Social Worker Consultant - CBST

About Edmonton Public Schools

We are the second largest school division in Alberta, serving students, families and communities throughout Edmonton. At Edmonton Public Schools, we provide a range of programs, learning spaces and supports that enhance pathways for student success.

Our Division is committed to diversity and inclusivity; we are listening, we are learning, and we are committed.

Edmonton Public Schools aspires to be a learning community where every individual belongs, is included and experiences success. We strive to empower staff to reach their goals in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that values their lived experiences. We are seeking individuals like you, who reflect the students and families we serve.

Together, we are stronger.

Status

FTE: 1.000

Position Summary

As a member of the Complex Behaviour Support Team within Specialized Learning Supports, the Social Work Consultant provides intensive case management, direct individual and small-group clinical interventions, classroom coaching and strategy modeling, and specialized risk assessments. Serving as a vital bridge between home, school, and community systems, the Social Worker Consultant assists families in navigating external support networks while guiding school teams through complex case conferences and restorative practices to build sustainable wrap-around care, foster belonging, and enhance student well-being.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide classroom-based coaching, modelling and observation to help educators implement proactive, trauma-informed, and neuroaffirming strategies supporting student participation, regulation, and safety.
• Support school teams in addressing social, environmental, and contextual factors affecting student safety and educational participation.
• Deliver individual counselling and group interventions focused on mental health and emotional well-being while managing systems-based cases and coordinating wrap-around support across school, home, and community services.
• Act as a vital link between schools, families, healthcare professionals, and external agencies to coordinate comprehensive care, and guide resource access.
• Conduct specialized risk assessments and co-develop student-centered safety and support plans.
• Facilitate complex case consultations, transdisciplinary post-incident debriefs, and restorative processes grounded in a trauma-informed, neuroaffirming framework to promote emotional safety, relationship repair, and collaborative team recovery following periods of distress or crisis.
• Design and facilitate professional learning and mentor colleagues to deepen Division-wide understanding of complex student needs, family systems, trauma, neurodiversity, and mental health.
• Coordinate service delivery, maintain accurate caseload records and documentation, and provide crisis intervention, stabilization, and debriefing support to students and staff following critical incidents.
  

Education/Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work
• Active registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers
• Minimum three years of experience providing intensive case management and delivering individual counselling and group interventions with students
• Knowledge and applied practice of trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, and systems-based approaches within educational and community settings
• Experience participating and facilitating complex case conferences and restorative conversations
• Experience conducting specialized risk assessments
  

Rate of Pay

$54.10 - $69.19 per hour

Closing

Note: Access to a vehicle for travel between locations is required.

Contact: Christie Ladouceur, Specialized Support Supervisor • Specialized Learning Supports

Closing date for this competition is November 22, 2026.

Please Note:
Only those applicants being considered will be contacted.

This is a unionized position represented by CUPE Local 3550, and will be included in the collective agreement between CUPE Local 3550 (Specialized Learning Supports Employees) and the EPSB Board of Trustees, which has yet to be finalized. Until ratification of the collective agreement, this position will be covered by the Terms and Conditions of employment for exempt staff, which may be viewed at www.epsb.ca/ourdistrict/careers/exempt/#HP1