About this role
Competition # : 50289
Department: Opportunities and Social Development
Location: TRURO
Type of Employment: Temporary
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: ¿04-Nov-26 ¿ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
At the Department of Opportunities and Social Development (OSD), we are a large and diverse department providing a broad portfolio of programs and services including Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW), Employment Support Services (ESS), Income Assistance (IA), Supportive Housing and Homelessness, and the Disability Support Program (DSP).
Through our services, we advocate and help vulnerable Nova Scotians be independent, self-reliant, and secure. We work collaboratively across the province with a strong dedicated network of supports and staff, to achieve desired and shared outcomes for all.
About Our Opportunity
Access Support Workers help children and youth maintain safe contact with parents, family members, and other important people in their lives. The role includes transportation, supervised family access, support during appointments, observation, documentation, and communication with social workers.
This role is not just about driving clients to visits. You will work directly with children, youth, parents, and caregivers, sometimes during emotional, tense, or unpredictable situations. You may need to explain expectations, coach parent-child interactions, set clear limits, redirect behaviour, and intervene when safety or appropriate conduct becomes a concern.
You will often work independently. Success requires calm, professional communication, careful observation, sound judgement, appropriate boundaries, and the ability to follow established procedures while responding to the situation in front of you.
Primary Accountabilities
In this role, you will
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