Social Worker, Ais - Halifax, Canada - IWK Health Centre
Description
Company :
IWK Health**:
Req ID:172193
Department/Program:
AIS Trauma Day Stream, Mental Health And Addictions
Location:
Halifax
Type of Employment:
Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 1 year x 1 position(s)
Start Date:
March 2024
Union Status:
NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation:
$37.3118**:
- **$ /hour
Closing Date:
February 23, 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 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:
Accountable to the Manager of Adolescent Intensive Services, the Social Worker works with adolescents and families as part of an inter-disciplinary treatment team.
Responsibilities include clinical work with youth and their families, providing both individual and family therapy as well as delivering group-based interventions.
The Mental Health and Addictions Program at the IWK Health Centre provides a full spectrum of mental health and addictions services that includes mental health addictions, day treatment and inpatient services of children and adolescents, acute inpatient hospital care and forensics.
The Adolescent Intensive Services (AIS) Program has both ambulatory and non-acute inpatient services for adolescents aged 13 up to 19 years old with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
The youth admitted to the non-acute inpatient services attend day services with AIS Day Treatment. Ambulatory Services include AIS Day Service and AIS Aftercare Service.Day Services means that the patient attends programming Monday to Friday and participates in therapeutic school, individual family and group-based interventions that target their treatment goals.
Services at AIS include two phases of treatment (onsite and community) that span approximately six to seven months combined.Hours of Work:
7.5 hours per day, 5 days per week Monday to Friday - occasional evenings if necessary.
Your Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Social Work required.
- Registered, or eligible to be registered/licensed with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) required.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in Mental Health and Addictions treatment required; preference for experience working with adolescents and their families.
- Experience in individual, family and group therapy required.
- Previous experience in a combination of the following considered an asset: CONNECT Model; child welfare; addictions; trauma.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with DSM 5 diagnostic classification system.
- Demonstrated organizational, time management and coordination skills.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple competing workload demands.
- Excellent critical thinking, communication (verbal & written) skills required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of child/youth development, cultural competence and a strong understanding of how the social determinants of health impact on mental/physical health.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively consult and bridge care with other health, social service and community agencies.
- Excellent problemsolving and conflicts resolution skills.
- Demonstrated awareness of IWK Health Centre and community resources.
- Demonstrated commitment to patient and family centred care required.
- Nonviolent crisis intervention certification required.
- An understanding of the Choice and Partnership approach (CAPA) will be considered an asset.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and the demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team providing intensivebased care.
- Demonstrated experience in case management and community liaison.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request acc
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