Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre is a provincial correctional centre that houses approximately 500 sentenced & remanded clients. The Addictions and Mental Health team at this site includes psychologists, clinical social workers, RN/RPNs, social workers and addictions counsellors. They work collaboratively to provide assessment, treatment, and discharge planning to the client population at the centre, while also working with community-based resources. Reporting to the manager of Addictions and Mental Health, the successful applicant will provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention and treatment as indicated to clients in the centre. The successful applicant will also evaluate the effectiveness of interventions on an ongoing basis and respond as appropriate to promote positive client responses and outcomes. This is an advanced mental health role required to perform the restricted activity of psychosocial interventions to address the full range of addiction and mental health issues. Additionally, the successful applicant will participate in providing psychoeducational groups to clients at the centre. Previous experience working with clients in addictions and mental health will be an asset in this position, as well as experience with marginalized and incarcerated populations. The ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively is essential. The successful applicant must be able to triage his or her work in order to provide the most effective level of service possible. Alberta Health Services\' core values - compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety - guide our actions and behaviours to achieve excellent patient- and family-centered healthcare for all Albertans.

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 clinical lead providing leadership in the planning, development, 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: Psych Corrections Clinic
• Primary Location: Fort Saskatchewan Correc Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 20-MAR-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 03-APR-2023
• Temporary End Date: 01-APR-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 10
• Shifts per cycle: 50
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $42.53
• Maximum Salary: $56.50
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of 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:

A master\'s degree in social work (with psychosocial intervention authorization). Strong professional judgment, initiative and effective time management skills are necessary. 3-5 years minimum experience working in comprehensive mental health assessment. Experience working with marginalized populations. Current BCLS-HCP. Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to previous experience working with a forensic/incarcerated population. Preference for training in NVCI, ASIST. The ability to work with various computer programs is 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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