School Social Worker Community Care Team (Chinese Canadian), Regional Student Services (Temp)

Interested staff members are required to complete the following on-line application to the attention of: The Recruitment Team. This temporary position is effective January 5 2026 and is ending on or about March 5 2027.

Additional Information: The incumbent will provide School Social Work duties as well as itinerant social work support to students of Chinese Canadian heritage . Please note that fluency in Cantonese and/or Mandarin is required.

Please Note: Travel from site to site will be required.

The School Social Worker - Community Care is a regulated and supervised member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers. The School Social Worker (Community Care) will work from Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive lens to help reduce barriers affecting student engagement and mental health and support system level mental health initiatives. The School Social Worker (Community Care) will provide psychoeducation to staff students and families and where indicated direct interventions for students struggling with social emotional or mental health challenges that are impacting their ability to function in school.

Major Responsibilities:

• Culturally relevant and identity affirming consultation assessment and where determined appropriate brief individual or group counselling related to student mental health and well-being
• Support pathways to care with Identity affirming and culturally responsive community agencies
• Identifying and supporting school communities with the various ways that oppression may be operating and impacting a students mental health and school engagement
• In collaboration with the Board mental health Lead develop and facilitate culturally relevant and identity affirming psychoeducation for school communities including students families and staff
• In collaboration with the Board mental health Lead contribute to and facilitate professional learning with Board mental health professionals to enhance evidence based practice approaches
• Support with the development and implementation of culturally responsive and identity affirming initiatives within the Mental Health and Addiction Strategy
• To work in collaboration with school Administration staff and Police Services in clinically assessing and responding to Threat Assessment protocols in schools where involved in a case
• To provide Traumatic Events Support (TES) to students staff and school communities
• In collaboration with the school social worker or psychology staff to provide resource navigation to mental health and/or community agencies for students and/or their families
• To work in collaboration with agencies e.g. child protection healthcare childrens mental health supporting the mental health and well-being of YRDSB students.
• To maintain up to date records involving direct and indirect service to students in compliance with the standards outlined by the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Engage in professional learning development activities as requested by Supervisor and/or the Board that is aligned with system initiatives and/or consistent with the duties of the role
• To carry out other duties as may be assigned by the Chief of Social Work and Attendance Services the Assistant Coordinator of Social Work and Attendance Services and/or the Superintendent of Student Services

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work degree with registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Work is required
• Excellent understanding of Anti-Oppressive Practices and Interventions
• Experience advocating and supporting children youth and families experiencing barriers
• Experience providing culturally relevant and identity affirming psychoeducation and professional learning
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other professionals is required
• Experience leading in-service training or making public presentations is an asset
• Experience working in educational settings is an asset
• Training in clinical interviewing and evidence-informed interventions with children and youth is required
• Experience providing various treatment modalities (CBT Motivational Interviewing DBT strategies etc.) to children and youth is required
• Experience adapting treatment modalities to be culturally relevant and identity affirming is required
• A minimum of three years of experience working with children and youth
• Experience with liaising with community partners
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportunity to succeed on their own merit and we strive to hire staff that reflect and support the diverse perspectives experiences and needs of students and communities. We remain committed to upholding the values of equity diversity and inclusion in our living learning and work environments. We know that diversity underpins excellence and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable diverse and inclusive Board-community.

Therefore in pursuit of the Boards values we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across the organizational hierarchy in actualizing the Boards priorities goals and principles outlined in the District Action Plan . Candidates who have strong racial literacy practices and a commitment to dismantling anti-racism anti-oppression and creating identity-affirming spaces in order to intentionally disrupt racist and hateful acts.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to sovereignty equity including but not limited to:

• First Nations Métis and Inuit peoples and all other Indigenous peoples;
• African Black and Black Caribbean peoples (in alignment with Anti-Black Racism Strategy);
• South Asian East Asian Southeast Asian Middle East/West Asian Latino/Hispanic (in alignment with YRDSB Workforce Census to address disproportionalities identified).
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race ancestry colour religion and/or spiritual beliefs or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons who identify as women; and
• persons of marginalized sexual orientations gender identities and gender expressions.

At YRDSB we recognize that many of these identities intersect and therefore equity diversity and inclusion can be complex. We value and respect the contributions that each person brings to enriching the Board and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in the communities that we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation Statement

We also recognize the duty to accommodate and foster a culture of inclusion. Consistent with the principles of dignity individualization and inclusion we will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code to support candidate participation in the hiring process. When contacted candidates will be provided with an overview of the various elements of the hiring process such as skills assessments written practicum presentation interview etc. If an accommodation is required requests can be made in advance of any stage of the recruitment process. All information received relating to a candidates required accommodation will be addressed confidentially by the Recruitment and Retention Team. Please make this request to or a member of the Recruitment Team. If this position is a school based LTO/Contract Teaching position please email the Principal directly to request the accommodation to be made at the school in collaboration with Human Resource Services Disability Management Team.

Important Note for YRDSB Employees: If you have a current accommodation in place through Disability Management please inform your Disability Management Case Manager ( ) to ensure that your accommodation needs can be met in the new role that you are pursuing. If invited to participate in the hiring process and you are unable to perform the essential/bona fide requirements (e.g. physical cognitive requirements) please notify the Recruitment Team by emailing to review next steps (in the email please reference the job title you are applying to).

Important Information for CUPE 1734 Members:

LA.11.7 Those twelve (12) month employees filling vacancies as a result of their applying to a job posting are to remain twelve (12) months at their position. Ten (10) month employees are to remain in their position until the end of the school year. This requirement can be waived with permission from the Superintendent responsible for Human Resource Services. This does not prevent employees from applying for a position or from applying for a promotion during the twelve (12) month period.

CUPE 1734 applicants will be considered to have the required educational qualifications based on the job description for the CUPE 1734 classification they currently hold on a permanent basis in accordance with the terms of the CUPE 1734 Collective Agreement.

As a condition of employment and in accordance with the Education Act anyone seeking employment or wanting to volunteer must provide a satisfactory police record check. A Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) must be completed by the police services in the jurisdiction in which you reside this is based on your home address (only accepted by police services within Canada); must be satisfactory to the YRDSB and completed within six (6) months prior to the scheduled start date. It is the candidates responsibility to provide the results to the Board upon instruction.

We will accept satisfactory PVSCs that name any other school board and other employers (daycare centers OCT and employers that would require a police check for vulnerable persons) in Ontario and obtained within the last six (6) months.

Online applications are collected centrally at the Education Centre - Aurora and are monitored by Human Resource Services. All applications will be screened based on the required education experience and qualifications as noted in the posting and job description and as reflected in the application. Only those candidates meeting these criteria will be eligible to participate in the selection process and only qualified candidates will be contacted.

The personnel file of all internal applicants will be reviewed as part of the selection process.