Social Worker, Pediatric Endocrine/diabetes, Id

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

Company:

IWK Health**:

Req ID:174811

Department/Program:
Social Work Endo/Diabetes, Children's Medical Care

Location:
Halifax

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

Start Date:

ASAP

Union Status:
NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit

Compensation:
$37.3118**:

- **$ /hour

Closing Date: 4 March 2024 (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 other's 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.


The Opportunity:


Reporting to the Manager of Children's Ambulatory Medical Care, with accountability to the Professional Practice Leader of Social Work for issues pertaining to professional practice and ethics, the Social Worker is a member of the interprofessional teams providing family-centered care to infants, children, youth, and their families in the Children's Health Program's Endocrine/Diabetes, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology services.


The Social Worker will have knowledge and skills in the areas of family dynamics, mental health and addictions, psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, trauma support, and interprofessional collaboration.

The successful applicant will have experience in trauma-responsive, culturally safe care and grief/loss work.

The Social Worker will be responsible for liaising with a range of health and government services with an emphasis on building collaborative partnerships, facilitating resource acquisition, and advocating for appropriate resources to meet the family's needs.

The Social Worker participates in collaborative center-based and community-based committees and initiatives.

A social worker with these teams will have responsibilities for supervising clinical MSW student placements, teaching, program development, program evaluation, and research as needed.

The Social Worker serves as a resource to other interprofessional team members on a direct and/or consultative basis as needed.

The Social Worker is also responsible for Standby Social Work calls for center-wide services, works collaboratively with other social workers within the program for coverage requirements, and will provide Intake services on a rotational schedule for the Children's Health Program.


Hours of Work:

7.5 hour days, Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required.
Weekend centre-wide stand-by (4 pm-8 pm on Friday. 8 am-8 pm on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays)on a rotational basis.

Your Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in social work required.
  • Current license, or eligible for licensure, with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) required.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience as a Masters prepared Social Worker required. Equivalent clinical experience may be considered.
  • Knowledge of child development, life transitions, family dynamics, mental health & addictions.
  • Advanced Psychotherapy skills (including brief therapies).
  • Knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act is required.
  • Working knowledge of the DSM5 is considered an asset.
  • Experience in conducting brief individual and family therapy required, pediatric experience preferred.
  • Experience in clinical case management and advocacy.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the social, structural, emotional, psychological, and cultural determinants/factors that affect wellbeing.
  • Demonstrated ability to use an antioppressive framework in practice.
  • Demonstrated ability to reach a joint formulation with the client and family.
  • Demonstrated excellent triaging, critical thinking, organization, decisionmaking, and problemsolving skills required.
  • Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communication (verbal and written) skills required.
  • Demonstrated comfort and skill in working collaboratively with internal and external partnerships required.
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as part of an interprofessional team required.
  • Competencies in other languages are an asset.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

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If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation.

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