Certified Social Worker

Employer: Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Salary: $60,000.00 annually

Languages: English Education: College/CEGEP. or equivalent experience Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years Work setting: Urban area. Community service organization. Various locations Tasks: 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.