Social Worker Degree

Position #: 084366
Expected Start Date: July 27, 2026
Union: HSAS
Facility: Cypress Regional Hospital
City/Town: Swift Current
Department: Social Work
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: February 13, 2028
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Standard Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW $35.137 to $42.966
Travel Required: No
Job Description: The Social Worker uses professional skills to assist and provide interventions aimed at assisting clients and families cope with health related issues. Under the direction of the Director of Acute Care - Southwest the incumbent will support Program Managers to ensuring the goals and needs of the client are met in keeping with the mission, vision and values of the SHA. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience

• Clinical Experience in mental health setting
• Experience in medical social work

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Competencies

• Basic - Conflict resolution skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Time management skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Basic - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of community resources including treatment programs & support agencies
• Ability to network and collaborate with internal and external resources/agencies
• Knowledge of psychopathology and the family life cycle and systems theory.
• Ability to recognize and maintain confidential information
• Ability to formulate evidence based intervention.
• Ability to respond under pressure.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of human growth, development and human behavior.
• Ability to prioritize work
• The ability to conduct needs assessments & develop & deliver presentations.
• Knowledge in medical terminology
• Ability to identify, implement and evaluate areas of client difficulty.
• Ability to be self motivated
• Ability to work in a cross cultural setting
• Ability to enter and retrieve data in computer database systems

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• For more information on the city of Swift Current please visit http://www.swiftcurrent.ca/