Travel Social Worker

Bayshore HealthCare; Remote; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider focused on Indigenous communities is seeking Social Workers to provide crisis intervention and assessments in remote areas of Nunavut. Candidates must have a degree in social work and experience in Child Protective Services. The role involves working with high-risk cases and requires travel for extended periods. A commitment to Indigenous values and best practices in social work is essential.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience as a registered Social Worker, especially in Child Protective Services.
• Current and valid registration to practice as a Social Worker.
• Ability to travel to remote communities in Nunavut.

Responsibilities

• Providing crisis intervention and assessments of suicide risks.
• Working with complex cases and potentially aggressive individuals.
• Planning programs of assistance for clients.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Risk assessments

Care planning

Child protective services

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

Job description

Job Title: Travel Social Worker – Northern Staffing

Travel Assignments: Nunavut, Canada

The Bayshore Northern Staffing team has proudly been the leading provider of healthcare professionals to Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) and Northern Communities across Canada since 1997, and we are looking for multiple Social Workers to join our team!

The successful candidate will have a background in Social Work working with Child Protective Services as well as with adolescents and adults, and will have experience providing crisis interventions, performing risk assessments, and developing treatment plans.

Duties & Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Providing crisis intervention, care planning, and assessments of suicide risks, safety planning, addictions treatments, etc.
• Working with high-risk complex cases to help deescalate clients and/or deal with potentially volatile and aggressive individuals in collaboration with other health centers/hospitals, RCMP, Family Services and Educational Institutions.
• Planning programs of assistance for clients including referral to community resources and agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, and other services.
• Providing care and support from an Indigenous worldview that recognizes and respects the values, beliefs and customs of individuals, families and communities as well as adhering to best practices current to the field.

Candidate Requirements

• Two to five (2-5) years of experience working as a registered Social Worker; experience in Child Protective Services is required.
• A bachelor’s degree in social work is required.
• A current and valid registration with a provincial governing body to practice as a Social Worker.
• Ability to travel to remote communities of Nunavut for six to eight (6 - 8) weeks with three weeks between assignments (i.e. six on, three off).
• Experience in managing and providing interventions related to child protective services, suicidality, abuse, addiction, mental health crises, traumatic environments, and more.
• BLS is a requirement and will need to be completed within the first year of hire.
• Only candidates selected to be moved forward in the recruitment process will be contacted by Bayshore’s Recruitment Team to schedule a conversation.