Delegated Senior Child Intervention Practitioner - Talent Pool

Role Responsibilities

Take your leadership, planning, and engagement skills to the next level as you apply your advanced knowledge of the child intervention system and practice in our dynamic Senior Child Intervention (CI) Practitioner role. We are searching for confident, competent, mindful, and outcome-focused professionals to join our incredible team!
 
As a Senior Child Intervention (CI) Practitioner, you will be engaged in the implementation of the organizational goals and an active participant in decision-making and collaboration amongst colleagues, Child Intervention families, programs, stakeholders, and leadership. The Senior Child Intervention Practitioner is responsible for maintaining enhanced complex intervention cases and safety planning for assessment and ongoing case planning, by managing services and using practice principles to meet the unmet needs of vulnerable children, youth, and families within timelines specified by legislation. 
   
The Senior Child Intervention Practitioner is considered an expert in all competency areas of the field of Child Intervention and applies extensive theoretical knowledge and regional/provincial program expertise to lead in the field of practice, enhancing the lives of children, youth and their families. This position will provide support to other CI Practitioners through mentoring and supporting the organizational goals of Children and Family Services. 
 
As a Senior Child Intervention Practitioner, you must demonstrate proficiency in the application of the Signs of Safety tools and in its philosophy merged with the Practice Strategies. You will have a lead role, with minimal supervision, in managing complex cases such as joint police investigations involving physical and sexual abuse, or other complex child intervention cases. This role requires active participation in decision-making and collaboration amongst colleagues, CI families, programs, stakeholders, and leadership. 
 
Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.
 

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must have: 

• A Bachelor of Social Work or Social Work Diploma and 1 year of related experience; or an equivalency as described below. 
• The successful candidate must have been Delegated within the last 24 months under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in Alberta and related legislations and must have the related skills, abilities, knowledge and experience to be delegated. Also, there is an expectation for this position to provide on-call/after hours services on a regular basis as part of their delegated duties under the CYFEA. 

Equivalencies:

• A related university degree (BA Child Studies/Child & Youth Care, BA Education, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Human Services, BA/BSc Psychology, BA Sociology, Bachelor of Community Rehab, BSc. Family Studies/Human Ecology, BA Early Child Development) and 3 years of related experience; or
• A related diploma (Addictions/Counselling, Child and Youth Care, Human Services, Criminal Justice) and 4 years of related experience; or
• Master of Social Work and some related experience; or
• Related certificate and 5 years of related experience. 

Related Experience Includes:
Case management and planning in a child intervention setting; crisis intervention and protection work; foster and kinship care; family preservation and family support; counseling youth and families; knowledge of community connections and socially inclusive environments; as well as experience and understanding of Indigenous peoples, various cultures, community connections, and socially inclusive environments. 

Senior CI Practitioners must also demonstrate effective and concise written communication skills, using professional and inclusive vocabulary. Reports and written notes may be shared with senior leadership in the Ministry. 

Preferred Experience: 

• At least 3 years of direct child intervention experience (direct experience with Child Intervention Legislation, Regulations and Policy; Safety Planning; Signs of Safety and the CIP Framework Principles).  
• Experience working with Indigenous communities, building rapport with Band Consults, and other key stakeholders in First Nations Communities.  

Please note:  

• To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must have demonstrated competencies in all areas of Child Intervention Practitioner and apply through the competition advertisement.  
• Applicants should be practice, people and program leaders with strong coaching and mentorship skills. The ideal candidate will be exceeding Child Intervention Practitioner competencies and be interested in leadership growth.  

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.  

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following competencies: 

• CI Practitioner Competencies: Performing the Child Intervention Practitioner competencies with consistency at an advanced level of proficiency, according to the Child Intervention Practice Framework Principles, in order to provide practice supervision to CI staff. 
• Mindfulness and Self-reflection: Being intentionally aware, focused and present in the moment; continuously assessing, without reaction and judgment, one’s emotions and actions to guide one’s thinking and behavior. 
• Drive for Results: Maintaining a working knowledge of the CIPF Principles, CI outcomes and priorities. Demonstrates the ability to lead with a focus on CI outcomes and ensure the work of one’s team is in alignment with these outcomes. Demonstrates commitment to the CI outcomes and priorities by role modeling responsibility for decisions and accountability for results. 
• Developing Networks and Building Collaborative Environments: Building a foundation of trust and respect to engage staff and inspire, empower, support, coach and mentor. Building relationships individually and as a team to create a positive working environment and to achieve the best possible CI outcome. 
• Leading Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate ability to seek out opportunities for innovation and creatively problem solve. Support staff through implementing organizational initiatives. Operate with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to implement learnings and achieving outcomes for children and families. 
• Developing self and others: Guiding others to strengthen their professional ability and CI practice, and fostering a climate of learning and self-reflection. 
• Communication: Engaging in and fostering active listening, creating an atmosphere of respect and positive problem solving. Ensuring one’s verbal and non-verbal communication is congruent. Demonstrating an awareness of the impact of one’s communication in both oral and written form. 

Pre-Employment Requirements

As part of the recruitment process, you are required to complete and satisfactorily qualify on the following:

• Virtual multi-panel interview.
• Written evaluations and assessments.
• Academic credential check.
• Professional and/or academic reference checks. 
• Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector.
• Intervention Record Check.
• Alberta College of Social Workers Registration (for those with a degree or Diploma in Social Work).
• Current 5-year Commercial Driver’s Abstract.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Not providing or completing any of the above requirements will result in a delay of your application progress. Any documents recently completed (Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector, ACSW Registration, and Reference Lists) can be uploaded to your candidate profile for easy access by the hiring panel.

To provide a more efficient hiring process applicants are encouraged to have the following Pre-Employment Checks completed before the interview: 
 

Note: Completion of these pre-employment checks will not preclude interviews, however, it will expedite the process.  

• Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector – can be requested by your local police or RCMP. Once completed, please upload to your candidate profile. 
• Intervention Record Check – forms can be requested at this website: https://www.alberta.ca/obtain-a-child-intervention-record-check. Upon completion by Children and Family Services please upload your form to your candidate profile.  
• Educational Check – this form will be provided at the interview invitation stage and can be uploaded to your candidate profile. 
• Supervisory References – this form will be provided at the interview invitation stage and can be uploaded to your candidate profile. 

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) (https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
 
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
 

Notes

Hours of Work:
Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (36.25 hours per week)

Locations:
Children and Family Services serves communities in 5 regions across the province. 

North Region:

• Includes Edson, Hinton, Whitecourt, Athabasca, Westlock, Barrhead, Lac La Biche, St. Paul, Vegreville, Bonnyville, Cold Lake, Slave Lake, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, Peace River, High Prairie, High Level, Fairview, Valleyview, and Fort McMurray, and Metis Settlements.  

Edmonton Region:

• Includes Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Stony Plain, Leduc, Enoch First Nation, and Alexander First Nation. 

Central Region:

• Includes Lloydminster, Wainwright, Camrose, Wetaskiwin, Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House, Red Deer, Stettler, Drumheller, and Olds. 

Calgary Region:

• Includes Calgary, High River, Airdrie, and Strathmore. 

South Region: 

• Includes Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Taber, Brooks, and Fort MacLeod. 

Travel and Vehicle Requirements:
Travel will be required in the Senior Child Intervention Practitioner role; therefore, final candidates for this position will be asked to provide a current 5-year Commercial Driver Abstract. Employees will be required to use their own vehicles when government fleet vehicles are not available. 
 
Employees must have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle that is suitable to the requirements of this position.

Other Information:
Candidate screening and interviews will be taking place periodically throughout the job posting. Interviews will be taking place virtually, and accommodation may be made if requested.  

Successful candidates will be placed into a talent pool, at which point their pre-employment checks will be conducted and their suitability will be assessed. Those who are matched to a vacancy will be contacted; those who are not, will have up to 6 months to be considered while their certification is still valid.