Social Worker

4 months ago

Truro, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:145749**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department**:OPNZ Social Work**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly PT** (**60%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:24-Aug-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Social Worker provides a full range of social work services to patients at acute care facilities. The Social Worker will provide individual and family counseling; social work consultation and education services for patients admitted to hospital. The Social Worker will work with community systems at all levels, while recognizing each client’s right to self-determination. The Social Worker will provide psychosocial assessments, intervention and social work collaboration as a member of all acute care hospital based care teams and in our communities. The Social Worker will assist patients with problem solving; social, emotional, environmental, financial and legal challenges.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Must be registered (or eligible for registration) and a member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers (NSASW).
- Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW) from an accredited and approved School of Social Work/University Program
- 2 to 3 years' experience in hospital based Social Work practice is required
- Must have the ability to work effectively as a team member of an interdisciplinary hospital based health care team and assume positions of leadership as required.
- Must possess strong problem solving skills, the ability to think critically and have strong decision making abilities.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.
- Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent Part-Time 60%; 45 hours bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:

- $33.31 - $42.06 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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