Health Care Social Worker (Masters) - Community Transitions

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading health authority in Nova Scotia is seeking a Health Care Social Worker to deliver essential services to clients and their families. This role involves psychosocial assessments, crisis counselling, and case management, requiring a Master's degree and clinical experience. Join a diverse team committed to high-quality health care in a culturally safe environment.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

Long-term disability insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Social Worker or eligible for registration with NSCSW.
• Two years of clinical experience as a Social Worker required.
• Competencies in French preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments and supportive therapy.
• Engage in crisis counselling and resource management.
• Participate in advocacy and educational program planning.

Skills

Knowledge of human behaviour and family dynamics

Crisis counselling

Resource counselling

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Health Care Social Worker (Masters) - Community Transitions

Req ID: 204644
Location: Central Zone, Joseph Howe Centre
Department: OPCZ STRAT-ALT HOUSING BRIDGE-DGH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 23-Jun-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. 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. The Health Care Social Worker is 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.

The Bridge is a shelter where health and social supports are available in a way that is trauma-informed, grounded in harm reduction, and culturally safe, honoring each guest’s lived experience and autonomy while fostering dignity, connection, and choice.

About You

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

• Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university
• Registered or eligible for registration with the NSCSW
• Two (2) years of clinical experience as a clinical Social Worker required
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of human behaviour including systems theory, family dynamics, group dynamics, and theories of behaviour change
• Awareness of local community resources and agencies would be an asset
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver's License and access to a reliable automobile
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  
  

Please note: consideration may be given to those with a Masters of Social Work education and less than two year experience in a developmental capacity within a different pay scale.

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

Hours

• Permanent Full-time; 75 hours biweekly
• This position is located at The Bridge in Dartmouth

Compensation and Benefits

$40.18- $54.14 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.

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.

About the company

The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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