Clinical Social Worker

Employment and Social Development Canada; Stony Mountain; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Employment and Social Development Canada is seeking a Clinical Social Worker (SW-SCW-02) for the Correctional Service of Canada. The role focuses on delivering social work services in correctional settings, with emphasis on mental health and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Applicants must have a Master’s in Social Work and relevant experience, with willingness to travel within provinces. Eligible candidates include Canadian citizens or permanent residents residing in Canada, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in social work from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Experience providing Social Work services in mental health or correctional settings.
• Experience working independently with minimal clinical supervision.
• Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience with culturally diverse populations and crisis intervention.

Skills

Demonstrative integrity and respect

Thinking things through

Working effectively with others

Showing initiative

Effective communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Selection process number
2026-PEN-EA-PRA-202966

Salary
$86,348 to $106,671-(Plus Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance of $2,140 per year. Allowance for Master's Degree in Social Work is $3,850. Commuting Assistance may apply. These allowances are subject to change, modification or revocation, with notice.)

Level
SW-SCW-02-Clinical Social Worker

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Work environment
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is a key player in public safety. We are responsible for the supervision and reintegration of offenders serving sentences of two years or more. On a typical day, we manage approximately 15,000 offenders placed within our 43 institutions and more than 8,500 offenders under supervision in the community. We are building a strong, vibrant, and diverse team of professionals. CSC has been widely recognized as an international leader in correctional justice. We offer a variety of work locations with challenges and impacts like no other organization in Canada. CSC supports professional growth. We offer career development opportunities and we believe in continuous learning throughout your career.

Intent of the process

• The immediate need is to fill positions on a casual or term basis.
• CSC will review applications received on a regular basis and contact applicants who meet the below essential criteria (education and experience) for further assessment based on the needs of the institutions.
• The candidate qualified pool resulting from this inventory may be used to staff similar positions on an indeterminate (anticipatory), term, or casual basis (casual work is offered for a fixed duration not exceeding 90 working days).
• The placement of CSC employees with an affected status* as a result of a current or future workforce adjustment exercise may be considered ahead of other candidates for a deployment or an appointment. * Affected status as defined in the Workforce Adjustment Directive or appendix to the relevant collective agreement.

Important messages

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.

If you apply to this process and participate in our other SW-SCW-02 selection processes advertised in different regions, please note that you may be assessed once, and your assessment results may be applied to all of those selection processes. The waiting period for reassessment is 180 calendar days from your last assessment.

Reference checks may be sought.

An Interview may be conducted.

You must provide proof of education credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Candidates must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants. An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

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.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in social work.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in providing Social Work services to clients in mental health settings or correctional settings.
• Experience working independently with minimal clinical supervision.
• Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Applied / assessed at a later date

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrative integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Effective communication skills

Language requirements (essential for the job)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

EDUCATION

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

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, Indigenous peoples, etc).

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.

Our commitment

We're committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.