Job Description

Your Opportunity:
The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada's leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals, and offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including specialized ambulatory clinics. This Social Worker II position is part of the centralized Rehabilitation and Allied Health Program responsible for patients seen at the Kaye Edmonton Clinics. The candidate will be a highly motivated, confident, and dependable individual who collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, patients and their families in a busy environment ensuring trauma-informed care. The SWII will hold working knowledge of health care systems, SDoH, and community resources. They will support individuals living with new diagnoses and/or chronic diseases through psychosocial assessments; specialized resource interventions; education; crisis intervention; adjustment counselling; advocacy; liaising with external agencies; and consultation with other care providers. As a Social Worker II you are part of a team driven to provide quality patient-centered care though best practices and evidence informed approaches and in alignment with AHS Values.
Description:
As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include: psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.

Classification:

Social Worker II

Union:

HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program:

Rehab and Allied Health

Primary Location:

Edmonton Clinic

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.40

Posting End Date:

17-NOV-2025

Employee Class:

Regular Part Time

Date Available:

27-NOV-2025

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

2

Shifts per cycle:

4

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary:

$38.56

Maximum Salary:

$51.27

Vehicle Requirement:

Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum 2 years' experience as an RSW in inpatient/ambulatory multidisciplinary healthcare setting, with recent experience supporting patients/families facing chronic and/or life-threatening illnesses required. Experience working with vulnerable populations, diverse cultural groups and new immigrants, reflecting cultural humility and awareness to unique needs is essential. The candidate will demonstrate strong case management skills with excellent organizational and time management skills to effectively organize and prioritize changing workload demands. It is necessary to be able to work independently as well as have effective interpersonal skills for ongoing collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The position requires self-motivation to initiate work, and to make sound professional decisions using critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in a complex environment. Current knowledge of practice standards and navigation of system barriers to deliver holistic care is important. Current Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) certification is required. Demonstrated clarity in your communication, both verbally and written, including clinical documentation, is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated ability to foster collaborative partnerships and relationships. Experience using Connect Care preferred. Master's Degree is an asset. Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment and Management, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention trainings are assets.