Temporary School Social Worker

School Social Worker

Position: Temporary Full Time School Social Worker

Location: HDSB Schools [Burlington, Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown), Oakville, Milton]

Term: September 2 to December 18, 2026

Pay Rate: $80,113.00 - $106,216.00 per year as per the collective agreement

Salary step would be determined based on previous experience

Work Schedule: 10 Months/year (September - June); 35 hours per week

Benefits of working as a Social Worker with the Halton District School Board

Direct opportunity to impact student wellbeing and academic success

Opportunity to work in a Board where collaboration, inclusion, and innovation are fostered

Professional Development / Mentorship

Opportunity to actively engage and learn collaboratively with peers

Participate in a variety of ongoing ad‑hoc committees and teams.

Position Summary The successful candidate will work as part of the Social Work team at the Halton District School Board. Areas of responsibility may include:

School Communities

The Safe and Inclusive Schools Team including The H.O.P.E.S team (for students who have been suspended for 6 or more days or expelled)

The Welcome Centre (for newcomers, refugees, and international students)

HDSB Social Workers are capable of providing short‑term individual and/or group counselling as well as support to parents and families. They provide comprehensive support and case management and are knowledgeable of local and regional community resources. HDSB Social Workers have knowledge related to bullying prevention and intervention, including training in restorative practices and conflict resolution strategies.

Responsibilities

Offer problem‑solving and consultation services around student needs to develop supportive strategies to enhance student success

Provide support and service rooted in cultural responsiveness, anti‑racism, and anti‑oppressive practices

Help students, families and schools in relation to mental health, emotional, social and behavioural concerns

Support students who are suspended or expelled and their families

Provide anger management, social skills, conflict resolution, life skills, and work skills

Provide social work services to newcomers, refugees and international students and their families during students' transition to school

Support schools and communities around issues of bullying prevention/intervention and other issues related to school safety including Violence Threat Risk Assessment and Restorative Practices

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Member in good standing of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a school board setting

Experience working with students, parents, educators and other school‑based staff, police and community partners, including students at risk

Experience supporting individuals from a variety of lived experiences (socio‑economic, cultural, etc.,)

Lived experience as a member of an equity‑deserving group

Broad understanding of and an inclusive approach to relationship building with diverse stakeholders in the community and in schools

Experience with crisis management support

Appointments are conditional upon

Provision of an original copy of a criminal background check with vulnerable sector screening dated within 6 months

Agreement to comply with the Board’s policies, procedures and code of conduct

Accommodation Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process.

Wellness The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.

Applicant Self Identification Questions As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards.

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti‑Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. In accordance with HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity‑deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.

Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, Operation of Schools – General) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:

valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; and granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self‑identify as members of historically under‑represented communities.

We encourage you to respond to our voluntary applicant self‑identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process. This data will inform our goals, strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable workforce. Any information that you provide in response to these questions will be referred to during the hiring process for this position, and will be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.

Questions about this collection may be directed to Dixon Mohammed - Manager, Recruitment, Selection and Staffing at View email address on ca.talent.com

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