Social Worker

Lifemark; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare company is seeking a Registered Social Worker in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The candidate will provide psychotherapy to military veterans, conduct social work assessments, and participate in an interdisciplinary team. A Master's Degree in Social Work and registration as an autonomous practitioner are required. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and additional benefits such as a continuing education allowance and flexible benefits plan.

Benefits

Annual continuing education allowance

Career development pathways

Flexible benefits plan

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in psychotherapy/social work intervention.
• Experience with military, first responders, and veterans is an asset.
• Ability to work as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapy to military veterans addressing mental health issues.
• Conduct social work assessments to improve client functioning.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions about treatment plans.

Skills

Cognitive-behavioral approach

Interpersonal skills

Case conceptualization

Report writing

Education

Masters Degree in Social Work

Registration with provincial College of Social Workers

Job description

Registered Social Worker - Lifemark Health Group

Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick

• Salaried (full-time and part-time opportunities)
• Signing Bonus: may be available for required experience, up to $2000.00!

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.

Responsibilities :

1. 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.
2. Provide veteran clients with social work assessments and interventions in the client’s social milieu to improve social and community functioning.
3. Utilize a primarily cognitive-behavioral approach to intervention based on an overall client-centered philosophy.
4. Provide group psychoeducational services.
5. Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences to discuss clients’ treatment plans, goals, progress, and barriers to functional goals.
6. Deliver quality reporting and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Key Qualifications :

1. Masters Degree in Social Work
2. Registration with a provincial College of Social Workers as an autonomous practitioner in good standing
3. 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 adult clients.
4. Experience providing social work services to military, first responders, and veterans is an asset.
5. Experience working as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team.
6. Experience writing clear and concise assessment, progress, and discharge reports.
7. Excellent interpersonal skills, autonomy, and integrity.

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

Full-time employees are entitled to :

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

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. Together, Lifemark Health Group has become Canada’s largest health care and rehabilitation company, 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.

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Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Improving inclusion and equity is a collective responsibility. Lifemark promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including but not limited to those self-identifying as members of employment equity groups: Indigenous peoples, newcomers to Canada, women, and visible minorities.

Accommodation

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