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Posting Date
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29/05/2012
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Job Title
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Community Outreach Worker
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Reporting to
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Salary Range
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Agency
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Agence Ometz |
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Job Summary
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The Community Outreach Worker provides front-line social services including assessment, provision of information, referral, advocacy, supportive counselling and direct intervention to young adults-at-risk challenged by homelessness, marginality, drug dependence, mental illness. |
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Duties
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• Ability to connect with and engage young adults
• Assess and identify client needs and develop individual service plans and follow-up
• Address social, mental health and dependency issues with young adults
• Coordinate and consult with other professionals, services and networks as needed
• Develop, implement and animate group activities and skill development workshops;
• Outreach to young adults through a variety of approaches
• Identify trends and community needs
• Fulfill administrative and data requirements
• Provide support services to families |
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Education, Knowledge and Skills
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• Professional degree (Master’s level) in social work or other professional equivalent;
• Minimum of two years’ experience;
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to balance professional and personal relationships
• Knowledge of social service network, government programs and services;
• Fluent bilingualism French and English; other languages an asset.
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Application Procedure
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Please submit your CV and letter of interest by June 8, 2012 to tracey.patterson@ometz.ca.
We thank all candidates for submitting their résumés.
Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Notes
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This is a 10 Month 4 day/week contract
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