A rewarding career awaits you at the Ministry of Education, Provincial Schools Branch. Currently we are looking for a part-time Social Worker to support the
Trillium Demonstration School in Milton. The Trillium Demonstration School provides a specialized residential school program for students with severe learning disabilities whose educational needs cannot be adequately met in their local boards. Our Schools provide a safe place where students, families and staff find support to learn, grow, discover and ultimately, 'Believe in Themselves'.
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of students with severe learning disabilities? Do you have a social work background and experience working with students with learning disabilities? If your background also includes strong counselling and case management skills, this unique all-encompassing opportunity may be of interest to you. The following position is available for the 2016/2017 school year:
- PSB16-XXXX – SOCIAL WORKER – Fixed term position – 18.13 hours per week
Trillium Demonstration School – 347 Ontario Street, Milton, ON
What can I expect to do in this role?
• Work with students who have severe learning disabilities and their families.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary educational and mental health team.
• Provide social worker and case management services to students and their families including conducting assessments, counselling and group work.
How do I qualify?
Skills and Qualifications:
Your background and experience enables you to meet the following requirements:
• Knowledge of theories/practices of professional social work normally acquired through completion of a clinical Masters degree in Social Work;
• Current registration as a social worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers;
• Successful experience working with students with learning disabilities and their families;
• Thorough knowledge of child development, social and environmental influences, cultural diversity, family systems and age-appropriate change strategies;
• Excellent communication/interpersonal/organizational skills; and
• Demonstrated counselling/case management skills.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.