Social Worker Degree Senior

Position #: 9010783
Expected Start Date: To Be Determined, posted until filled.
Union: HSAS
Facility: St Josephs Hospital - SHA
City/Town: Estevan
Department: Community Health Services Administration
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: March 01, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW Senior $37.949 to $46.403
Travel Required: Yes
Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Competencies

• Demonstrates leadership skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills

Experience

• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal skills
• Requires highly developed clinical assessment skills and critical thinking
• 2 years SW experience working with issues of capacity, dementia, grief, and loss

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to conduct client assessments and engage in effective treatment planning
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, independent judgment & organizational skills
• Ability to work under stress
• Sound judgment, tact, initiative and high standards of integrity/responsibility
• ability and willingness to travel within service delivery area
• Ability to prioritize work
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.
• Ability to work in a team setting in a positive manner
• Ability to communicate with clients from diverse social backgrounds
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to perceive and analyze problems and effect innovative solutions
• Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• Ability to effectively counsel and work with individuals, families and groups
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office programs (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Other Education & Training

• Experience in medical social work is an asset

Other Information

• Valid Class 5 driver's license
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)