District Indigenous School Social Worker​/SEL Specialist

Position Description

School District 60, Indigenous Education Centre is looking for a compassionate, dedicated school social worker to assist in addressing the emotional and social well‑being of our students. We are dedicated to providing services that assist students to develop attitudes, skills and knowledge required to successfully participate in educational experiences. We provide indirect and direct services to the student and/or school community.

Our collective knowledge, skills, energy, creativity and empathy support and nurture this process.

This position is from September 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026 with the possibility of an extension. This position will be seven (7) hours per day, 5 days a week, with some of those hours being outside of the regular scheduled school hours. The annual FTE for this position is 0.7692. Salary to be determined based on Education and Experience. The starting annual salary for this position is expected to be between $61,781 and $77,227.

This is an exempt position and, as such, is not eligible for overtime and is not part of a Union.

10 month (September 1 to June 30)

35 hours/week, minimum 7 hours per day

Flexible Benefit Plan

• Provide information, when appropriate, to outside support services to help students with economic, emotional, or physical issues.
• Assist at‑risk students or students with disabilities.
• Communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators to understand students' challenges.
• Maintain case files and reports to track students' progress and problems.
• Help students and families suffering from abuse, violence, hunger, or homelessness to access resources such as shelters, food banks, and medical care.
• Consult with school administrators, teachers, support staff, school‑based team, parents.
• Plan and facilitate in‑service training sessions for classroom teachers, youth care workers, educational assistants, and parents.
• Other job‑related duties as assigned.

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work or other relevant field.
• Valid license to practice Social Work in BC preferred.
• Experience with in a setting where services related to a person’s social, emotional and life adjustment were required.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills are required to work at all three tiers of a responsive system, supporting teachers, school teams and parents in developing and strengthening the social and emotional skills of our children & youth.
• Experience in providing liaison between school, home and community agencies, and facilitating referrals for service.
• Must be available to school‑based staff at school locations.
• Must be flexible and team‑orientated.
• The candidate must have a reliable vehicle and be willing to travel to rural and in‑town schools.
• Preference will be given to the candidate who has the above skill set plus:
  • Ability to participate in meetings outside of the regular school day to support learning.
  • Participating as an active member of the School‑Based Team (SBT) and District support teams.
  • Qualifications and experience in counselling children/youth.
  • Knowledge and skills to develop and support district protocols such as safety plans, crisis prevention & intervention plans, emergency plans, risk assessment and threat assessments.
  • Experience and knowledge of processes such as wraparound, restorative justice, circle talks, and social emotional learning (SEL) supports.
  • Providing individual, group and family counselling and intervention services during a time of crisis with the focus of connecting students and families to community resources/services as appropriate.
  • Skills to develop and implement individual/group programs in areas such as social skills, self‑esteem, anger management, bullying, anxiety and peer pressure.
  • Collaborative; team‑orientated.

• Three (3) references.
• Verification of qualifications.

• $2,000 relocation allowance from BC, AB and Yukon and up to $4,000 from other areas.
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, extended health, group life insurance and municipal pension plan.