Forensic Social Work jobs

Are you motivated to make a difference in the lives of others? If so, consider this challenging opportunity at the where you will provide specialized and professional social work services for inmates.

The Ministry of the Solicitor General offers a comprehensive and competitive compensation package including:

• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits
• A comprehensive health and dental plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including online training and mentorship programs
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization

About the job

In this role, you will:

• Complete bio-psycho-social, suicide, mental health, risk/needs and clinical assessments and reports for the purposes of crisis intervention, counselling, classification, rehabilitative programs, reintegration planning and parole proceedings
• Conduct individual and/or group counselling and case work sessions
• Provide individual and/or group rehabilitative programming
• Plan, develop and deliver rehabilitative treatment programs and intervention strategies to address the social, emotional, criminogenic and/or psychological needs of female offenders
• Explore community resources and facilitate referrals for female offenders re-entering into the community

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You are currently registered as a Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
• You have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or Master of Social Work (MSW) degree

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You apply risk assessment tools and rehabilitative treatment placement options to provide recommendations on offender classification placement
• You can develop rehabilitative program and treatment plans for offenders using bio-psycho-social rehabilitative treatment theories, principles, and techniques
• You utilize trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches addressing sexual abuse, addiction recovery, and gender responsive individual, group, and family practices
• You are familiar with community support services to assist offenders in formulating reintegration plans
• You know relevant legislation (i.e., Social Work and Social Service Work Act, Health Information Protection Act, privacy acts, etc.) and can comply with regulatory requirements

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You can liaise with clients, correctional staff, and community support services
• You connect and build rapport with a diverse client population with varied cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds, as well as provide individual counselling, evaluation, and assessment services to offenders with complex needs
• You have experience working within a multi-disciplinary setting, including community agencies
• You have proven tact, discretion and sensitivity to discuss problems/options with offenders and maintain confidentiality
• You have advanced written communication skills to prepare case notes, assessments, progress and statistical reports

Analytical, Assessment and Problem-Solving Skills

• You can gather and compile data from multiple sources to identify female offender needs
• You can develop or modify rehabilitative, treatment and case management plans
• You can make recommendations on appropriate classification of offenders
• You can assess female offenders in crisis and apply appropriate therapeutic intervention
• You can evaluate program and treatment effectiveness

Planning and Organizational Skills

• You have planning and organizational skills to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and contribute effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
• You are proficient with computer software and database systems to input and retrieve inmate data, prepare reports, and maintain case documentation and statistics

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ontario-human-rights-code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation https://www.ontario.ca/page/careers-hiring-process#section-4 to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

· diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-ontario-public-service#section-2

· accessibility https://www.ontario.ca/page/accessibility

· Anti-Racism Policy https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-public-service-anti-racism-policy

Additional information

Address:

· 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 165 Barton St E, Hamilton, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS

Compensation Group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Understanding the job ad - definitions

Schedule:

3-7

Category:

Health and Social Services

Posted on:

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Note:

· About security checks:
A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

· T-CL-245512/26

How to apply:

1. You must apply online https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Apply.aspx?Language=English&JobID=245512.

2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Docs/OPSCoverLetterandResumeWritingGuide.pdf.

3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

4. Read the job description https://intra.ejobs.careers.gov.on.ca/PDR.aspx?Language=English&JobID=245512 to make sure you understand this job.

5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember:

The deadline to apply is Thursday, July 2, 2026 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Codehttp://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ontario-human-rights-code.

Job Types: Permanent, Temporary

Pay: $1,352.75-$1,717.58 per week

Work Location: In person