Social Worker II
- AB, Canada
- Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area, Canada
Temporary
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Job details
- Job type
- Temporary
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- Experience
- Minimum 1 year experience working with the amputee population at the Glenrose.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Assisted Living Alberta at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is looking for a Social Worker to support patients and families in an inpatient setting and be an integral part of department changes. This position requires a high degree of critical thinking, strong knowledge of Social Work scope and role, and a passion for SW excellence. You will be required to prioritize workload, formulate assessments and create intervention plans in a short timeframe. These plans include psychosocial and financial interventions, risk management, and resourcing to support ongoing treatment and/or discharge planning. The Social Worker will demonstrate exceptional communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively with caregivers, families, and community organizations. This position works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and requires competence in approaching questions about decision-making and capacity. In addition, working knowledge of discharge planning, community resources, financial supports and processes related to transitions to alternate levels of care are an asset.
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: Allied Health Educators Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 27-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 06-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 02-NOV-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.14 Maximum Salary: $56.02 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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:
Minimum 1 year experience working with the amputee population at the Glenrose. Recent experience working in a hospital setting contributing to discharge planning. Understanding of the role of Social Work in a hospital setting. High level of self-motivation. Relevant work experience responding to and managing risk, safety planning. Understanding of Social Work ethics and ethical decision-making. Demonstrated familiarity with community resources.
Preferred Qualifications:
As required.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide social work services to patients and families, including psychosocial assessments, counselling, risk management, case coordination, and resource-based interventions. Develop timely intervention plans and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, caregivers, families, and community organizations to support treatment, transitions, and discharge planning.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Social Work and active or eligible registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers are required. Applicants must have at least one year of experience with the amputee population at Glenrose, recent hospital discharge-planning experience, and relevant skills in risk management, safety planning, ethics, and community resources.
Skills
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Resource-Based Interventions
- Counselling
- Risk Screening and Management
- Safety Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Family Treatment
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Decision-Making and Capacity Assessment
- Community Resource Knowledge
- Financial Support Planning
- Ethical Decision-Making
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
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Categories
- Social Services
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Social Work
- Assisted Living
- Inpatient Care
- Amputee Population
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Resource-Based Interventions
- Individual Treatment
- Group Treatment
- Family Treatment
- Risk Screening
- Risk Management
- Safety Planning
- Counselling
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Transition Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Decision-Making Capacity
- Community Resources
- Financial Supports
- Ethical Decision-Making
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Alberta College of Social Workers
- Hospital Setting