Social Worker

Lifemark; Dartmouth; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifemark Health Group is seeking a passionate Social Worker - Clinical Specialist to support military veterans with mental health needs within a collaborative healthcare community. This role involves providing psychotherapy, assessments, and group services while working in a dynamic interdisciplinary team. Join us in optimizing integrated health services and growing with our innovative approaches.

Benefits

Annual continuing education allowance

Career development pathways

Flexible benefits plan

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work required.
• 2 years of preferred experience in case conceptualization and social work intervention.
• Experience with military veterans preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapy and social work assessments for military veterans.
• Utilize cognitive-behavioral approaches in treatment.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Psychotherapy

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Masters Degree in Social Work

Job description

Social Worker - Clinical Specialist, Lifemark Health Group

Location:Dartmouth, NS

• Hybrid w/ some in-clinic presence at Russell Lake Physiotherapy Dartmouth - pt Health (240 Baker Dr, Suite 212 - Dartmouth, NS, B2W 6L4)
• Full-time and part-time opportunities

Are you a passionate Social Worker looking to belong to a collaborative healthcare community to implement our bold vision to optimize the benefit of integrated health services, including stepped-care mental health, to diverse audiences, including military Veterans in need of psycho-social intervention? If so, join Lifemark Health Group and grow with us, as we build and expand provincial teams in support of our national mental health strategy.

Lifemark Health Group has become Canada’s largest health care and rehabilitation companies, which is embarking on a new chapter, along with its partners, as the designated provider of medical and psycho-social rehabilitation services for military veterans across Canada.

You belong here if you value practicing within an interdisciplinary team environment, based on a biopsychosocial approach to intervention, which may include psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, psychotherapists/counsellors, and physical rehabilitation specialists.

Responsibilities:

-Provide clients, primarily military veterans, with goal-focused psychotherapy to address mental health and psychosocial problems that are barriers to better health and family/community engagement.

-Provide veteran clients with social work assessments and social work interventions in the client’s social milieu in order to improve social and community functioning.

-Utilize a primarily cognitive-behavioral approach to intervention based on an overall client-centered philosophy.

-Provide group psychoeducational services.

-Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences to discuss clients’ treatment plan and goals, progress, and any barriers to functional goals.

-Deliver quality reporting and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Key Qualifications:

-Masters Degree in Social Work

-Registration with a provincial College of Social Workers as a Clinical Specialist, in good standing

-2 years of experience (preferred) in case conceptualization and psychotherapy/social work intervention for a range of mental health symptoms and psycho-social barriers with a variety of adult clients.

-Experience providing social work services to military, first responders, and veterans an asset

-Experience working as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team.

-Experience writing clear and concise assessment, progress and discharge reports.

-Excellent interpersonal skills, autonomy, and integrity.

While our company is focused on helping our clients, as a group we are equally focused on the health and wellness of our staff. We live our values in everything thing we do - striving for simplicity, doing the right thing, being inclusive and welcoming, and having fun!

Full-time employees are entitled to:

• Annual continuing education allowance with a wide variety of internal training opportunities
• Career development pathways, including clinical leadership
• Flexible benefits plan

Apply today!

Please visit our website at www.lifemark.ca .

Inclusivity

We’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve by creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Improving inclusion and equity is a collective responsibility. Lifemark aims at providing a candidate experience for all job applicants, including but not limited to those self-identifying as a member of the employment equity groups : Indigenous peoples, Women, People with Disabilities, and Visible minorities.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available on request for all candidates taking part in any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. Email us at talentat lifemark.ca