SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICER

Job Description

OPEN POSITION: SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICER

LOCATION OF WORK: Waapinichihkush Elementary School – Chisasibi

COMPETITION NO. CHI-3713

NATURE OF WORK

The position of social service officer encompasses, in particular, responsibility for prevention, promotion, screening, support and intervention activities with students and groups of students experiencing or likely to experience emotional, family, social or school problems in order to foster the student’s optimal development and restore his social functioning in interaction with his or her environment.

 

CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTIONS:

 

• The social service officer contributes to the screening and identification of students experiencing problems, using an approach focusing on prevention and intervention; he or she plans and conducts interviews, makes observations, gathers pertinent information from school or external resources or parents and participates in analyzing data and in determining the nature of the problem.

 

• He works with a multidisciplinary team to draw up, implement and review a student’s individualized education plan, while taking into account the personal, family, school and social context to help him or her overcome his or her problems as well as to develop and maintain his motivation in school; he works with other team members to ensure concerted and coordinated interventions and assess the achievement of objectives.

 

• He provides advice and support to teachers and to other school resources to better meet the
  student’s needs and to provide necessary support and supervision to ensure the student’s
  progress and success in school.

 

• He conducts individual or group counselling sessions with students and ensures follow-up with parents; he may refer the student or his or her parents to resources appropriate to the situation and needs; he works with representatives of partner organizations.

 

• He participates in the preparation, promotion and delivery of screening, awareness-building and prevention programs on topics related to the problems experienced by youths.

 

• He advises management staff, prepares expertise, progress and end-of-process reports and formulates appropriate recommendations to support decision making.

 

• He may be called upon to help defuse crisis or emergency situations and to recommend solutions.

 

• He prepares and updates files according to the rules defined by the school board; he prepares
  progress notes or reports as well as end-of process and follow-up reports on his interventions.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

 

• A bachelor’s degree in an appropriate specialty, notably social work.

 

• Fluency in English is required.

 

• Knowledge of Cree language (verbal) is required.

 

• Knowledge of French is an asset.

 

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:

 

• Regular, full-time position
  35 hours per week.

 

• Salary: $25.25/hr to $45.22/hr

 

• Northern Allowance: $8,484.00 – $13,573.00

 

• Retention Premium: $3,500.00 – $5,000.00

 

• Premiums vary according to collective
  agreement terms and other regulations.

 

DATE OF POSTING
September 29, 2020

END OF POSTING
October 13, 2020 5:00 PM

 

Please complete the Application Form found HERE and forward it with your CV to:

HUMAN RESOURCES
CREE SCHOOL BOARD
ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER
203 Main Street
MISTISSINI, QC G0W 1C0
Fax: (418) 923-2073
Email: hragent@cscree.qc.ca

Please indicate the competition #: CHI-3713

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