Social Worker - Toronto, Canada - Jewish Family and Child Service

Jewish Family and Child Service

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Social Worker - Poverty Reduction Counselling

About The Agency

Jewish Family and Child Service is a multiservice, clientcentered, family service agency and a Children's Aid Society. We support the healthy development of individuals, children, families, and communities through prevention, protection, counselling, and education and advocacy services, within the context of Jewish values.

About the Role

We are seeking a
Social Worker
Poverty Reduction Counselling **to provide direct counselling, case management and other services to clients using appropriate techniques and methods of social work practice.

Responsibilities:

Provide clients with basic financial literacy and budgeting supports through poverty reduction methodologies.
Formulate and develop clientcentered service plans including crisis interventions, internal agency responses and referrals, etc.
Provide individual, family, and/or group counselling to client(s) using a range of appropriate techniques, including psychosocial assessments of individuals and families and those who are living with, or who have lived with, complex mental health concerns, and poverty.
Work within the poverty reduction program to support vulnerable clients by completing assessments and setting goals for client's financial abilities to help them understand financial management.
Deliver empowerment, advocacy, and problem solving supports to help clients navigate complex financial systems.
Facilitate coordination of services which includes the provision of information, advocacy, and referral to both internal and external resources.
Liaise with professional and community staff to provide support services in line with the case management plan.
Organize clientrelated documents, records, and data collection for internal and external reporting purposes.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

BSW and/or MSW
Minimum 3 years related clinical experience.
Poverty reduction service delivery knowledge and experience.
Clinical casemanagement and financial literacy knowledge.
Member of OCSWSSW in good standing.
Good judgement, initiative and resourcefulness are required.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Comprehension of French or another language reflecting the local community will be considered an asset.

**We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.