Health Care Social Worker B (Bachelors) Central Intake – Mental Health & Addictions

Title: Health Care Social Worker B (Bachelors) Central Intake – Mental Health & Addictions

Company: Nova Scotia Health Authority
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Job Type: FullTime, Holidays

Description:

Located in Central Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital, the MHA Central Intake Services department is seeking a temporary full-time Health Care Social Worker. Nova Scotia Health is dedicated to providing high-quality health services and is looking for professionals to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating intake for Mental Health and Addictions services, including risk assessment, clinical triage, counseling, and information sharing.

Key Responsibilities:

Utilize appropriate screening tools and triage methods

Provide brief supportive counseling and psychoeducation

Build working relationships and assist with problem-solving

Identify client needs and direct them to support services

Act as a liaison between community resources and MHA

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Registration with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers

Three years of related experience in Mental Health and Addictions

Experience working with individuals with mental health concerns

Knowledge of harm reduction strategies and stages of change theory

Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and competency

Competencies in other languages, French preferred

Hours:

Temporary, Full Time position; 75 Hours Bi Weekly

Approximately 18 Months

Dates are subject to change

Hours may include some evenings and holidays until 8pm

Compensation and Benefits:

Healthcare Social Worker B$36.58 - $48.53 Hourly

Healthcare Social Worker A (Developmental) $34.80 - $44.38 hourly

Benefits package includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan for permanent long assignments

Successful candidates may be eligible for benefits

Preference given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions

Nova Scotia Health Authority is committed to diversity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply and self-identify

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Title: Health Care Social Worker B (Bachelors) Central Intake &#8211; Mental Health &#038; Addictions
Company: Nova Scotia Health Authority
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Req ID: 215864   
Location: Central Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital   
Department: MHA Central Intake Services   
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT longassignment (100%) x 1   
NSGEU Healthcare Position   
Posting Closing Date: 18Feb26Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and communitybased programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of highquality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The worklife balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.About the Opportunity Reporting to the Provincial Manager  Intake Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Program, the Health Care Social Worker position is responsible for facilitation of intake for MHA services. This is a provincial centralized telephone access service for Mental Health and Addictions Intake in Nova Scotia. This includes the utilization of appropriate screening tools, risk assessment, clinical triage and disposition, brief supportive counselling and psychoeducation, consultation, and information sharing. The Health Care Social Worker is responsible for facilitation of access into and out of Mental Health &amp; Addiction. The Health Care Social Worker will build working relationships, assist with problem solving and support individuals while they learn to selfnavigate the health care system. The Health Care Social Worker reduces barriers that prevent clients from getting treatment/support by identifying client needs and directing them to sources of support. The Health Care Social Worker will provide support and referral to ancillary support services for individuals needing assistance for their mental health and/or substance use/gambling. The Health Care Social Worker will act as a liaison between community resources and MHA and will remain knowledgeable of community resources, as well as Mental Health &amp; Addictions teams and resources to ensure the best care.About You We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

Bachelor's degree in Social Work is required
 Registration with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers required
 Three years of related licensed experience in Mental Health and Addictions in a health care setting
 Experience working with individuals with Mental Health and/or substance use/gambling concerns
 High degree of motivational interviewing skills and engagement techniques
 Experience utilizing screening and triaging tools
 Knowledge of harm reduction strategies and stages of change theory
 Demonstrated awareness of community resources and programs and community development methods
 Demonstrated knowledge of recoveryoriented practice &amp; patient and familycentered care
 NonViolent Crisis Intervention, Mental Health First Aid an asset, or committing to complete these courses
 Working knowledge of DSM
 Ability to navigate and deescalate situations and offer crisis support using appropriate methods when needed
 Demonstrated knowledge of cultural sensitivity and cultural competency
 Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.Hours

Temporary, Full Time position; 75 Hours Bi Weekly
 Approximately 18 Months
 Dates are subject to change
 Hours may include some evenings and holidays until 8pm

Compensation and Benefits Healthcare Social Worker B$36.58  $48.53 HourlyHealthcare Social Worker A (Developmental)   
$34.80  $44.38 hourlySuccessful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, longterm disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)Once You've Applied   
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who selfidentify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and selfidentify.

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