Social Worker

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Consider a rewarding career in correctional services, where your compassion and expertise can help transform lives by supporting people through some of their most challenging moments.

We are looking for a Social Worker at the Quinte Detention Centre to provide vital assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning for individuals in custody. This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to be part of a team that values compassion, integrity, and transformative care.

Please note: This position may be required to work evenings, weekends and rotational shifts.

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About the job

• Formulate reintegration/release plans in collaboration with professional and community partners and inmates
• Provide crisis intervention services
• Prepare clinical assessments and statistical reports
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary care plans
• Facilitate group and individual rehabilitative programming
• Provide one-to- one counselling
• Participate in social work research activities and evaluate treatment programs and services
• Provide social work consultation and training to staff

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You are currently registered as a Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

You:
• have in-depth knowledge of, and experience putting social work theories and practices into action, often gained through a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or a Master of Social Work (MSW), to develop treatment plans, conduct therapy (individual and group), and manage crisis interventions.
• know risk assessment tools and rehabilitative/treatment options, and community services to support inmate classification and reintegration.
• understand how the justice system in Ontario operates.
• can interpret and apply relevant legislation and operational policies and procedures (e.g., Ministry of Correctional Services Act, Social Work and Social Service Work Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act).

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

You:
• engage with clients, staff, and community agencies.
• provide counselling and assessments for offenders with complex needs and build rapport with individuals from a range of diverse backgrounds.
• have experience working in multidisciplinary settings, with proven discretion and sensitivity in handling confidential matters.
• possess clear writing skills to prepare case documentation and reports.

Analytical Skills

You
• know how to gather, compile, and analyze data from multiple sources to identify inmate needs, develop and adjust treatment and case management plans, and apply rehabilitative and therapeutic interventions during crises.
• can develop/modify rehabilitative, treatment, and case management plans.

Organizational Skills

• You can manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain adequate records

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Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer  accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please  contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• T-CL-234280/25

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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.