Company:
Surrounded By Cedar Child & Family Services
Details:
The Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker for Métis children, youth, families and young adults will honour a special relationship between SCCFS, Island Métis Family & Community Services Society (IMFCSS), and the Métis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC). This position will work specifically with Métis children, youth, families and young adults, spending 50% of their time working at the IMFCSS office.
*SPECIAL NOTE*: At the time IMFCSS receives its delegation through the Provincial Director of Child Welfare, these two (2) positions, along with the assigned caseloads, will transfer to IMFCSS and the two (2) Social Workers will become full-time, permanent employee of IMFCSS.
As legal guardian to urban Indigenous children and youth in the Continuing Care of the Director of Child Welfare, the Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker carries out various responsibilities under the CFCSA and the Aboriginal Operational Practice Standards & Indicators (AOPSI), while establishing appropriate permanency plans in a timely manner. The Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker also provides support to youth accessing the Youth Agreements program as well as young adults accessing the Agreements with Young Adults Program.
Additionally, the Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker strives to provide child welfare services that are strongly rooted in cultural values and beliefs, focusing on nurturing the cultural and spiritual identities of urban Indigenous children and youth in Continuing Care.
As legal guardian to urban Indigenous children and youth in the Continuing Care of the Director of Child Welfare, the Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker carries out various responsibilities under the CFCSA and the Aboriginal Operational Practice Standards & Indicators (AOPSI), while establishing appropriate permanency plans in a timely manner. The Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker also provides support to youth accessing the Youth Agreements program as well as young adults accessing the Agreements with Young Adults Program.
Additionally, the Guardianship & Permanency Planning Social Worker strives to provide child welfare services that are strongly rooted in cultural values and beliefs, focusing on nurturing the cultural and spiritual identities of urban Indigenous children and youth in Continuing Care.
Qualifications & Experience:
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