Social Worker, SNAP

POSITION TITLE:

Social Worker, SNAP
DEPARTMENT:
Counselling
AFFILIATION:
Unionized Position

REPORTS TO:

Manager, Culturally Appropriate Counselling

LOCATION:

Scarborough, ON

HOURS:

Mon-Fri, 7 hours per day
EXTENDED

HOURS:

Dependent on needs of the program
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
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. Our mission is achieved through culturally appropriate programs such as counselling, childcare, educational, and employment services and youth development.

POSITION SUMMARY
Provides culturally sensitive clinical counselling to children, youth, adults, and seniors, especially from the Black, African, and Caribbean communities, to address challenges that may be having significant impacts on various aspects of their lives. Services aim to engage often hard-to-reach clients and work collaboratively with families to develop treatment plans that manage risky behaviors, build on strengths, and facilitate pro-social opportunities for improved outcomes.

Using a client-centered anti-Black racism lens, clients are supported to achieve their goals through individual and family counselling and/ or group and workshop facilitation including Stop Now and Plan (SNAP®).

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Clinical Counselling & Group Facilitation:
Clinical application of social work theories, assessments, and outcomes to counsel children, youth, adults, and seniors to identify solutions for presenting challenges
Culturally appropriate and trauma-informed support, including brief counselling, trauma counselling, healing circles, and support groups for children, youth, and families in response to critical incidents such as shootings, stabbings, and gang-affiliated activities
Anti-oppressive, trauma-informed counselling and education to women experiencing gender-based violence to help them develop actionable plans that facilitate their well-being and achievement of goals for themselves and their dependents including safety planning, information sharing, advocacy, system navigation, and accompaniment
Assess child and family strengths and needs, including risk identification, for their eligibility into the Stop Now and Plan (SNAP®) program and, where necessary, develop and facilitate treatment plans to achieve goals, external case management, and service coordination
Assess children, youth, and adult strengths and needs for their eligibility into the Success through Aggression Replacement Training (START) program and, where necessary, facilitate individual and group programming of skills streaming, anger-control, and moral reasoning sessions
Supportive counselling to assist newcomers, with a focus on people of Black, African, and Caribbean heritage, to settle effectively into Canadian society
Advocate on behalf of clients within the various systems (e.g., child protection, housing, schools, courts, police, and social assistance) to help clients remove barriers to service

Workshop Facilitation:
Develop and facilitate educational workshops using Feminist, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and anti-racist foundation
Facilitate START for Life workshops as required.

Service Evaluation:
Follow guidelines including the reporting and record-keeping
Participate in quality assurance, evaluation, data collection, and research activities
Conduct performance management activities to evaluate service outcomes

Committee Participation & Outreach:
Develop positive links and partnerships with organizations through committee membership to enhance service delivery and ensure that members of the Black, African, and Caribbean community are receiving fair and equitable treatment
Conduct community visits to promote services to agencies including, but not limited to, social services, education, immigration, medical and legal systems

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and related work experience in counselling individuals and families from the Black, African and Caribbean communities
Current registration in good standing with the Ontario…