Social Worker (MSW) - Seniors Care Team, Rehabilitation Services, Seniors Health and Long Term Care
Top Benefits
About the role
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Manager of Seniors and Frailty, the Social Worker (BSW) is a member of a collaborative interprofessional team and plays an important role in coordinated and holistic care delivery. The Social Worker takes a participatory approach to screening, assessment, counselling, group facilitation, system navigation, care planning and advocacy, and has knowledge of community‑based services and referral pathways. Social Workers build upon the strengths of clients by focusing on existing coping strategies and problem‑solving skills, past successes, and personal resources.
With this opportunity the Social Worker will be a member of a community based interdisciplinary Seniors Care Team, providing collaborative, holistic care to a geriatric population. The Social Worker will liaise with other programs and services to develop coalitions internal and external to NSH, while supporting relationships between people and their environments, improving psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well‑being.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited and approved.
- Preference given to Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited and approved School of Social Work/University Program
- Current registration (or eligibility for registration) and a member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers
- Minimum two years of experience as a registered Social Worker, preferably within a community based health‑care setting
- Recent, relevant experience working with community agencies/resources, volunteers and support groups
- Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning), interviewing and client‑centered problem solving, care planning, case management, evaluation of client competence in self‑care and other relation outcomes in a Primary Health Care environment
- Understanding of or willingness to learn health coaching techniques and interventions, including brief and short term solution focused therapy and motivational interviewing, within the timeframe prescribed on commencement of position
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, public, community partners, primary care team members and other professionals and agencies using verbal, written and computer communication means
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills within scope of practice including clinical judgment and problem solving skills and the ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem‑solve effectively
- Demonstrated strong ethical standards and a commitment to professional development and life‑long learning
- Ability to transmit information grounded in behavior change and principals of self‑management intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well‑being
- Demonstrated ability in applying new and innovative technologies and strategies for education and patient counselling
Hours of Work
- Permanent full‑time position; 75 hours biweekly
- Shifts may include evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Work location to be confirmed at the time of interview
Compensation and Benefits
$40.17 - 56.03 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long‑term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.
Nova Scotia Health’s Employee Career Advice (ECA) Program supports internal employees in their career development and progression with résumé‑building, interview skill development, resources and advice for optimizing job searches, and more. Employees can book a one‑on‑one meeting or view upcoming workshops on the ECA Intranet page or via email employeecareeradvice@nshealth.ca.
Job Segment: Social Worker, Social Services, Medical, Rehabilitation, Geriatric, Service, Healthcare
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Social Worker (MSW) - Seniors Care Team, Rehabilitation Services, Seniors Health and Long Term Care
Top Benefits
About the role
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Manager of Seniors and Frailty, the Social Worker (BSW) is a member of a collaborative interprofessional team and plays an important role in coordinated and holistic care delivery. The Social Worker takes a participatory approach to screening, assessment, counselling, group facilitation, system navigation, care planning and advocacy, and has knowledge of community‑based services and referral pathways. Social Workers build upon the strengths of clients by focusing on existing coping strategies and problem‑solving skills, past successes, and personal resources.
With this opportunity the Social Worker will be a member of a community based interdisciplinary Seniors Care Team, providing collaborative, holistic care to a geriatric population. The Social Worker will liaise with other programs and services to develop coalitions internal and external to NSH, while supporting relationships between people and their environments, improving psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well‑being.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited and approved.
- Preference given to Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited and approved School of Social Work/University Program
- Current registration (or eligibility for registration) and a member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers
- Minimum two years of experience as a registered Social Worker, preferably within a community based health‑care setting
- Recent, relevant experience working with community agencies/resources, volunteers and support groups
- Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning), interviewing and client‑centered problem solving, care planning, case management, evaluation of client competence in self‑care and other relation outcomes in a Primary Health Care environment
- Understanding of or willingness to learn health coaching techniques and interventions, including brief and short term solution focused therapy and motivational interviewing, within the timeframe prescribed on commencement of position
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, public, community partners, primary care team members and other professionals and agencies using verbal, written and computer communication means
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills within scope of practice including clinical judgment and problem solving skills and the ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem‑solve effectively
- Demonstrated strong ethical standards and a commitment to professional development and life‑long learning
- Ability to transmit information grounded in behavior change and principals of self‑management intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well‑being
- Demonstrated ability in applying new and innovative technologies and strategies for education and patient counselling
Hours of Work
- Permanent full‑time position; 75 hours biweekly
- Shifts may include evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Work location to be confirmed at the time of interview
Compensation and Benefits
$40.17 - 56.03 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long‑term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.
Nova Scotia Health’s Employee Career Advice (ECA) Program supports internal employees in their career development and progression with résumé‑building, interview skill development, resources and advice for optimizing job searches, and more. Employees can book a one‑on‑one meeting or view upcoming workshops on the ECA Intranet page or via email employeecareeradvice@nshealth.ca.
Job Segment: Social Worker, Social Services, Medical, Rehabilitation, Geriatric, Service, Healthcare
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations