Clinical Social Worker - Edmonton, Canada - Calian

Calian

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Type:
Part-time

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces.

Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.

Location

Edmonton, ABJob Type
Full Time
Position Overview:

Calian is seeking Social Workers with interest in providing mental health services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton.

This role is ideal if you have an interest in treating the military population, operational trauma, and occupational health.

This is a rewarding position where you'd make a difference in the lives of the men and women who serve our country and keep us safe.

We're seeking full or part time Social Workers, up to 37.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

Managing crisis interventions and conducting risk assessments for individuals and families
Conducting intakes and completing biopsychosocial assessments for a wide range of presenting issues such as workrelated stress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicide ideation, relationship struggles, family stress, somatic complaints, personality disorders and PTSD
Providing treatment through a variety of approaches including individual therapy, couples therapy, and group treatment therapy followed by evaluation of the treatment and therapeutic outcome
Presenting the clients' care with recommendations to the interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop an individualized treatment plan
Analyzing the clients' needs and provide information and advice to them and their families related to access to appropriate services and resources
Facilitating educational activities and group interventions such as predeployment briefings, psychosocial services overview presentations, and group psychoeducation sessions
Implementing new interventions or treatment approaches such as telemedicine and virtual reality therapy
Distributing local outreach material such as mental health awareness material to bases and units
Creating and maintaining confidential client reports on treatment services

Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university
Must have a minimum of 3 years postgraduate experience with an adult population administering assessments, creating treatment plans, and delivering counselling services for individuals, couples, and groups
Must hold a current membership certificate with the Alberta College of Social Workers, and be authorized to provide Psycho-Social Interventions
Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED

Additional Requirements:

Must be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level

Security clearances:

A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position.
Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirementand process.