Travel Social Worker

The Bayshore Northern Staffing team has proudly been the leading provider of healthcare professionals to Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) and Northern Communities across Canada since 1997, and we are looking for multiple Social Workers to join our team!

The successful candidate will have a background in Social Work working with Child Protective Services as well as with adolescents and adults, and will have experience providing crisis interventions, performing risk assessments, and developing treatment plans.

All applicants must have the ability and willingness to travel to the Northern communities of Nunavut for six to eight (6 - 8) weeks throughout the year with three weeks home between assignments (i.e., six on, three off).

Duties & Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Providing crisis intervention, care planning, and assessments of suicide risks, safety planning, addictions treatments, etc.
• Planning programs of assistance for clients including referral to community resources and agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, and other services.
• Working with high-risk complex cases to help deescalate clients and/or deal with potentially volatile and aggressive individuals in collaboration with other health centers/hospitals, RCMP, Family Services and Educational Institutions.
• Providing care and support from an Indigenous worldview that recognizes and respects the values, beliefs and customs of individuals, families, and communities as well as adhering to best practices current to the field.

Candidate Requirements:

• Two to five (2-5) years of experience working as a registered Social Worker.
• A bachelor’s degree in social work is required.
• A current and valid registration with a provincial governing body to practice as a Social Worker.
• Ability to travel to remote and northern communities of Nunavut for six to eight (6 - 8) weeks throughout the year with three weeks home between assignments (i.e., six on, three off).
• Experience in managing and providing interventions related to child protective services, suicidality, abuse, addiction, mental health crises, traumatic environments, and more.

Only candidates selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted by Bayshore’s Recruitment Team to schedule a conversation.

Bayshore is committed to a high quality and safe environment for both our staff and clients/patients. Dependent upon Provincial government regulations and the position being applied for, new hires may be required to provide proof of vaccination against illnesses such as COVID-19, Hepatitis, and Seasonal Flu. Please speak with the recruiter for Provincial and/or position specific requirements. Medical exemptions or any other kinds of requested exemptions based upon Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

“At Bayshore Healthcare, our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is our strength. This is how we bring our vision of being the difference in the lives of those we care for, work with and in our communities. We have a great sense of pride in creating a culture of belonging, where individual differences are embraced and celebrated, through programs, resources and policies that support each individual's purpose, potential, and wellbeing.”

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