Job Description

Your Opportunity:
St. Therese - St. Paul Healthcare Centre is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join the Mental Health and Addictions team in Recovery Alberta. This role supports clients by addressing psychosocial, legal, and financial barriers that impact timely transitions to appropriate options. Responsibilities include conducting holistic psychosocial assessments, helping clients access financial programs (e.g., Alberta Seniors Benefit, AISH), navigating the healthcare system, managing legal decision-making mechanisms, and complex family dynamics such as elder abuse and caregiver burnout. The Social Worker II provides counselling, crisis intervention, and mediation, while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team across various sectors and external resources. They offer bio-psychosocial assessments, resource navigation, advocacy, and referrals to both internal and external services. Additionally, the role involves program planning, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives. Strong communication, problem-solving, prioritization, and independent work skills are essential. St. Paul, is "A people kind of place." Located within Alberta's lake country about 200 kilometers northeast of Edmonton, on the traditional lands of Treaty 6, and the beautiful lands of the Metis. It was founded in 1896 as a Metis colony where you can now find all the essential amenities, a variety of recreational options including sports, arts, and social groups, and enjoy outdoor playground right in your backyard. St. Paul also offers you the opportunity to purchase your home with affordable values. There are English or French K-12 schools, while Portage College and Blue Quills University offer local post-secondary options. Whatever your age, life stage, or interests, you can grow and thrive in St. Paul.
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.

Transition Company:

Recovery Alberta

Classification:

Social Worker II

Union:

HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program:

Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

Primary Location:

St. Paul Mental Health

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.40

Posting End Date:

27-NOV-2025

Temporary Employee Class:

Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available:

07-DEC-2025

Temporary End Date:

01-DEC-2026

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

4

Shifts per cycle:

8

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

As Per Rotation

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 1-2 years' experience in Mental Health and able to work in a complex, fast-paced environment, managing high acuity, and high-risk presentations. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of relevant legislative Acts and experience with guardianship, trusteeship, personal directives and capacity assessment process is an asset. In-depth knowledge of Income Support programs at a community/provincial/federal level (AISH, Alberta Works, CPP, OAS, ASB) and other community resource expertise is preferred.