Job Details
Job Title: Community Support Worker
City: Scarborough
Work Location (or closest intersection): Markham Road and Lawrence Ave E
Job Type: Part-time Permanent
Start Date: April 1, 2023
Salary: $31,800 to $36,000 (Annual salary of $53,000 to $60,000 prorated to 21 hours per week).
Benefits/Compensation:
In-person/hybrid work arrangements.
Hiring 1 candidate(s) for this role.
Job Description
Industry: Social Work – Legal Services
Company Info: Scarborough Community Legal Services
SCLS is a non-profit community-based legal clinic that provides clinic law services to low-income individuals in a culturally diverse community. Their work includes individual casework, public legal education, law reform, and community development activities in the areas of housing, income maintenance, immigration, and employment law.
They are looking for an enthusiastic social worker or social service worker to join their team as a community support worker.
Job Description
The successful candidate will provide clients of the clinic a holistic service that meets the legal and non-legal needs of people living with mental health issues and poverty, based upon social work principles, ethics, and professional knowledge base.
Collaborate with the legal team and consult on case files using social work principles, values, ethics, and knowledge. In consultation with the legal team, support casework by providing direct assistance to clients to advance their goals, and work with clients to develop strategies for problem-solving.
- Supervise the social work student placement program.
- A focus area of the case work will be related to assisting homeless or precariously housed clients to find safe, affordable, and stable housing.
- Work independently with confidence in problem-solving, making decisions, and exercising judgment.
- Develop relationships and work collaboratively with community supports/agencies to provide warm referrals and coordinate services.
Required Job Skills/Quantification:
The successful candidate will have a:
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree or social services diploma
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working with vulnerable individuals from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and working for positive social change on issues that affect low-income individuals and groups.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Collaborative work approach and the ability to work well in a team-based environment.
- Awareness of community resources in Scarborough is an asset.
- The ability to speak a second language is an asset.
- Previous experience supervising students or junior employees is an asset.
- This is a part-time permanent contract for 21 hours per week.
Availability Requirements:
Up to 21 hours a week.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete SCLS’s online application by February 24, 2023.
ApplyScarborough Community Legal Services (SCLS) thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
SCLS welcomes applications from diverse individuals who self-identify on the basis of any of the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code. Lived experience and intersectional identities are merit factors for hiring for this position.
SCLS are committed to full compliance with the Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and all other applicable legislation. SCLS will provide accommodation during the hiring process upon request. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
Insights
Posting Date: February 9, 2023
Expiry Date: February 25, 2023
Listing Number: 2307
