About ACCEC The African Canadian Civic Engagement Council (ACCEC) is a nationally recognized, Black-led, Black-founded, and Black-serving grassroots organization based in Edmonton. Through culturally responsive programming, advocacy, research, leadership development, and access-to-justice initiatives, ACCEC advances the dignity, human rights, and well-being of people of African descent.

Position Overview In partnership with the University of Calgary’s Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program, ACCEC delivers mentorship programming that supports the educational, professional, personal, and community development of Black youth. ACCEC is seeking an experienced, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed Registered Social Worker to provide individualized wraparound support to Black youth during and following their participation in ACCEC’s mentorship programs. The social worker will serve as a consistent and trusted point of contact, providing case management, psychosocial support, crisis intervention, advocacy, systems navigation, referrals, resource connections, and follow-up support.

Key Responsibilities Conduct participant intake, needs assessments, screenings, and strength-based assessments. Develop, monitor, and review individualized support plans. Provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed case management, regular check-ins, and follow-up support. Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, stabilization, and supportive intervention within professional scope. Help participants navigate education, justice, health, mental health, housing, employment, income support, victim-service, and community-service systems. Empower participants to communicate their needs and advocate alongside them across education, legal, government, justice, and service systems. Connect participants with appropriate educational, employment, financial, housing, health, victim-service, and community resources Assist with applications, forms, documentation, referrals, and other practical steps required to access services. Accompany participants to appointments, meetings, or court proceedings when appropriate, authorized, and undertaken with the participant’s consent. Maintain accurate, timely, objective, confidential, and secure case documentation. Collaborate with ACCEC staff, mentors, families or natural supports where appropriate, and community partners. Track services, referrals, outcomes, and service gaps to support program improvement. Contribute to internal and funder reporting while protecting participant privacy and confidentiality. Follow ACCEC policies and procedures relating to privacy, safeguarding, mandatory reporting, incident reporting, and emergency response. Promptly report serious incidents, safeguarding concerns, in accordance with ACCEC policies.

Required Qualifications/Skills Bachelor of Social Work from a recognized institution. Current registration and active practice permit in good standing with the Alberta College of Social Workers. Minimum of three years of relevant experience in youth support, case management, crisis intervention, victim services, or community-based social work. Demonstrated experience working with Black youth, racialized communities, newcomers, or individuals affected by systemic barriers. Knowledge of trauma-informed, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, culturally responsive, youth-centred, and strengths-based practice. Experience conducting assessments, developing support plans, coordinating referrals, documenting services, and supporting complex cases. Understanding of informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, professional boundaries, safeguarding, and mandatory-reporting obligations. Strong communication, advocacy, relationship-building, crisis-intervention, organizational, and documentation skills. Ability to manage complex and sensitive situations with professionalism, empathy, discretion, and sound judgment.

Additional Requirements Ability to work in person from ACCEC’s Edmonton office. Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends based on program needs. Ability to travel independently within Edmonton and the surrounding area for approved work-related duties. Ability to maintain professional registration, continuing-competence requirements, and applicable professional liability insurance throughout employment. Ability to perform the essential duties of the position, with reasonable accommodation as required by law.

Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting youth affected by violence or victimization who require educational, employment, wraparound, advocacy, and resource-navigation support. Experience working within a Black-led, culturally specific, grassroots, or community-based organization. Current certification in suicide intervention, crisis response, non-violent crisis intervention, Mental Health First Aid, or a related area is considered an asset. ACCEC will provide additional role-specific training as required. Proficiency in additional languages relevant to the diverse African-descent communities served by ACCEC is considered an asset.

Employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing a clear Criminal Record Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Check, and a clear Child Intervention Record Check.

Why Join ACCEC? Meaningful opportunity to support Black youth through culturally responsive, community-led programming. Role-specific training and professional development opportunities. Supportive and collaborative team environment. Regular supervision, consultation, and professional guidance appropriate to the role.

Application deadline: July 24, 2026 Applicants selected for an interview will be required to provide proof of current registration and an active practice permit with the Alberta College of Social Workers.

ACCEC is committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment. We welcome applications from qualified candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to culturally responsive, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive practice.

ACCEC thanks all applicants for their interest. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.