Job Posting Detail

Social Worker, Senior and Middle School

Employment Terms: Full-Time, 6 Week Contract (Potential for Extension)  

Start Date: ASAP 

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. 

The Opportunity:

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. Within our school community, we value diversity, inclusive of but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, language, ability and perspectives. We are especially seeking candidates who have lived experiences of diversity, in its broadest sense, and who are impassioned and excited to embrace and work within a diverse student body. Applicants who have experiences or ideas about ways to empower young people to live their most authentic selves as they develop through adolescence are strongly encouraged to apply.

A member of the School Counselling and Social Work Team, the Social Worker, Senior and Middle School, supports school-wide community mental health and well-being initiatives and assists day and boarding students (Grades 7 - 12) and their families, to address the social, behavioural, and emotional factors which impact student well-being. Using an equity lens, the Social Worker provides assessment, counselling, and consultation, and on occasion, will facilitate SEL skills development and deliver SEL content in the classroom. This enables students and their families to optimize available opportunities and resources to fully develop each student's potential. 

With solid understanding of the psychosocial development of children and adolescents and an interest in the promotion of positive mental health, the Social Worker’s counselling expertise and knowledge will enable them to collaborate effectively with students, families and faculty to address factors which impact student school performance including motivation, peer relationships and overall well-being.

Practising within a strengths-based, anti-oppressive framework, inclusive of cross-cultural considerations, the successful candidate will work closely with faculty and staff. They will develop programs, build capacity and professional learning, engage parents, and integrate DEI and SEL in school practices and the student experience. With an interest in research and measurable impact, the Social Worker will collaborate with the Chandaria Research Centre as needed in the understanding and analysis of student surveys. 

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and membership in O.C.S.W.S.S.W., with approximately 3-5 years of clinical social work experience working with diverse youth and families, ideally in an educational setting or social service agency. Candidates with lived experiences of racialization, Indigeneity or other marginalized identities

are strongly encouraged to apply. A trauma-informed orientation, and experience in cognitive behavioural theories or any other evidence-based framework  is an asset as well as experience providing psychoeducation, consultation and counselling experience with parents and development and delivery of workshops for professional audiences.  A strong team player, with in-depth understanding of adolescent mental health and community-based services, you bring excellent counselling, crisis counselling and consultation skills to your practice and to collaboration with adults including parents and colleagues.  Your passion for positive mental health is evidenced in your work with girls and young women. 

Why Join Branksome Hall:

• Competitive salary and benefits including pension matching for eligible employees; 

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources to support well-being, 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.

Target Hiring Range: $78,800.00 - $98,500.00 (salary is pro-rated based on the duration of the contract)

How to Apply:

To play a pivotal role within a leading educational institution, please apply by submitting a cover letter and resume as soon as possible. Resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the posting will remain active until this position is filled.

Applications (resume and cover letter) will also be received by mail and can 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 http://www.thinkerswanted.ca or visit our website at http://www.branksome.on.ca