Job Description

About the role:

We are seeking a full time Registered Social Worker to provide clinical services to the base medical clinic that supports Canadian Armed Forces members at CFB Edmonton. The clinic is in North Edmonton.

Why Calian?

Exceptional salary

Comprehensive extended medical and dental benefits plan

Collaborative clinic setting

Time for administrative duties

Motivated clients

Diverse mental health concerns

Your Key Duties:

Managing crisis interventions and conducting risk assessments for individuals and families

Conducting intakes and completing bio-psychosocial assessments for a wide range of presenting issues such as work-related 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 inter-disciplinary 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 pre-deployment briefings, psychosocial services overview presentations, and group psycho-education 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

The qualifications:

To be eligible for this position you must meet the following three requirements:

Must have a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university

Must have a minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience with an adult population administering assessments, creating treatment plans, and delivering counselling services for individuals, couples, and groups.

Registration as a Social Worker with the provincial regulatory body in the province of practice

Ability to obtain or currently authorized by the Alberta College of Social Workers to provide psycho-social interventions

Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED

Type of Assignment:

Level of Effort: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4pm

Compensation: To be negotiated

For further details about this position contact Pamela Simper, Talent Acquisition Specialist by email at

Who is Calian Health:

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

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