Health Care Social Worker - Kentville, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Health Authority

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Kentville, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID:163539**
Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location:
Western
Zone,
Chipman Facility

Department:

MHA WZ Outreach Youth VRH**
Type of Employment:Temporary
Hourly PT long-assignment
(**60%
FTE) x **1
position(s)****Status: CUPE
Healthcare** Position**
Posting Closing Date:7-Sep-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 is responsible for clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of prevention and early intervention programming for adolescents at-risk for or who have mild substance use and/or mental health problems.

As part of a team, the Social Worker must be knowledgeable and utilize principles from harm reduction, population health, community development, health promotion and prevention, and early intervention.

The Social Worker provides a wide range of services in schools and communities, including screening, assessment, supportive counseling, referral, case navigation/management, early/ brief intervention, outreach, and group programming.

About You:

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

Bachelor's degree in Social Work
Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Work
Two years' (post BSW) experience working with adolescents atrisk, community resources, harm reduction and substance use
Experience with interviewing skills, suicide risk assessment and group facilitation
Indepth and critical understanding of health promotion/ population health framework, harm reduction, community development, strengthsbased methods, readiness to change model
Indepth knowledge of best practices related to screening, brief/early intervention, outreach, and community linkages for youth atrisk for substance use and/or mental health problems
Demonstrated knowledge of evidencebased health promotion programs and initiatives for youth atrisk for substance use and/ or mental health problems
Demonstrated awareness of community resources and programs
Knowledge of Harm reduction and adolescent substance use
Knowledge of mental health risks and problems for youth
Knowledge of adolescent development
Indepth knowledge of patterns of youth substance use and mental health problems, clientrelated characteristics and an understanding of the challenges faced by youth atrisk for substance use and/ or mental health problems
Youth Drugs and Mental Health course through Centre for Addictions and Mental Health preferred, or willingness to take the 8 week course upon hire
Knowledge and experience with brief intervention models such as Motivational Interviewing/ Solution focused models
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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

Hours:

Temporary Part Time (60%) position; 45 Hours Bi Weekly

Compensation and Incentives:

$ $42.68 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.

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