Social Worker, Family Intensive Outreach Services

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

Job summary

As a Social Worker (Masters) with a leading health organization, you will provide intensive family-based interventions for children and youth facing behavioral challenges. The role involves clinical supervision, support, and collaboration with an interprofessional team to ensure quality care within the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years related clinical experience in child/adolescent mental health.
• Current NVCI certification required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interprofessional care team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and provision of treatment for children/youth with Disruptive Behaviour Disorders.
• Provides clinical supervision and leads treatment plans for clients and families.
• Clinical services offered in clients' homes or convenient locations requiring travel.

Skills

Motivational Interviewing

Crisis Intervention

Behavioral Health

Addiction Counseling

Education

Masters Degree in Social Work

Job description

Department / Program : Family Intensive Outreach Services Mental Health And Addictions

Type of Employment : Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date : July 2025

Compensation : $ 39.3919 - $ 53.5968 / hour

Closing Date : July 02 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23 : 59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax Nova Scotia providing tertiary and primary care for two million children youth adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home align our work to our values and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black / African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants / Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Family Intensive Outreach Services the Social Worker (Masters) is responsible for the planning and provision of treatment with children / youth and their families struggling with Disruptive Behaviour Disorders (FIOS) across the age spectrum of the MHA Program. The FIOS service provides intensive family-based interventions for children / youth and their families using the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy Model (ESFT). As an integral member of the interprofessional team the Social Worker (Masters) is a treatment clinician responsible for providing individual and family treatment for children / youth and their families. The Clinical Social Worker provides consultation guidance and support to the service as needed and leads the clinical coordination of treatment plans for clients and families. The Social Worker (Masters) provides clinical supervision to staff promotes the provision of quality evidence-based care to clients and families paipates in service development and provides leadership to the treatment process. Clinical services are provided to the family in their homes or another location convenient to them requiring the incumbent to travel regularly within the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday : 7.5 hour days some evening hours may be required. Travel inside and outside of HRM will be required.

Your Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work required.
• Currently licensed with or eligible to be licensed with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers (NSCSW) required.
• Minimum of two (2) years related clinical experience as a Masters prepared Social Worker in the field of
• child / adolescent mental health and addictions is required. An equivalent of clinical experience may be considered.
• Current NVCI certification required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in providing individual and family therapy required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of disruptive behaviour disorders preferred.
• Demonstrated theoretical knowledge and practice competency in a family systems approach preferred. Knowledge and experience in the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy model an asset.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in assessment and treatment of youth and families where a young person is struggling with mental health and / or addictions issues. A particular skill set in working with disruptive behaviours is an asset.
• Recent experience in providing clinical supervision to staff / team preferred as well as demonstrated ability to consultant with other professionals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of treatment implications of mental health issues and / or addictions.
• Working knowledge of Trauma-Informed Care preferred.
• Understanding of and commitment to evidence-informed practice / best practices required.
• Demonstrated excellence in communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional care team while effectively carrying out administrative and clinical responsibilities required.
• Demonstrated excellent time management workload prioritization and organizational skills required.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and competency in meeting IWK clinical documentation standards preferred.
• Holds a valid minimal Class 5 Nova Scotia drivers license and reliable transportation required.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview / testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

I f you are an employee ofIWK Health please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.

Key Skills

Motivational Interviewing,Acute Care,Crisis Intervention,Behavioral Health,Intake Experience,Hospice Care,Case Management,Home Care,Child Welfare,Experience with Children,Social Work,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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