1.0 FTE Social Worker (BSW) - DESIGNATED** (External)

North End Community Health Centre; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

North End Community Health Centre seeks a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) to support tenants in the Overlook harm-reduction housing project. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, conducting individualized support, eviction prevention planning, and community engagement.

The role emphasizes equity, trauma-informed care, and decolonization, with duties including tenancy onboarding, court accompaniment, and programming to connect tenants to community resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from an accredited University.
• 2-5 years' experience preferred.
• Licensed and in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW).
• Understanding of the impacts of the social determinants of health.
• Experience and skill in group facilitation and programming coordination.
• Practice rooted in person-centered, anti-Black racism, anti-oppression, harm-reduction, trauma informed care and decolonization.
• Uphold provincial and federal ethical standards of practice (NSCSW and CASW).
• Knowledge and experience of working with people who have complex needs and who are experiencing substance use, homelessness and/or poverty.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to tenants based on individualized support plans, including eviction prevention planning and accountability conversations.
• Assist with court accompaniment and tenant onboarding, move-ins, and selection.
• Develop and deliver programming to build community connections within the building and connect tenants to broader community resources.
• Apply an equity lens to understand needs related to homelessness, poverty, substance use, trauma, and marginalization.
• Collaborate with RN, MSW, Indigenous Cultural Support, Peer Support and HRHWs as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Group facilitation

Programming coordination

Trauma-informed care

Anti-racism/anti-oppression

System navigation

Education

BSW (Bachelor of Social Work)

Licensed with NSCSW

Understanding social determinants of health

Experience with complex needs

Experience in housing/justice settings

Job description

The North End Community Health Centre is committed to being an inclusive organization. To ensure our organization represents the diverse people and communities we serve, this position is designated for individuals who identify as Indigenous and/or 2STGD++.

Job Purpose:

Our first ground-breaking harm reduction, peer supported housing project, the Overlook houses up to 60 individuals who struggle with active and problematic drug and/or alcohol use, as well as have chronic health conditions, have lengthy experience with homelessness, and/or are actively engaged in sex work. Partnering with Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS) (the landlord), we offer 24/7 on-site, on-demand harm reduction supports to tenants, as well as various housing and healthcare supports around life skills and social inclusion.

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is a professional within the field of social work who focuses on addressing the psychosocial and emotional aspects for tenants residing at the Overlook as they work towards housing and life stability. The BSW provides opportunity for both individualized and group-based engagement with all tenants, in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team that includes RN, MSW, Indigenous Cultural Support, Peer Support and HRHW's.

The BSW will provide direct support to tenants based on their individualized support plan, including developing and actioning of eviction prevention planning, accountability conversations and conflict resolution processes. The BSW will work with other team members to ensure tenants requiring accompaniment for court etc. have options. The BSW will play central role in tenant selection, move-ins and the onboarding of new tenants.

The BSW will develop and deliver, in conjunction with other members of the Overlook team, programming primarily focused to build community connection and relationships within the building through dedicated programming and also facilitate connections for Overlook tenants to the larger community outside of the building through land-based activities, recreational field trips, opportunities to attend events and other community spaces.

The BSW works from an equity lens and understands the needs of community members experiencing homelessness, poverty, substance use, and marginalization related to trauma, race, gender identity, disability and criminalization. They have skills in system navigation, strength-based interventions, and the ability to interpret and use provincial and federal policy to support clients on issues of poverty, housing maintenance, healthcare access, harm reduction, food insecurity, Income Assistance, pharmacare and other benefits.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from an accredited University.
• 2-5 years' experience preferred
• Licensed and in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW).
• Understanding of the impacts of the social determinants of health.
• Experience and skill in group facilitation and programming coordination.
• Practice rooted in person-centered, anti-Black racism, anti-oppression, harm-reduction, trauma informed care and decolonization.
• Uphold provincial and federal ethical standards of practice (NSCSW and CASW).
• Knowledge and experience of working with people who have complex needs and who are experiencing substance use, homelessness and/or poverty.