Intake and Assessment Student Placement

YORK REGION CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY • Newmarket, ON

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The York Region Children’s Aid Society (YRCAS) is a non-profit community organization legally mandated to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect. As a leader within the child welfare sector, we partner with parents, caregivers, and community to provide a safe environment for children and youth, through equitable, culturally aligned services. YRCAS is fully committed to a culture of belonging and an inclusive environment that encourages every team member to lead within their role, generate innovative ideas that reinforce our mission and goal to create a healthy workplace and community where children youth and families thrive. To support us on our journey, YRCAS is looking for an Intake Services Placement Student to support our Child, Youth and Family Wellbeing Department.

Requirements

• Have awareness and competency in identifying and addressing bias, discrimination, and racism to disrupt systemic barriers that families, children, and youth are experiencing.
• Strong ability to connect, collaborate and engage with individuals to ensure optimal service delivery to children, youth and families.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Curious, creative and innovative thinker.
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work, or a related human services program at the Bachelors or Masters level.
• Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle for the duration of the placement opportunity is required.
• Ability to work during evenings and occasional weekends is a required.
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination (2 doses required).

Responsibilities

• Assist with screening calls, determining appropriate responses, and providing information, consultation, assessment and crisis intervention to sources of referral, and liaise closely with other service providers in the community to ensure optimum delivery of services.
• Utilize anti-oppressive, critical thinking and solution focused involvements to assist the student mentor in carrying out interventions with families using the least disruptive course of action required to ensure child/youth safety.
• Work with your student mentor to ensure immediate safety of children through the development of a Safety Plan that involves engagement and collaboration with family, community, and community organizations.
• Support your student mentor with carrying out investigations and assessments related to cases of alleged physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse involving children, including assisting in making determinations regarding risk, verification, and recommendations.
• Participate in joint investigations with police and other governing bodies and agencies, as appropriate to ensure the safety of children.
• Participate in the development of plans for risk reduction and intervention, based on Comprehensive Assessments and Plans of Service as outlined in the Risk Assessment Model.
• Assist in determining when children require admission to the care of the Society and, where necessary, provide support to your student mentor in removing children to ensure their immediate safety as a last resort.
• Assess and help to make decisions related to reunification plans and implement such plans where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective and therapeutic casework relationships with service recipients with the objective of supporting and promoting their ability to reduce risk of harm to children.
• Provide referrals to appropriate internal and external resources in order to provide quality service to Society service recipients, with the objective of reducing risk of harm to children.
• Assist with the development and preparation of admission documentation and initial plans of care for children who have been admitted into the Society’s care.
• Work with your student mentor to assess requests for financial assistance for clients and support the arrangement of such assistance if deemed justified and necessary.
• Participate in the supervision of therapeutic access visits between children and caregivers as required.
• Ensure both internal and external record checks are completed via “Search Request” through the CPIN Support Team.
• Collaborate with your student mentor to determine intervention of Family Court involvement, and help to prepare accurate legal documentation, provide testimony in Unified Family Court and Criminal Court, assist in preparing clients for court and enforcing court orders in order to protect children.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (working virtual and in person).
• Casual dress code.
• Shortened Summer hours.
• Mileage Reimbursement.
• Enhanced Wellness Initiatives and Virtual Fitness Classes.
• The support of a dedicated student mentor and committed team to enhance your learning and provide opportunities for knowledge and skill development within and beyond the placement student role, potentially including but not limited to: departmental shadowing opportunities, internal and external learning and development opportunities, opportunities to participate in Agency committees, projects and events, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern