Clinical Social Worker

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

**Successful candidates, from the Clinical Social Worker, SW-SCW-02, 2018-PEN-EA-ATL-134395 selection process will be required to submit a new application for this selection process if you wish to be considered. Your results from the Clinical Social Worker, SW-SCW-02 - 2018-PEN-EA-ATL-134395 selection process may be transferred to this new process if you choose to.**

Duties

Provision of direct assessment, therapeutic/counseling intervention, crisis intervention, advocacy and support services to offenders with mental disorders.

Provision of professional advice, specialized consultation and training to CSC non-health and health staff relating to offenders with mental health disorders and co-occurring disorders.

Development, coordination and implementation of community reintegration services including clinical discharge plans and services for offenders with significant mental health disorders and co-occurring disorders being released into the community from a treatment center or regular institution within the Correctional Service of Canada.

Work environment

Work with federal inmates, inside federal correctional institutions or in the community with federal parolees, in areas ranging from crisis intervention to discharge planning and community reintegration.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in social work.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Registration as a Social Worker with a provincial registering/licensing body.

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in providing Social Work services to clients in mental health settings and/or correctional settings.

Experience working independently with minimal clinical supervision.

Experience working as part of an inter-disciplinary team(s).

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a Master’s degree in Social Work from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in social work.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in the provision of Social Work services to culturally diverse populations.

Experience providing Social Work services in community mental health, medical, acute or forensic settings.

Experience providing crisis intervention services.

Experience establishing, developing and managing productive and cooperative partnerships with community-based services (i.e., community capacity building).

Experience providing Social Work services to vulnerable populations (e.g., cognitively impaired/brain-injured, geriatric, adults who are disadvantaged or in conflict with the law, aboriginal people, etc).

Experience in the provision of mental health services to women in a correctional setting.

Experience in the provision of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Experience in the provision of suicide prevention and intervention

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative BBC/BBC
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of theories and established best practices of professional Social Work.

Knowledge of types of mental disorders and effective interventions for adults with mental disorders.

Knowledge of Social Work Code of Ethics and Standards of Social Work Practice published by the Canadian Association of Social Workers and/or applicable provincial regulatory bodies.

Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation with respect to the practice of social work.

Knowledge of resources and community agencies which provide assistance to adults with mental disorders.

ABILITIES:

Ability to complete comprehensive social work assessments for adults with mental disorders (e.g., bio-psycho-social-cultural assessments, mental status examinations, progress reports or discharge plans).

Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment.

Ability to partner to ensure effective service delivery to clients.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Effective interpersonal relationships.

Initiative.

Dependability.

Judgment.

Integrity.

Sensitivity to cultural diversity.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of mental health issues as they pertain to diverse populations such as Aboriginal and/or women offenders.

Knowledge of the principles and usages of cognitive-behavioural therapies.

ABILITIES:

Ability to use of a variety of software including spreadsheets and databases (e.g., Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, or Excel).

Ability to deliver training.

Ability to deliver therapeutic group interventions.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness to travel frequently within a province or region.

Ability to work overtime on short notice or to work variable hours.

A valid driver's license.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

- Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this
process.

- YOUR APPLICATION AND RESUME MAY BE USED TO ASSESS YOUR ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE IN WRITING.

- If chosen, the employee will not be on travel status, and, as a results, no travel time will be paid or expenses reimbursed.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.