Caseworker 1(A)-(B)-2(A)-(B)(Telephone Caseworker)

Job description

Competition # : 48203 Department: Opportunities and Social Development: Location: NEW GLASGOW: Type of Employment: Permanent: Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG: Closing Date: 25-Mar-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), Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and 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: The ESIA Caseworker (Telephone Caseworker) is part of our Consolidated Client Services team, providing assessments for persons who require services such as income assistance, employment support, disability support, crisis intervention and/or a referral to another agency. As a Telephone Caseworker, you will provide services to applicants thr...