Family Preservation Worker

Job Responsibility:

Career Opportunity: Family Preservation Worker

Location: Vanderhoof, British Columbia

Employment Type: Full Time - 35 Hours/Week

Wage Range: $30.53 - $37.56 / hour

Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) - A Great Experience Awaits You: CSFS is an innovative and progressive leader in Indigenous health and family services where culture is in everything we do. Since our beginnings 30 years ago, CSFS has grown to over 400 employees providing services to 11-member Nations. Enjoy unique experiences, close connections with communities, and a strong focus on professional development opportunities, as well as the natural wonders of the northern BC while you work .

The Opportunity: The Family Preservation Worker is accountable for the day to day support and programming to individuals, families and community members. This includes the development of prevention and educational programs, one on one support and home visits to ensure families have opportunities to increase their ability to effectively care for their children and develop or maintain healthy family dynamics that promote resilience.

• Perform assessments, implement goal plans and collect data and charting on progress
• Develop community programming based on demonstrated need and program objectives as outlined in funding contracts, community plans and individual goal plans. Provides services to clients supported by evidence, research and multidiscipline expertise on the wide range of health, social, and program specific issues related to health care services within First Nation communities and CSFS clinics.
• Collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members and physicians to facilitate an inter-professional approach to standards of practice with a focus on promoting team-based care.
• Foster a network of support services and provide referrals as required
• Ensure cultural relativity for all services provided according to individual client needs
• Liaise with Ministry of Children and Family Social Workers, Lawyers, Community Leadership, Community Based Teams, Nurses, other Carrier Sekani Family Services Support staff and any other stakeholders to ensure client needs are met
• Maintain a documented system of records for Family Preservation Files which is inclusive of daily charting, monthly reports, quarterly reports, statistical records and reports, incident reports and the maintenance of personal files and forms required by the program

What You Will Bring to The Role:

• Bachelor of Social Work, Child & Youth Care or a comparable degree; or
• Social Services Diploma with two years of extensive experience

What CSFS Team Members Are Saying

• We live by our organization values of Responsibility, Caring and Compassion while caring and advocating for vulnerable people.
• Supported to pursue life long learning, professional development and recognition for your contribution
• Family like atmosphere without traditional corporate inflexibility
• Recognize the value of Carrier Sekani Knowledge holders and language speakers

Its All For You:

• Excellent total compensation package including competitive wages, benefits and pension plan
• Unique, generous and flexible time off options promoting work life family balance
• Education, and professional development opportunities

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Deadline to apply: December 04, 2023 . Along with your resume, please submit a cover letter outlining why you are interested in this opportunity, what skills and experience you will bring, and how your qualifications will make you successful in this role.

With the continuation of the global pandemic and because CSFS provides services to First Nations communities, classified as “Vulnerable Populations,” and to protect the health and safety of employees, candidates applying for employment will need to agree to provide their covid-19 vaccination status as a condition of employment.