social worker
Title posted on CareerBeacon -
Social Worker III
Posted on May 09, 2024
by
Employer details
NL Health Services
Job details
Job Description Location: Multi-Site (Primary Site - Transitional Living Site formerly the Comfort Hotel) Social Worker III - Clinical Lead"Subject to Classification Review"Primary Health Care - Chronic Disease PreventionVulnerable Populations Multi-site/OutreachPermanent, Full-Time27782POS Hours Your hours of work will follow the flexible work schedule in accordance with Article 19.01(a) of the NAPE-HP Collective Agreement, based on 75 hours within a designated 4-week period (by mutual agreement). Salary CG-43 ($42.69 - $50.35 per hour) Competition Number 2024003141 Posted Date 8 May 2024 Closing Date 15 May 2024 About Us Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) brings together five former separate health entities - Eastern Health, Central Health, Western Health, Labrador-Grenfell Health, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. The creation of a provincial health authority was announced following recommendations from Health Accord NL.NL Health Services is responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 528,000 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador and employs over 21,000 people. NLHealthServices.ca Job Summary The Primary Health Division is currently seeking a Social Worker III - Clinical Lead to work as a member of the interdisciplinary team working within the vulnerable population sector, providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness within the St. John's Metro region. Care is designed to provide patient-centered, evidence-based, compassionate, comprehensive, sustainable care to support individuals experiencing homelessness, including those with complex mental health and addictions. As a component of their role, Social Worker III - Clinical Lead will provide support and guidance to other social workers within the team. Duties will include ensuring orientation and mentoring of new staff, consultation on complex clinical issues, having a leadership role in the social work practice group, meeting regularly with the Social Work Clinical Leaders Committee and other duties as required. The social worker will provide clinical social work services to individuals with complex health issues, which may also be impacted by mental health and addictions issues. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will provide psychosocial assessment and therapeutic interventions including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, support, advocacy, patient and family education and educations of other staff who may be within the circle of care. Other responsibilities will include conducting risk assessments, assisting clients in accessing required community services, helping clients recognize, develop and utilize support networks and initiating appropriate community referrals; and building life skills.The Social Worker III functions autonomously and uses independent judgment in developing, implementing, and analyzing treatment goals. You are knowledgeable about mental health and addictions diagnoses and issues, housing and homelessness, supports and services, healthy living and health promotion strategies, trauma informed care, poverty and homelessness, and mental health and addictions. You apply evidence informed practices to support clients experiencing these issues. Extensive knowledge of community resources and knowledge of systems available to support clients is essential. You will use a strengths-based approach and will be required to have flexibility in your hours of work and a willingness to be creative in motivating and inspiring clients. The social worker will facilitate and participate in team consultation and case conferencing, serve on committees and be involved in program planning and development as required. The Social Worker III will be responsible for providing field instruction to social work students and offer other clinical education experience to students within Eastern Health. This position maintains accountability to an opera
-
LocationSt. John's, NL
-
Salary$42.69HOUR hourly
-
Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
CareerBeacon
#2046703
Advertised until
2024-06-08
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by a partner site. Job Bank is not responsible for this content.
Report a problem with this job posting
Thank you for your help!
You will not receive a reply. For enquiries, please contact us.