Child and Family Protection Worker

Child and Family Protection Worker

Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County is a multi-service agency committed to providing preventative, protective, and socially inclusive services and programming that empower and strengthen everyone.  Our agency commitments include moving forward with anti-oppressive practice, French-language services, and working alongside our indigenous communities.

We are currently recruiting for a Child and Family Protection Worker. This is a permanent, full-time position.

The Child and Family Protection Worker provides protection services that may include investigation, ongoing protection, or community-based roles. All Workers use a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive approach to promote child safety, well-being, and permanency while engaging families and communities as partners in planning.

Core Functions:

• Receive and assess new referrals, conduct investigative interviews, complete initial safety and risk assessments, develop safety plans, analyze information, and decide on the next steps for case closure or transfer
• Provide case management, ongoing safety and risk re-assessment, permanency planning, service coordination, family meetings, case conferences, network meetings, and court preparation and support
• Perform both investigative and ongoing functions, responding flexibly to agency needs
• Assess safety and risk, determine service responses, and collaborate with others
• Complete investigations, case management, and service planning
• Maintain accurate documentation
• Coordinate services with internal teams, collateral agencies, and Indigenous partners
• Exercise statutory authority, including emergency protection interventions
• Engage in crisis intervention and emergency response
• Ensure children and youth have a voice in decisions affecting them
• Maintain complete, timely case records and outcome plans
• Safeguard personal information
• Participate in service reviews, audits, and quality assurance activities

Complete Job Description

• Bachelor of social work or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• A minimum of one year of experience in child welfare or social services
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse service and staff population
• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and evidence-informed skills
• Commitment to anti-oppression, equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and case management systems
• Comfortable using digital tools and information management systems, ensuring confidentiality and compliance
• Understanding of Indigenous child welfare responsibilities
• Comprehensive understanding of Part X privacy obligations

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Closing: September 18, 2025

Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We encourage and are pleased to consider applications from all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or disability.

Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County is committed to providing a barrier-free workplace.  Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.