development service worker Verified This job was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise support staff
• Administrative and office activities
• Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
• Perform administrative tasks
• Conduct social research
• Implement life skills workshops
• Supervise terms of probation orders
• Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
• Interview probationer and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress
• Conduct follow-up assessments
• Evaluate offenders' progress
• Recommend actions when probation or parole is violated
• Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
• Housekeeping activities
• Food preparation
• Resolve conflict situations
• Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
• Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
• Assist offenders in pre-release and release planning
• Implement substance abuse treatment programs
• Implement behaviour management programs
• Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
• Establish registry of special needs support workers
• Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
• Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
• Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
• Assist clients/guests with special needs
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
• Manage events
• Manage knowledge
• Offer mentoring
• Supervise office and volunteer staff

Supervision

• 5-10 people