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Are you a Social Worker who enjoys working with seniors and connecting them with essential services? Do you have experience navigating pensions, housing supports, Access Calgary, and Alberta government benefits for seniors? If you’re collaborative, compassionate, and driven to make a meaningful impact in the lives of older adults, we’d love to hear from you.What We DoThe Alex is a beacon of hope for Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens, offering wrap-around health care, housing, social, and wellness programs. With a patient and client-centered approach, we envision a community where every individual is valued and empowered to thrive. Our mission is to improve quality of life through accessible and integrated health, housing, and social services. With five decades of experience, we have earned a reputation for tackling tough health and social issues, guiding individuals on their journey from crisis to wellness, and from challenge to change. Reporting to the Program Manager and working collaboratively with the broader team of professionals at The Alex, the Social Worker is responsible for using a variety of approaches to support Alex clients at the Seniors Health Centre (ages 60+) to help address identified needs, develop a goal/care plan, improve and achieve outcomes, and move forward with their lives as quickly as is reasonable. This is a full-time, contract position until September 25, .What You Will Do:In collaboration with clients, develop a service plan that is strength based, client centered, and trauma informed.Arrange, coordinate, and advocate for delivery and access to a range of programs and services designed to meet client needs and goals. Monitor client progress towards their personal goals, and improved outcomes and quality of life.Connect, accompany and provide clients to appropriate services and resources in the community, at home, or at The Alex, as required. Coordinate service providers, ensuring a smooth delivery of service.Complete, collect, and assist with data collection and entry as directed. Ensure timely communication with all service agencies providing service to our clients.Provide crisis support and solution-focused brief counselling and motivational interviewing.Maintain client confidentiality and clear boundaries.Represent the program and the agency in the community in a professional manner.Work collaboratively with all team members to provide excellent service and achieve program outcomes. Facilitate and/or support group programs and drop-in services as directed.Perform additional duties as assigned. What You Will Bring:Diploma or Undergraduate degree in Social Work is required. Active registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers is required. Strong skills and experience navigating seniors’ pensions, housing supports, Access Calgary, and Alberta government benefits are required.Commitment to data collection.Strong crisis management and communication skills with the ability to engage clients.Strong advocacy skills. Ability to confidently and comfortably administer questionnaires that include sensitive questions and maintaining boundaries while doing so. Ability to receive direction and collaborate with others to achieve agreed upon goals.Ability to work in a changing, sometimes demanding work environment.Skills in assessment, support and intervention, consultation, crisis counselling and advocacy.Ability to take initiative and work independently as well as with a team.Training in any of the following is considered an asset: Applied Suicide Intervention Training, Mental Health First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, and Motivational Interviewing.A good understanding of Indigenous issues including strong cultural knowledge and ceremonial experience is an asset. The ability to collaborate and network within the urban Indigenous community including working effectively with Elders and following traditional protocols.Proficiency in an Indigenous language is considered an asset.Class 5 driver’s license, personal vehicle for business use, clean 3-year drivers abstract, and $2 million liability coverage are required.Minimum age of 21 years old and three years of driving experience is required to drive an Alex fleet vehicle. First Aid (Basic or Intermediate) – Level C CPR & AED within 30 days of hire date; certification must be valid for a minimum of 6 months upon hire.A satisfactory vulnerable sector criminal record clearance and child welfare intervention check are required.Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action is preferred. Work Environment and Hours:The Alex Seniors Health Centre: 9 Ave SE.1.0 FTE (37.5 hours/week) This is full-time, contract position until September 25, .Standard hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday; some flexibility in schedule may be available and necessary. Continuous extended periods of sitting, with some standing and walking (sometimes up or down stairwells).Occasional driving as part of work duties.Occasional physical action requires the ability to bend/crouch, reach above shoulder height, kneel/crawl, and carry objects (up to 20 lbs.) throughout shift.Occasional time outside in all weather conditions.
