Job Description

Your Opportunity:Reporting to the Area Manager Forensic Assessment & Outpatient Services, the Social Worker III will act as treating clinical team member with the Rocky Mountain Program. Primary treatment services are provided within the context of a provincial correctional environment and also at the Forensic Assessment & outpatient services, located at the Sunridge Professional Centre. The clinician will provide primary Sexual Offender Assessment & Treatment to individuals convicted of such sexual offenses under the criminal code of Canada, within the context of Forensic community mental health clinic, as well as at times in the Calgary Correctional Centre. The Social worker III may also provide input/ participate in facilitation of program development, staff development, service planning, quality improvement and evaluation and/or research activities as identified. The treatment may include but is not limited to court mandated and court requested forensic treatment services to a target population of individuals presently serving a provincial sentence for sexual offenses, from across Alberta/ \xe2\x88\xa8 individuals who have a legal mandate to attend for assessment &/or treatment in a community forensic mental health setting. The Social Worker III will also act as a liaison and program ambassador of forensic services. Work will be performed with a high degree of independence within broad guidelines and in accordance with program and professional standards.Description:As a Social Worker III, you will perform either advanced level assessment and treatment or act as a clinical lead. You will work with or within teams to provide health care services for patients with complex and multidimensional medical, psychosocial, environmental and instrumental needs. You will provide advanced clinical services, consultation to the interprofessional team and patients/families and supervision of students and team members as assigned. You may also act as a clinical lead providing leadership in the planning, development, and delivery of services in a specific area, as well as staff development, quality improvement and evaluation or research activities as identified by the needs of the service area(s).

• Classification: Social Worker III
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Rocky Mountain Program
• Primary Location: Sunridge Professional Bldg
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 06-SEP-2024
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 16-SEP-2024
• Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $43.38
• Maximum Salary: $57.63
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:Master\'s degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW). Additional Required Qualifications:Requires authorization to perform restricted activities under ACSW. 3-5 Years prior experience in an acute and/or community mental health setting. Experience providing therapy and psychosocial interventions essential (individual and group). Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting required. Solid interpersonal communication skills, interviewing techniques and writing skills required. Formal training or practical experience utilizing CBT, DBT, Group Psychotherapy, Family therapy &/or other endorsed forms of therapy is required. In-Depth knowledge of mental health / Mental Illness required. NVCI. Experience working with a mandated and/or forensic population. Preferred Qualifications:Experience providing Sexual Offender treatment in an inpatient or community setting is strongly preferred. Experience in a Forensic mental health setting preferred. Experience providing Sexual Offender treatment in a community setting preferred. Current CPR an asset. Current working knowledge of Sexual Offender risk assessment tools preferred. ATSA certification preferred. Experience working within a correctional institution & or with a forensic population preferred.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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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