Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Edmonton Young Offenders Centre currently houses young people who are involved in the justice system. Their needs are varied, but this position is an opportunity to provide direct service to these individuals. EYOC has also expanded to include an adult female annex to the Edmonton Remand Centre, housing pretrial female patients, and the successful candidate will provide care to these women as well. A trauma-informed, anti-oppressive approach to care is a must in this setting.

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: Corrections Health
• Primary Location: Edmonton Young Offenders Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 05-SEP-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 25-SEP-2023
• Temporary End Date: 25-APR-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 5
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $43.38
• Maximum Salary: $57.63
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master\'s degree in Social Work. Equivalent education or experience may be considered. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW). Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum two years experience providing care to marginalized populations. Preferred Qualifications:

Fully registered status. Familiarity with trauma-informed approaches, concurrent disorders, anti-oppressive care and harm reduction.

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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