Child Protection Worker (TALENT POOL)

Functional Duties

• Have a clear understanding of the Children's Aid Society’s Child Welfare Mandate, the CYFSA legislation and regulations, the agency's strategic framework, the Eligibility Spectrum (2021), and Child Protection Standards (2016).
• Provide collaborative and respectful assessment of risk for children and youth in protection and non-protection services.
• Provide case planning, support, and case management with families in consultation with supervisor.
• Assess the need for a child/youth to come into care on a planned or unplanned basis, including the use of culturally appropriate strategies like customary care when applicable.
• Gather relevant identifying demographic information about children/youth, their families, and their social and family functioning, and make recommendations based on this information.
• Continuously assess child/youth safety and assist families in developing agency led safety planning. <...