Job Board for Vulnerable Youth
Family Social Worker
Posted on April 8, 2025
by Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Job Sector:
Healthcare & Social Workers
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 218
Duration: 15 calendar days (12 business days)
Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/british-columbia/kamloops/451703114/family-social-worker/
Job Description
Tasks
- Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
- Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect
- Prepare detailed plans for clients returning home after a stay in a rehabilitation centre
- Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
- Take authorized protective action when necessary
- Perform administrative tasks
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
- Advocate on client’s behalf in courts or at hearings
- Prepare reports or case histories
- Complete legal documentation
- Process files and paperwork
- Determine custody of children between contesting parents and other guardians
- Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
- Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments
- Manage incidents
- Enter client information in databases
- Direct staff
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Adolescents
- Children
- Developmentally delayed
- Family
Experience with special needs children
- Children with behavioural issues
Social work specialization
- Child welfare
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Pension plan
Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week