Child Protection Worker (Future Contract Opportunities 2025)

Peel Children's Aid; Mississauga; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Child Protection Workers to join their mission of protecting children and strengthening families. This role involves assessing risks, supporting families, and collaborating with community partners to ensure the well-being of children. Ideal candidates will have a background in social work or related fields, with strong skills in clinical assessment and crisis intervention. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while embodying excellence and anti-oppressive practices. If you are dedicated to child welfare and looking to contribute to a vital cause, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in child welfare case management and clinical assessment.
• Strong communication skills for effective reporting and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks and strengths of families to ensure child safety.
• Support families in building capacity to care for their children.

Skills

Child welfare case management

Clinical assessment

Counselling

Crisis intervention

Verbal communication

Written communication

Computer skills

Proficiency in French

Education

Bachelor's of Social Work

Master's of Social Work

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Child Protection Worker (Future Contract Opportunities 2025)

The Children's Aid Society of Peel Region, 25 Capston Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Req #868 Friday, January 5, 2024

At Peel CAS, our mission is to protect children and strengthen families & communities through partnership. We are currently seeking the following professional to join our team:

We are seeking innovative, passionate professionals with child welfare experience who embody diversity/anti-oppression practice and are committed to excellence and a “How Can I Help?” consensus building leadership style.

Child protection workers provide for the safety and well-being of children as defined by the Child, Youth & Family Services Act. The role of child protection workers is to assess the risks and strengths of families in the community and to support families in building capacity to care for their children. The key responsibilities of this role are on assessing risk, well-being, and planning for permanency through strong collaboration with families, kin, and community partners.

This position supports and contributes to the agency’s commitments to Leadership, Excellence, Strength Based Practice, and Anti-Oppressive Practice along with the Agency’s mission, values, and strategic initiatives.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Solid skills in child welfare case management
• Superior skills and experience in clinical assessment, counselling and crisis intervention
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly with recordings and reports
• Knowledge of family services and child-in-care issues
• Competent computer skills
• Proficiency in the French Language is considered an asset

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's of Social Work or Master's of Social Work degree from a recognized university and at least one year of related experience in a child protection role.
• OR
• A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university in a related field, and at least one year of related experience in a child protection related role.
• A class 'G' driver's license and daily access to a vehicle are required.

HOURLY RATE:

• Authorized Child Protection Workers: $40.37 - $52.00
• Unauthorized Child Protection Workers: $37.22

Peel Children's Aid Society is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform People & Culture so that we can ensure your equal participation in this process.

We are aware of a scam claiming to offer employment on behalf of Peel CAS. Please note that we only contact individuals who have applied for positions posted on our website, and always conduct interviews with selected candidates. We do not contact prospective candidates via text message. Learn more about employment scams.

Other details

• Pay Type Hourly

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