Original job description
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We are seeking a Social Worker II with strong affinity toward person-centered care practices to join our team. The Social Worker II- Intensive Home Care Team, will have the opportunity to work within a unique and diverse environment and enjoy the benefits of a larger team while collaborating with other professionals. As part of a team, you will support the transition experience of clients/families in the acute care system and in community from the time of referral to placement, ensuring financial, legal, and supportive documents are in place in preparation for upcoming transitions. We embrace the philosophy of person and family centered care and recognize that each client and family member have unique values, personal history and an equal right to dignity, respect, and to participate fully in their environment. Your success will come from creating partnerships and relationships with clients, families and coworkers that will lead to the best client outcomes and enhance quality of life. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Alberta Health Services currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
Description:
As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include: psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Social Worker II Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Grande Prairie Home Care Primary Location: Grande Prairie Rgnl Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 31-MAY-2028 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.14 Maximum Salary: $56.02 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Required Qualifications:
Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Current BLS-HCP certification. Minimum 2 years’ experience in the clinical area of medical social work. Specific experience in the homecare environment is essential. Excellent communication skills written and verbal. Ability to establish positive, trusting working relationships with a wide variety of clients and families. Ability to organize and set priorities. Considerable initiative and judgement. Experience working within an interdisciplinary team. Demonstrated computer proficiency.
Preferred Qualifications:
Meditech/Connect Care and Care Manager training. Demonstrated ability to foster collaborative partnerships and relationships.
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Responsibilities
Provide social work services to patients and families, including psychosocial assessments, counselling, case management, and coordination of care. Support transitions from acute care to community placement by coordinating financial, legal, and supportive documentation and collaborating with clients, families, and interdisciplinary colleagues.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Social Work and active or eligible registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers are required, along with current BLS-HCP certification. Applicants must have at least two years of clinical medical social work experience, including essential home care experience, and demonstrate strong communication, organization, judgment, computer, and interdisciplinary teamwork skills.
Skills
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Resource-Based Interventions
- Individual, Group, And Family Treatment
- Risk Screening
- Counselling
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Transition Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Medical Social Work
- Home Care
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork
- Communication
- Organization And Prioritization
- Computer Proficiency
- Collaborative Relationship Building
Benefits
- Remote Retention Allowance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Social Services
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Social Work
- Person-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Resource-Based Interventions
- Counselling
- Risk Screening
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Transition Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Medical Social Work
- Home Care
- Interdisciplinary Team
- BLS-HCP
- Alberta College Of Social Workers
- Meditech
- Connect Care
- Care Manager
- Grande Prairie
