Social Worker

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Make a meaningful impact at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre — support rehabilitation and help build safer communities!

We are excited to welcome dedicated Social Workers who will deliver essential social work services promoting rehabilitation and reintegration within a secure institutional setting.

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About the job

About the job
• Formulate discharge plans in full collaboration with professionals and inmates
• Provide crisis intervention services
• Prepare and maintain assessments and statistical reports
• Provide rehabilitative programs and 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 registered as a Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

• You have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or Master of Social Work (MSW).

Specialized Knowledge

You have:
• Demonstrated knowledge of social work theories, principles, and practices
• the ability to develop and implement rehabilitative treatment plans, and provide individual/group therapy and crisis intervention
• have knowledge of risk assessment tools and treatment/rehabilitation options
• are familiar with community support services to support inmate reintegration planning
• can interpret and apply relevant legislation (e.g., Ministry of Correctional Services Act, Social Work and Social Service Work Act)

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

You:
• provide individual counselling, evaluation, and assessment services to offenders with complex needs
• connect and build rapport with a diverse client population with varied cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds
• have experience working within a multi-disciplinary setting, including community agencies
• have proven tact, discretion, and sensitivity to discuss problems/options with offenders and maintain confidentiality

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

You:
• can gather and compile data from multiple sources to identify inmate needs
• develop and modify rehabilitative, treatment, and case management plans based on your assessments
• assess inmates in crisis and apply appropriate therapeutic intervention

Planning and Organizational Skills

• You have skills to manage conflicting 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.
• N-CL-245990/26(2)

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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.