Impactful Social Worker: Foster Care & Adoption

Government of Nova Scotia; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Registration fees reimbursement to NSC

Moving expenses assistance

Overtime & shift premiums

Travel allowance

Career guidance & training

3 weeks vacation

EFAP

Health & Dental

Defined Pension

Job summary

Government of Nova Scotia seeks Social Workers across Nova Scotia in Adoption, Foster Care, and related programs. You will work within interdisciplinary teams to assess families for child placement, collaborate with program areas, and provide ongoing services to parents and children under CFSA and FNIM provisions.

The role offers a term appointment, requires a BSW/MSW and NSCSW eligibility, and involves a mix of home visits and community engagement with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Social Work is required and must be eligible for NSCSW registration.
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Strong teamwork, compassion, reliability and resourcefulness are essential to support families and children.

Responsibilities

• Engage with individuals, families and communities to build resilience and change.
• Develop and monitor case plans with birth families, kinship caregivers, foster and adoptive parents.
• Collaborate with programs to assess family need for placement of children.
• Participate in risk assessments, court testimonies, and evaluations.
• Recruit, prepare and support foster and adoptive parents.

Skills

Team player

Compassionate

Reliable

Resourceful

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Master of Social Work

Job description

Government of Nova Scotia seeks Social Workers across Nova Scotia in Adoption, Foster Care, and related programs. You will work within interdisciplinary teams to assess families for child placement, collaborate with program areas, and provide ongoing services to parents and children under CFSA and FNIM provisions.

The role offers a term appointment, requires a BSW/MSW and NSCSW eligibility, and involves a mix of home visits and community engagement with travel as needed.