Description
Assignment:
- Full-time 1.0 FTE School Social Worker position
- FTE will be reduced to 0.80 at the commencement of the 2025/2026 school year
- Duties to commence April 7, 2025
- Assignment is located at Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus in Blackfalds, AB.
Qualifications and/or Assets:
- Diploma or Degree in Social Work is preferred
- Must have current registration with Alberta College of Social Workers or another professional regulatory body
- Excellent crisis response and management skills (eg. comprehensive risk assessment, safety plans and follow-up care for students that experience suicidal ideations and other self-harming behaviors
- 1:1 counseling and group supports for students with social/emotional challenges
- Experience developing and presenting universal and targeted social emotional programming to various age levels of students
- Contributes to the development and facilitation of school-wide initiatives to foster and promote school-wide mental wellness
- Experience with online counselling and support for students and families would be considered an asset
- Provides guidance and consultation to school personnel on the social/emotional needs of students
- Referral and navigation of community resources and advocacy for student and family needs
- Works collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and adapt to changing work demands
- Strong teamwork skills
- Strong interpersonal and case management skills (including consultation)
- Excellent skills in written and oral communication
- Excellent organizational, time management and administrative skills
- Computer literate
- Efficient in a busy environment with a strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Training in suicide intervention such as ASIST would be considered an asset
- VTRA training considered an asset
Please Note: The successful applicant will be required to provide, at his/her own expense, satisfactory and current vulnerable sector check within twenty working days of an offer of employment.
