Social Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Villa Cathay Care Home Society
Villa Cathay Care Home Society
Vancouver, Canada
Verified Company
2 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: Bilingual
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Asset languages:
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
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
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Provincial certificate of registration
Target audience:
- Elderly
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Tuberculosis test
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Initiative
Screening questions:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the aboveindicated required certifications?
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
