HUMAN RELATIONS OFFICER (1553) at CBHSSJB

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Person who designs, implements, updates, analyses and assesses activities in one or more social programs.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

• Establish a relationship of respect and trust with clients, their families, and community members;
• Assess the situation and living conditions of clients;
• Develop an intervention plan with family members in collaboration with the psychosocial team to
address needs;
• Assist clients and their families in setting personal goals by providing guidance;
• Conduct follow-ups, assess, and review situations;
• Encourage clients and their families to participate in community programs or activities;
• Assist individuals by helping them cope with their everyday life issues, manage their relationships, and
resolve personal and family problems;
• Work within an interdisciplinary team and in close partnership with social worker, psychoeducator,
community worker and other professionals

REQUIREMENTS
Education:
• Depending on the given sphere of activities, must have the required university degree in social sciences, such as criminology, social work, sexology or psychology;
• A human relations officer who has the required university degree in social work and is a member of the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux du Québec may use the title of professional social worker;
Experience:
• Two (2) years of relevant experience;
Knowledge and Abilities:
• Excellent interpersonal and listening communication skills;
• Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision making skills;
• Practical, attentive to detail and analytical;
• Sense of accountability, resourcefulness and vigilance;
• High adaptability capacity;
• Open minded to other's language, culture, values and beliefs;
• Available to travel to different communities;
• Teamwork skills;
• Autonomous, flexible, discrete and empathetic;
• Housing is not available.

LANGUAGE
• Fluent in English;
• Fluency in Cree or French is an asset.

OTHER
• This position may include on-call periods.
• Housing is not available.