Job Description

Your Opportunity:

This Social Worker II position specifically supports the timely transitions of clients as well as the reduction of Alternate Level of Care (ALC) days in acute care; supporting the North Zone with the achievement of specific provincial and zone transition/placement targets. The position reports to the Allied Health Manager and influences timely client transitions by addressing complex psychosocial, legal and/or financial barriers that contribute to delayed transitions or placement in community living options. The Social Worker provides holistic psychosocial assessment, as well as ensures that patients access the necessary financial benefit programs to be able to pay accommodations fees (e.g., Alberta Seniors Benefit, AISH, and federal benefits), and address other financial issues such as assessing the need for and completion of back-filing of taxes, asset discovery, banking and account management, etc. This Social Worker is also responsible for navigating legal issues such as power of attorney, guardianship and trusteeship, and complex family dynamics (including risk factors such as elder abuse, domestic violence, caregiver burnout, etc.) that may impact the timely resolution of these matters. Will also provide clinical psychosocial support for patients and families who are navigating an often-challenging life transition to a continuing care living option, including counselling, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and mediation.

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: Social Worker II
• Primary Location: Westlock Comm/Mental Hlth
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 21-APR-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 01-MAY-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $37.80
• Maximum Salary: $50.26
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

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:

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team required. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills required. Preferred Qualifications:

A minimum of 12 months clinical experience within healthcare preferred. Experience with supporting client transitions to and from acute care preferred. A history of working with clients and their families who are awaiting placement preferred (ALC patients). Direct experience working with financial benefit programs and other financial/legal issues preferred. Being a Designated Capacity Assessor an asset. Connect Care training an asset.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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