Health Care Social Worker (Masters) - Adult Neurodevelopmental Stabilization Unit

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Travel coverage

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Defined benefit pension

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority in Central Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital, invites applications for a permanent part-time Health Care Social Worker (50%). The role covers psychosocial assessments, crisis counselling, and discharge planning within an interdisciplinary team.

We seek a licensed professional (MSW) with NSCSW registration and 2+ years of clinical experience. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and a defined pension plan.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from a recognized university.
• Current registration with the NSCSW.
• Minimum two (2) years related clinical experience required.
• Knowledge and understanding of the DSM.
• Ability to reach a joint formulation with the client and family.
• Experience with CBT, solution-focused therapy, and DBT.
• Experience facilitating groups and individual sessions.
• Advanced psychotherapy skills including brief therapies.
• Experience providing group treatment.
• Strong time management and self-organization.
• Capable of collaborating with community partners.
• DSM formulations for mental health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments, adjustment and supportive therapy, crisis counselling, and discharge planning.
• Engage in advocacy, education, and program planning within the institution and community.
• Supervise undergraduate/graduate students in work placements as applicable.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

NSCSW registration

Two years clinical experience

DSM knowledge

Group and individual therapy facilitation

Time management & organization

Collaboration with community partners

Job description

Req ID: 220633
Location: Central Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital
Department: MHA CZ Emerald Hall Social Work
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT ( 50% ) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 29-Oct-26

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. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality 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 work-life 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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Health Care Social Workers provide a diverse range of interventions to clients and their families, enabling them to achieve their optimal level of functioning and health. These interventions include: psychosocial assessments, adjustment therapy, supportive therapy, crisis counselling, resource counselling, and discharge planning and case management.Health Care Social Workers are actively involved in advocacy, education, program planning, consultation and collaboration on behalf of individuals/groups within the institution and community. The role is multifaceted and dynamic, requiring each Social Worker to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams.

This role requires a licensed professional who practices in accordance with a set of National/Provincial Standards and Code of Ethics and Department Procedures, Policies and Standards. The Health Care Social Worker is responsible for supervising undergraduate and graduate students in work placements. The Health Care Social Worker provides consultation based upon an advanced level of education (MSW) which includes an integrated knowledge of the social, structural, emotional, psychological and cultural factors that affect well-being.

About You

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

• Master's degree in Social Work from a recognized university
• Current registration with the NSCSW
• Minimum two (2) years related clinical experience required
• Knowledge and understanding of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
• Ability to reach a joint formulation with the client and family
• Demonstrated experience integrating various psychotherapeutic approaches such as CBT (cognitive behavior therapy), solution focused therapy, DBT (Dialectal Behavioral Therapy)
• Must have experience facilitating groups and individual sessions related to the previous mentioned therapies
• Advanced psychotherapy skills; including in brief therapies
• Demonstrated experience providing group treatment
• Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self-organization
• Demonstrated comfort and skills working collaboratively with community partners
• Ability to complete mental health assessments using DSM formulations
• Awareness of local community resources and agencies would be considered an asset
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
• 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

• Permanent part-time position; 37.5 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$40.17 - $55.49 hourly

Developmental (less than 2yrs Experience) $35.83 - $38.79Hourly

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.

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

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