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tropicana

Social Worker, Black Justice Program

Scarborough, Ontario · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$12k-$29kDetected 4 days ago
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About the role

  • Preference will be given to candidates with lived experience of the justice system or of the communities the program serves.
  • Areas of Responsibility: Clinical Assessment & Case Management Conduct intake, assessments, and risk analysis for youth referred to the program.
  • Provide one-on-one counselling and crisis intervention to youth navigating justice involvement, trauma, and high-risk situations.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and regularly review individualized case plans in collaboration with youth, families, and Peer Support Workers.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential case notes and documentation in accordance with professional and agency standards.
  • Direct Support & Community Engagement
  • Build trusting, respectful relationships with youth who may be hesitant to engage with formal systems of support.
  • Support youth transitioning from custody or court involvement back into community, including safety planning and family reunification where appropriate.
  • Work collaboratively with Peer Support Workers to ensure a coordinated, wrap-round approach to each youth's care.
  • Liaise with probation, parole, correctional institutions, courts, schools, and other partners on behalf of youth, with appropriate consent.
  • Tropicana Community Services, a Toronto-based multiservice organization, provides all youth, newcomers, people of Black and Caribbean heritage and others in need with opportunities and alternatives that lead to success and positive life choices.
  • The Social Worker, Black Justice Program provides clinical assessment, case management, and direct support to youth and young adults (ages 12-29) who have been involved with the criminal justice system, incarceration, or high-risk activity, including gang involvement, auto theft and jewelry theft rings, and other high-risk activity occurring in or out of town.
  • Contribute case-level data and outcomes information to support the Project Evaluator in tracking program KPIs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or Master of Social Work (MSW) is required.

Compensation

  • $12k-$29k

Benefits

  • Group Benefits Plan with Extended Healthcare and Dental Benefits
  • Tropicana Community Services commits to promoting inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) through its information and support, advocacy, programming, internal policies, and governance structures.
  • Connect youth and families to mental health, substance use, housing, education, and employment supports as needed.
  • Our mission is achieved through culturally appropriate programs such as counselling, childcare, educational, and employment services and youth development.

Equal opportunity

  • All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
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