coordinator of social work

at  Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
• or equivalent experience

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Large caseload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

• Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
• Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
• Perform administrative tasks
• Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
• Plan programs of assistance for clients
• Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
• Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
• Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings
• Lobby for solutions to problems affecting client groups
• Conduct social research
• Apply for social program funding
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs