Responsibilities

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  • Ability to understand and interpret CSSD policies and standards, and its affiliated legislation
  • Promote the Caring for our Children Project through partnerships, committee work, education sessions, presentations, etc.
  • Establish a caring and professional relationship and a climate of mutual trust and respect for foster families, kinship and significant other placements
  • Work in partnership with CSSD to support respective foster parents, kinship and significant other providers
  • Maintain documentation in a confidential manner and complete necessary reporting requirements in a timely manner
  • Demonstrate initiative, sound judgement, effective communication and relationship building
  • Ability to deliver foster parent training
  • Travel as required
  • Other duties as required
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Social Work with current registration with the NLCSW
  • Have extensive knowledge and experience within a child, youth and family services setting
  • Have knowledge and experience working as a social worker within an Indigenous community
  • Minimum 2 years work experience
  • Vulnerable Sector Check satisfactory to the employer
  • Child Protection Record Check satisfactory to the employer
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Ability to travel
Assets
  • Bilingual in Inuktitut and English
  • A Beneficiary of the LILCA
Benefits
  • Competitive Paid Leave Package
  • Travel Benefit
  • Labrador Allowance
  • Group insurance including health and dental
  • Group pension

 

Department: Health & Social Developement

Location: Nunatsiavut (Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, Rigolet)/Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL

Term: Temporary Full-time (3-year term)

Closing Date: September 23, 2025

 

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume to careers@nunatsiavut.com

Applications should be submitted before 4:30 pm on closing day.

Interested in a Career?
If you have any questions about employment with the Nunatsiavut Government, you can always reach out to our Human Resources department at careers@nunatsiavut.com.

We look forward to speaking with you!