Travel Social Worker

Job title: Travel Social Worker

Company: Bayshore HealthCare

Job description: Job Title: Travel Social Worker – Northern Staffing
Location: Nunavut, Canada (can reside anywhere in Canada)The Bayshore Northern Staffing team has proudly been the leading provider of healthcare professionals to Indigenous and Northern Communities across Canada since 1997, and we are looking for a multiple Social Workers to join our team!The successful candidate will have a background in Social Work working with children, adolescents, and adults, and will have experience providing crisis interventions, performing risk assessments, and developing treatments plans.** All applicants must have the ability and willingness to travel to the communities of Nunavut for six to eight (6 – 8) weeks throughout the year with three weeks home between assignments (i.e. six on, three off).Why Bayshore?** Fully paid travel and accommodations
** Highly competitive pay packages and incentive packages
** Comprehensive orientation and training
** Continual learning and professional developmentDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:· Provide crisis intervention, care planning, and assessments of suicide risks, safety planning, addictions treatments, etc.· Plan programs of assistance for clients including referral to community resources and agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, and other services.· Work 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.· Provide 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.QualificationsCANDIDATE REQUIREMENTES:· Two to five (2-5) years of experience working as a Social Worker.· A bachelor’s degree in social work is required.· Registration with a provincial governing body to practice as a Social Worker.· Ability to travel to remote and northern communities of Nunavut for six to eight (6 – 8) weeks throughout the year with three weeks home between assignments (i.e. six on, three off).· Experience in managing and providing interventions related to suicidality, abuse, addiction, mental health crises, traumatic environments, and more.** Only candidates selected to be moved forward in the recruitment process will be contacted by Bayshore’s Recruitment Team to schedule a conversation.

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Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:22:16 GMT

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