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Touchwood Child and Family Services Inc. requires a Child and Family Services Worker to be responsible for helping individuals, families and the community develop skills and acquire resources needed to enhance and improve social functioning. The Child and Family Services Worker will also provide counselling, therapy and resources for social and community support services in an effort to achieve this goal. this goal requires the individual to assess and interview clients, record accurate and detailed case notes and develop and maintain sustainable relationships with other professionals in the community. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Additional Skills
- Perform administrative tasks
Specific Skills
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
- Provide public education and consultation regarding counselling services, issues and methods
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Interview clients to assess their situation and determine the types of services required and eligibility
- Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect and take authorized protective action when necessary
Work Setting
- Social and family service agency
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adult
- Social assistance recipient
- Mentally impaired
- Male
- Female
- Elderly
- Developmentally delayed
- Child
Area of Social Work Specialization
- Community development
- Child welfare
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