Health Care Social Worker (Bachelors) – Inpatient Psychiatry – Mental Health and Addictions

Title: Health Care Social Worker (Bachelors) – Inpatient Psychiatry – Mental Health and Addictions

Company: Nova Scotia Health Authority
Location: Kentville, Nova Scotia
Job Type: FullTime, Shift, Weekends

Description:

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Social Worker to join the team at Valley Regional Hospital in the Western Zone. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical services to individuals, including screening, assessment, counselling, treatment planning, and crisis intervention. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, be registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Work, and have at least two years of related clinical experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Screening, assessment, and individual counselling

Treatment planning and discharge planning

Crisis intervention and group programming

Case management/navigation and consultation

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Work

Two years' related clinical experience

Knowledge of harm reduction, recovery models, and PSR

Proficiency in screening and risk assessment skills

Ability to build collaborative relationships

Experience with trauma-informed care and brief intervention strategies

Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours:

Permanent Full Time Position; 75 Hours Bi Weekly

Some shifts may include evenings and weekends

Compensation and Benefits:
Healthcare Social Worker B: $36.58 - $48.53 Hourly
Healthcare Social Worker A (Developmental): $34.80 - $44.38 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, travel, disability, and life insurance coverage, as well as a pension plan.

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only selected applicants will be contacted. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees. Nova Scotia Health is committed to diversity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

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Title: Health Care Social Worker (Bachelors) &#8211; Inpatient Psychiatry &#8211; Mental Health and Addictions
Company: Nova Scotia Health Authority
Location: Kentville, Nova Scotia
Req ID: 215718   
Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital   
Department: MHA WZ Inpatient Psychiatry AV   
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1   
CUPE Healthcare Position   
Posting Closing Date: 13Feb26Nova 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 Under the direction of the Manager for Inpatient Psychiatry, the Social Worker will work within a multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for providing a wide range of clinical services to individuals including: screening, assessment, individual counselling, treatment planning, discharge planning, crisis intervention, group programming, case management/navigation and consultation. The social worker will need to be knowledgeable and highly skilled in the utilization of harm reduction, recovery models and the psychosocial rehabilitation model (PSR).About You We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

Bachelor's degree in Social Work
 Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Work (NSCSW)
 Two years' (post BSW) related clinical experience (preferably working with individuals with substance use/gambling concerns and/or mental health)
 Demonstrated knowledge of community resources/ programs and community development methods
 A high degree of proficiency in screening and risk assessment skills, including suicide risk assessment
 Strong problem solving skills.
 An ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships within health care and the community at large
 Sound working knowledge of harm reduction strategies and stages of change theory
 Knowledge and experience with brief intervention strategies, solution focused approaches, motivational interviewing skills and client engagement strategies
 Knowledge and experience with trauma informed care approach
 Knowledge of social determinants of health/social context and its importance to decision formulation
 The incumbent will need to have previous experience working with a significant amount of autonomy ensuring the plan of care is being fully articulated and work collaboratively with the care teams when adjustments are needed
 Experienced in offering supportive brief intervention strategies focuses on harm reduction and recovery
 A working knowledge of the DSM and experience in utilizing screening and triaging tools
 Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience required. If not available, candidates with less than two (2) years of experience may be considered for the selection process. If offered employment, they will be placed on the Healthcare Social Worker A (Developmental) scale.Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.Hours

Permanent Full Time Position; 75 Hours Bi Weekly
 Some shifts may include evenings and weekends

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.Once You've AppliedThank 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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