Social Worker II - Continuing Care

Alberta Health Services; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Assisted Living Alberta, part of Alberta Health Services, seeks a Social Worker II to join the Home Living team in Edmonton. You will provide professional social work services in clients\' homes, conduct psychosocial assessments, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team to support independence and well-being.

Responsibilities include resource-based interventions, individual and family treatment, risk screening, transition planning, and referrals to internal and external resources.

Qualifications

• Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work.
• Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support- Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Demonstrated ability to work with healthcare teams in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services including psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, and individual/family treatment.
• Coordinate care, risk screening, and transition or discharge planning with multidisciplinary team.
• Develop referrals to internal and external resources to meet client goals.

Skills

BCLS-HCP

Communication skills

Computer skills

Lift 25-30 lbs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Visio

Outlook

Internet

Job description

Your Opportunity

Assisted Living Alberta is dedicated to Enhancing Care in the Community, helping people be healthy, well and independent in their homes and communities. For more information Assisted Living Alberta. Edmonton Zone Continuing Care provides services through five main program areas: Home Living, Supportive Living, Facility Living, Transition Services and Palliative Care. We are looking for a Social Worker II to join our Home Living team to provide professional support services in the homes of clients of all ages and stages of life. Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Social Worker II is involved in the case management of clients, including ongoing assessment, determination of unmet need, and care planning in consultation with clients to achieve client goals utilizing appropriate internal and external resources. Social Worker II work within a Competency Framework that includes personal and professional accountability, systems thinking, creative thinking, communicating and building relationships. In addition, the Social Worker is responsible for the provision of social work services to clients and families including psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, education, advocacy, resource finding, consultation, and making appropriate referrals to members of the multidisciplinary team.

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: Southeast Home Care - Home Living

Primary Location: St. Marguerites Health Srvcs B

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 17-NOV-2026

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 27-NOV-2026

Temporary End Date: 09-NOV-2027

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 60

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $42.14

Maximum Salary: $56.02

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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

Basic Cardiac Life Support- Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP). The candidate will have proven communication skills to work cooperatively and effectively with the healthcare team members, patients and their families in a fast-paced environment. Strong professional judgment, initiative, and effective time management skills. At the time of interview, you may be required to demonstrate your computer knowledge and proficiency by completing a hands‑on assessment. You must demonstrate sufficient typing speed to meet workload demand and navigate through various computer programs including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Visio, Outlook and Internet. The successful candidate will work independently in clients’ homes, which could include congregate settings, single family dwellings, condos and/or walk-up apartments. Therefore, the successful candidate must be able to work in different settings and environments (home environments and weather conditions), as well as be able to lift and carry medical bags, which weigh approximately 25-30 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a Continuing Care setting. Knowledge of Connect Care. Palliative Care Experience.