Accepting Resumes

We are always looking for social workers and service support staff with an interest in protecting children and serving the families of our community. Regardless of any current vacancies listed, we continue to welcome inquiries from interested individuals.

Job Descriptions

The majority of Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton staff are employed in social work positions.

Some key staff positions are described below:

Child Protection Workers provide front-line social work services to children and their families by assessing complaints about children alleged to be in need of protection as defined by the Child and Family Services Act, specifically including areas of sexual and physical abuse, neglect and parenting capacity.

Intake Workers are the first point of contact in investigating child protection concerns to assess the immediate safety of children. The worker investigates the child protection concerns in accordance with the provisions of the Child and Family Services Act, Child Protection Standards in Ontario (2007), collaborative community protocols and Society policies and procedures. The worker determines whether the concerns are verified, not verified or inconclusive and whether the child requires ongoing protection services or whether the file can close. The worker approaches all work with families from a strength based perspective, engaging families in the process of determining their strengths, needs and establishing service plan goals.

Children’s Services Workers work with children who have been placed in the care of the Society. They develop and manage comprehensive service plans to meet the child’s needs and development in areas such as permanency planning, education, medical/dental, foster care placement, child-parent relationships and youth independent living.

Family Services Workers develop and implement a comprehensive plan to provide for the protection of children within families wherever possible. In situations where a child has been admitted into the care of the Society, the worker shall assess on an ongoing basis the safety of reintegrating the child into the family home while continuously monitoring the effectiveness of the plan. The worker shall engage with the family in developing a service plan that takes into account the family’s strengths, protective factors as well as the risk factors.

Children’s Resource Workers provide service to potential and existing foster parent resources. They are involved in foster parent recruitment, screening, and training as well as foster child placements.

Qualifications: B.S.W. or M.S.W. degree from a University of recognized standing.

Child Protection Supervisors direct the effective management of cases, providing ongoing consultation and direct child protection supervision to a team of Child Protection workers.

Qualifications: M.S.W. degree from a University of recognized standing with three years experience in the field of child welfare.

Protection Support Workers provide direct service to clients within the role specified in the case plan (support, education, visit supervision) and participates in service planning with the client and child protection worker.

Qualifications: Social Services or Child Care and Youth Work Community College Diploma.