Apply By: Monday, August 18, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Social Worker (Bilingual - English/French)

Job ID:

232653

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Division:

Cecil Facer Youth Centre, Youth Justice

City:

Sudbury

Position(s) language:

Bilingual English/French

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

C10104 - Social Worker 2 (COR)

Salary:

$1,352.75 - $1,717.58 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Make a meaningful impact supporting youth in need

Bring your expertise in case management, therapeutic interventions, and collaborative care and join our team in a dynamic environment as we support youth with complex needs through clinical assessment, crisis intervention, evidence-based programming, and meaningful engagement with families and community partners.

Read about Ontario's youth justice system and what happens when youth aged 12 to 17 are in trouble with the law.

About the job

Working in a multi-disciplinary team at the Cecil Facer Youth Centre, you can expect the typical day to include activities such as:

• Providing a full range of professional, culturally, and gender-responsive social work services
• Coordinating and facilitating the case management process
• Providing clinical assessment, crisis intervention and specialized treatment services for complex cases
• Providing input into individual goal development
• Developing and delivering evidence-based programs
• Conducting individual, family and group counseling and treatment sessions
• Liaising with family and community organizations

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• Master of Social Work or Bachelor of Social Work degree with significant post graduate supervised social work experience
• Currently registered in good standing as a Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Proficiency in English as well as French verbal and written communication skills at the advanced level

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have in-depth knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of social work assessment and intervention
• You can develop and implement rehabilitative treatment plans and programs to clients with complex needs
• You have expertise in case management and clinical planning
• You have demonstrated knowledge of adolescent development, processes, theories and effective therapeutic interventions, including understanding of gender-specific programming and issues related to at risk youth
• You have knowledge of relevant community resources and agencies

Proven Communication, Presentation, Facilitation, Interpersonal and Group Leadership Skills

• You can provide training, assessment services, and individual, family and group counseling programs
• You can adjust your communication approach to build rapport with youth who have diverse and varied cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds
• You can prepare written assessments and program evaluations
• You have experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary team including external agencies

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• You can diagnose youth risk, needs, and responsivity issues
• You can develop treatment plans and evaluate programs and services
• You have knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislation
• You have organizational skills and planning skills to manage workload

Computer Skills

• You are proficient with computers including word processing, databases, and internet applications to complete reports, risk assessments, and track statistical data

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

• accessibility

• Anti-Racism Policy

What we offer

We are a supportive and compassionate community who are proud about our transformative role in helping youth. You will join a flexible, supportive working environment where you complete meaningful, challenging, and impactful work every day.

The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:

• a career that can grow across ministries and job functions

• flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs

• many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups

• tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more

Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:

• a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
• group health, dental, life and disability benefits
• a range of vacation and leave options
• an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services

Additional information:

Apply by:

Monday, August 18, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 Bilingual English/French Permanent, 2500 South Lane Rd, Sudbury, North Region, Broad Record Check

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3-7

Category:

Health and Social Services

Posted on:

Friday, August 1, 2025

Note:

• This ad is also available in French.
• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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