Healthcare Social Worker (Masters) - Acquired Brain Injury, Rehabilitation & Supportive Care Service

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority seeks a Health Care Social Worker in Halifax to join the ABI Day Treatment Services. Ideal candidates will have a Master's in Social Work and clinical experience, providing vital assessments and interventions for clients. This permanent full-time role offers a dynamic and rewarding opportunity within a collaborative team. Join a committed organization dedicated to improving health and well-being in the community.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the NSCSW.
• Two years clinical experience as a Social Worker required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments and supportive therapy.
• Involve in advocacy, education, and program planning.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of human behaviour

Familiarity with community resources

Motivational interviewing

Client-centered treatment

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Current certification in CPR

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 205301
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: OPCZ ABI Day Treatment
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% ) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Jul-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

The Health Care Social Worker is a core member of the community-based Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Day Treatment Services that includes the ABI Day Program and the ABI Outreach Team. This position reports to the Program Manager – Community ABI and is part of an inter-professional team. The Social Worker works in close collaboration with other team members to provide a diverse range of interventions to clients and their families. The goal is to enable clients to achieve their optimal level of functioning and health.

Health Care Social Workers provide a diverse range of individual and group-based 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 counseling, resource counseling, discharge planning and case management. The Health Care Social Worker is 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 the Health Care Social Worker to work autonomously as well as collaboratively.

This position may be required to provide service throughout the Rehabilitation and Supportive Care portfolio.

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 required and access to a reliable automobile
• Maintains current certification in CPR
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Training or experience in motivational interviewing and client centered treatment approaches are strong assets
• Training or experience in group-based treatment approaches, neurosciences and acquired brain injury rehabilitation are strong assets
• Completion of training in advanced non-violent crisis intervention, and suicide/violent risk assessment required or willingness to complete same
• Willingness to participate in the development of ABI Day Programming, ABI Outreach Programming
• Willingness to work within a collaborative inter-professional context
• Willingness and ability to travel and see patients potentially within a variety of settings within the HRM catchment area
• Willingness to use personal vehicle for work purposes and to inform insurer of same
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver's License required and access to a reliable vechicle
• 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.

Minimum two (2) years of 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 Health Care Social Worker (Developmental) scale.

Hours

• Permanent Full Time; 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$40.18- $54.14 Hourly

Developmental (less than 2yrs): $35.83 - $38.79

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. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

This position is currently eligible for a Market Adjustment of approximately $XXX.XX biweekly. Eligibility for a Market Adjustment is reviewed periodically.

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.