Social Worker

Main Duties Help students enhance personal, social, and academic growth Monitor the progress of individual students Make contact with parents to discuss student behaviour Take steps to prevent bullying and support victims of bullying Help students develop job search skills, such as resume writing and interviewing techniques Help students understand and deal with social, behaviour, and personal problems Emphasize preventive and developmental counselling to provide students with life skills needed to deal with problems before they worsen and to enhance students personal, social, and academic growth. Provide special services such as conflict resolution classes; identify cases of domestic abuse and other family problems that can affect a student s development Specific Duties GROUP COUNSELLING: Identifies areas that would be appropriate for intervention in the form of group counselling and regularly forms and leads appropriate groups. Utilizes both large (classroom) groups and small groups to make appropriate academic and behavioural interventions. CAREER COUNSELING: Coordinates with the Counsellors regarding career options for students and provides appropriate information to students regarding careers. Assists the counsellors in providing students with information for career exploration and selection to assist them in making appropriate academic course selections relating to their interests. Maintains an appropriate library/database relating to various careers for students to utilize in their career explorations. PERSONAL COUNSELLING: Works with individual students and groups of students in regards to appropriate social development issues. Maintains an awareness of cultural influences regarding social development of adolescents. Monitors students who may be at risk in regards to social issues and makes appropriate referrals for interventions outside of school in consultation with parents. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor of Science/Education in Social Work Minimum Experience Minimum of 1 year experience in school counselling or other counselling experience required Job Specific Knowledge & Skills • Appropriate license to carryout student counselling • Strong interpersonal skills with both students and parents • Demonstrable organizational skills • Strong desire to help others and should be able to inspire respect, trust, and confidence • Must possess high emotional and physical energy to handle the array of problems addressed.