Social Worker II

Alberta Health Services; St. Albert; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Canada seeks a Social Work II professional to provide advanced clinical services within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include mental health assessments and crisis intervention in a hospital setting. Candidates should have at least 1 year of experience in acute care, strong communication skills, and be able to work independently. A bachelor's degree in Social Work is required, with a master's preferred. This part-time role includes shift work and is set in St. Albert, Canada.

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
• Minimum 1 year experience working in Acute Care.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced level clinical Social Work services including mental health and substance use assessments.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Respond to emergent needs across all units of the Sturgeon Community Hospital.

Skills

Effective time management

Strong communication skills

Conflict resolution

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Master’s degree in Social Work (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Your Opportunity

Social Work at the Sturgeon Hospital provides a unique opportunity to work to your full scope of practice. This position requires both a high degree of independent critical thinking as well as the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to provide advanced level clinical Social Work services including mental health and substance use assessments, crisis intervention and counselling with patients and families in the emergency room and acute care hospital setting. Working from a concurrent capable perspective, you will be required to prioritize workload, formulate assessments and create intervention plans. These plans include psychosocial interventions, comprehensive risk assessment, and recommendations and provision of referrals for ongoing treatment and/or discharge planning. The Social worker will demonstrate exceptional communication skills with patients, family members and physicians. On evenings and weekends the ER Social Worker responds to emergent needs across all units of the Sturgeon Community Hospital (ICU/CCU, Labour and Delivery, Surgery, and inpatient units). This requires a sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Alberta Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act, and the options for patients to receive health care treatment when their decision-making ability is impaired. In addition, working knowledge of discharge planning, community resources, financial supports and processes related to transitions to alternate levels of care are an asset. Please Note: This role requires shift work including evenings and weekends.

Description

As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include: psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.

• Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
• Classification: Social Worker II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Allied Health
• Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.60
• Posting End Date: 31-DEC-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 10-JAN-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 6
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $40.91
• Maximum Salary: $54.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Completion of bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).

Additional Required Qualifications

Minimum 1 year experience working in Acute Care as a Social Worker. Previous experience working in Mental Health, or with Mental Health Assessment required. Effective time management and prioritization skills are required. Conflict resolution and strong communication skills are required. Must be able to work independently and within a team environment. Ability to problem solve and demonstrate critical thinking skills is required. Knowledge and ability to use computer applications such as Microsoft Office, Excel, and Outlook required. Must be able to tolerate long periods of sitting or standing as well as repetitive movements. Must be able to participate in hands on care of patients (i.e., transfers, bariatric clients, bending, reaching, twisting, and walking distances). Must be able to lift and carry 10-15 kg regularly if needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Completion of a Master’s degree in Social Work preferred. Experience working in the ER as a Social Worker preferred. 5 years’ experience working in an acute care setting preferred. Authorization to perform psychosocial interventions preferred. Non-violent Crisis Intervention training preferred. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills training or equivalent preferred. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Previous experience with Connect Care preferred.