social worker

Competition # : 49524 Department: Justice Location: NEW GLASGOW Type of Employment: Term Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG Closing Date: 12-Aug-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us The Correctional Services division of the Department of Justice is responsible for the administration and operation of community and custody-based programs and services for adults and young persons. Within the Correctional Services core business area there are two programs: community corrections & correctional facilities. Each of these program areas is broken down into closely related activities that have a specific impact on the program's target group. About Our Opportunity As the Forensic Social Worker, you will provide clinical Mental Health and general supportive counselling, crisis counselling, mental health assessment, suicide risk assessment, clinical case plan development and facilitates access to community services for individuals sentenced or remanded into custody at a designated correctional facility and/or individuals subject to community-based sentences/dispositions. You will work as a member of a case management team and support continuity with all aspects of the case plan and release plan. You will assess needs, provide counselling, and provide individuals in custody/subject to community-based sentences with links to publicly available community-based services across Nova Scotia. This may include the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the Department of Community Services, and other social services as required. You will be expected to keep statistics of referrals and client interactions. This position reports to the Manager, Case Management & Social Work Services. Primary Accountabilities As the Forensic Social Worker, you will: provide clinical and general social and personal counselling to individuals in accordance to need and the clinical case plan; develop clinical case plans and psychosocial asse