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Child Protection Worker
Job Location:
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
20 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
17 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Linck Child Youth & Family Supports (Linck) requires one (1) Child Protection Worker. This is a contract full-time (70 hour bi-weekly) position lasting for a period of nine (9) months.
Child Protection Workers are responsible for performing assessment investigation case management and family service functions as required through the provision of a broad spectrum of services to children and families. These services may include but are not limited to providing preventative and child protection services to children and families completing risk assessments developing safety/protection plans in collaboration with families including kin and community services completing required documentation necessary for determining disposition providing services to families where protection concerns indicate need for such and providing ongoing service to prevent future breakdown of family structure.
Qualifications:
- Four-year Honours Bachelor degree (BA) or Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW);
- BSW or Master of Social Work (MSW) preferred;
- Indigenous degree will be considered.
- *preference will be given to candidates who have completed the Child Welfare Pathway to Authorization Series and/or are Authorized Workers
- up to three (3) months of experience working with children youth families individual groups and community partners; directly related child welfare experience is an asset
- preference will be given to proven ability and willingness to work as an integral member of a team
- strong assessment skills in order to assess clients needs formulate plans of service and monitor/evaluate progress
- preference will be given to persons with a strong understanding and extensive experience working with other cultures heritages and traditions
- a commitment to developing the highest quality culturally-appropriate service possible for the various communities that we serve
- proven crisis intervention skills
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- strong time management skills
- computer literate
- the ability to communicate in French is an asset
- a valid drivers license and use of a reliable personal vehicle.
Please submit resumes by 4:30pm on Tuesday October 27 2026 quoting the posting number to:
Human Resources
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Linck does not intentionally use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen assess or make decisions regarding candidates during the recruitment selection or hiring process. However we recognize that third-party recruitment platforms and software providers may periodically introduce or update AI-enabled features. Accordingly we regularly review the technology used in our recruitment processes to ensure that any AI functionality is not relied upon in making hiring decisions and that candidate assessments remain under human oversight.
Required Experience:
IC
