Parent Service

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital

📁: Psychology

📅   : ALB00458074 Requisition #

📅   : Oct 04, 2024 Post Date

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Classification: Parent Service

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Social Work, Allied Health

Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 11-OCT-2024

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 28-OCT-2024

Temporary End Date: 30-JUN-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $32.76

Maximum Salary: $43.50

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of post-secondary degree or diploma.

Additional Required Qualifications:

The Family Support Specialist (Parent Service Advisor) at ACH provides resource supports and connections or referrals to community programs for families accessing care at ACH. The Family Support Specialist must be competent conducting financial assessments using a strength-based approach. Extensive knowledge of social and community support programs focused on children with health needs and for families requiring financial and resource or community supports is essential. Knowledge of federal, provincial, and local resources (including those serving Indigenous persons) is critical to this role. Ability to learn quickly about supports in other provinces is also needed. The Family Support Specialist works closely with the Social Work team.

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent communication skills. Excellent time management, priority setting skills and ability to work with little supervision. Excellence in teamwork. Understanding of knowledge of Family Supports for Children with disabilities and Aboriginal or First Nations Supports. Direct knowledge of ACH programs and other child services is an asset. Patient and Family Centered.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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