Job Posting Detail

Social Worker, Junior School 

Employment Terms: Part-Time (80%), 16-Month Contract

Start Date: March, 2024

Branksome Hall, a leading independent International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for girls challenges and inspires students to love learning and shape a better world. Through the unique combination of well-being, outstanding academics and international mindedness, Branksome Hall students and employees become impactful leaders who give back to their communities. With our values of Sense of Community, Inclusiveness, Creativity and Making a Difference as a foundation, Branksome Hall offers a strong liberal arts curriculum that develops critical thinking and inquiry skills. 

This is an exciting time for a dynamic Social Worker to join a leading educational community that prioritizes social emotional learning (SEL), diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and well-being. The Junior School Social Worker works closely with the other Social Workers and the broader School Counselling Team in support of school-wide community mental health and well-being initiatives. A member of the Junior School Student Support Team, and the school-wide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Team, the Social Worker will support students (JK-6) and their families in making the best use of available opportunities and resources and to fully develop each student's individual potential.

With a solid understanding of the psychosocial development of school-aged children and an interest in positive mental health promotion, the Social Worker’s counselling expertise and knowledge will enable them to collaborate effectively with students, families and faculty to address factors which can impact student school performance, peer relationships and overall well-being. Using an equity lens, you take a  collaborative approach where teachers and parents are each essential members of a team that supports students. The incumbent will have a strong understanding and practice background in anti-oppression, and comprehension of how systems interact to impact student well-being. 

The position follows the academic calendar and is part-time, where the Social Worker will work 4 days per week in person on campus.

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and has 3 – 5 years of clinical social work experience working with diverse youth and families, ideally in an educational setting or social service agency. Experience having worked with young females within the junior school years (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6) would be considered an asset. Membership in O.C.C.W.S.S.W. is required.

Your social work knowledge and expertise include foundations and experience working with children who experience a variety of learning, social-emotional, and mental health challenges, including but not limited to, diagnosed learning disabilities, ADHD, and anxiety. You are skilled in  facilitating  conversations between peers when social conflict has occurred, and understand these social situations in the gendered context of an all-girls environment. You are also skilled and comfortable involving parents in these conversations as partners in the work with their child. Practices within a strengths based, anti-oppressive framework and experience in cognitive behavioural theories are considered assets. You are passionate about girls' education and how to accelerate and promote their well-being.

Salary Range: $78,800 - $98,500

Why Join Branksome Hall: 

• Competitive salary and benefits including being a contributing member of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) for eligible employees; 

• Access to state of the art facilities and resources to support wellness, innovation and entrepreneurship such as the fitness center, swimming pools, and makerspaces 

• A collaborative community with a commitment to the growth and development of employees with ongoing professional development and mentorship; 

• Opportunity to join a global network of IB educators with strong connections to the IB and active partnerships with international organizations.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and the posting will remain active until the position is filled. Interviews for prospective candidates will take place after January 8, 2024.

Applications (resume and cover letter) can also be sent to: 

Branksome Hall – Human Resources 

10 Elm Avenue 

Toronto, Ontario 

M4W 1N4

Branksome Hall is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position. Branksome Hall is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with (dis)abilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas, and champion diversity in its broadest sense. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates engaging in all parts of the recruitment and selection process at Branksome Hall. 

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

To learn more about working at Branksome Hall, please visit www.thinkerswanted.ca or visit our website at www.branksome.on.ca.