecondary educational systems, especially in Quebec;
Excellent English oral and written skills (to be tested);
Strong French oral and written skills (to be tested);
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (to be tested);
Psychotherapy permit (an asset);

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