Health Care Social Worker B (BSW) - Primary Health Care

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Town of Kentville; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health service provider dedicated to excellence in health, healing, and learning. As a Health Care Social Worker, you will be an integral part of a collaborative team, focusing on the psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being of clients. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals within the community, utilizing your expertise in social work to provide holistic care across various settings. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position encourages qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and contribute to a compassionate healthcare environment.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Travel insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work and current registration required.
• Two years of clinical experience and knowledge of DSM is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide collaborative, holistic care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Complete biopsychosocial assessments and facilitate group sessions.

Skills

Client-/family-centered approach

Biopsychosocial assessments

Group facilitation

Knowledge of DSM

Effective time management

Collaboration with community partners

Competencies in other languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

Health Care Social Worker B (BSW) - Primary Health Care

Req ID: 191579
Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital
Department: PHC WZ Strat Stab
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
CUPE: Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Jan-25

Nova 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 community-based programs we operate across the province.

About the Opportunity

The Health Care Social Worker is a member of the interdisciplinary health care team providing collaborative, holistic care on the primary to quaternary care continuum. Social Workers are primarily concerned with the relationships between people and their environments, which are integral to psychosocial, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work from a recognized university
• Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
• Two (2) years post BSW related clinical experience required
• Knowledge and understanding of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• Previous experience working in adult community mental health preferred
• Demonstrated ability to use a client-/family-centered approach
• Familiarity with various evidence-based treatment approaches for use with people with severe and persistent mental illness
• Demonstrated experience with group facilitation
• Ability to complete biopsychosocial assessments
• Awareness of local community resources and agencies would be considered an asset
• Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self-organization
• Demonstrated comfort and skills working collaboratively with community partners
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts include days, and occasional evenings and weekends
• Travel to various sites may be required

Compensation and Benefits

$35.86 - $45.28 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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 self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.