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Registered Social Worker

  • Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Full-time

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Working hours
37.5 hours per week
Posting language
English
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Original job description

Division: Health

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.

Position Overview

Calian is seeking Social Workers with interest in providing mental health services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located at CFB Winnipeg.

This role is ideal if you have an interest in treating the military population, operational trauma, and occupational health. This is a rewarding position where you’d make a difference in the lives of the men and women who serve our country and keep us safe.

We're seeking a full-time Social Worker, 37.5 hours per week. In addition to a competitive hourly rate this position comes with a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Managing crisis interventions and conducting risk assessments for individuals and families
  • Conducting intakes and completing bio-psychosocial assessments for a wide range of presenting issues such as work-related stress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicide ideation, relationship struggles, family stress, somatic complaints, personality disorders and PTSD
  • Providing treatment through a variety of approaches including individual therapy, couples therapy, and group treatment therapy followed by evaluation of the treatment and therapeutic outcome
  • Presenting the clients’ care with recommendations to the inter-disciplinary healthcare teams to develop an individualized treatment plan
  • Analyzing the clients’ needs and provide information and advice to them and their families related to access to appropriate services and resources
  • Facilitating educational activities and group interventions such as pre-deployment briefings, psychosocial services overview presentations, and group psycho-education sessions
  • Implementing new interventions or treatment approaches such as telemedicine and virtual reality therapy
  • Distributing local outreach material such as mental health awareness material to bases and units
  • Creating and maintaining confidential client reports on treatment services

Qualifications

  • Must have a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university
  • Must have a minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience with an adult population administering assessments, creating treatment plans, and delivering counselling services for individuals, couples, and groups
  • Must hold a current membership certificate with the Manitoba College of Social Workers, and be authorized to provide Psycho-Social Interventions
  • Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED

Additional Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level
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Responsibilities

Conduct crisis interventions, risk assessments, intakes, and bio-psychosocial assessments, then provide individual, couples, and group treatment for a range of mental health and psychosocial concerns. Coordinate individualized care with interdisciplinary teams, connect clients and families with services, facilitate educational and outreach activities, implement treatment approaches, and maintain confidential client reports.

Requirements

A bachelor's or master's degree in Social Work and at least three years of post-graduate experience serving adults through assessments, treatment planning, and counselling are required. Applicants must hold current membership with the Manitoba College of Social Workers and be authorized to provide psycho-social interventions; they must also hold or be willing to obtain CPR Level C with AED certification and be able to obtain Reliability-level government security clearance.

Skills

  • Crisis Intervention
  • Risk Assessment
  • Bio-Psychosocial Assessment
  • Treatment Planning
  • Individual Therapy
  • Couples Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Counselling
  • Mental Health Care
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Client Advocacy
  • Psychoeducation
  • Telemedicine
  • Confidential Recordkeeping
  • CPR

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Categories

  • Social Services
  • Healthcare
  • Government & Public Sector

Keywords

  • Social Work
  • Mental Health
  • Canadian Armed Forces
  • Department of National Defence
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Risk Assessment
  • Intake Assessment
  • Bio-Psychosocial Assessment
  • Treatment Planning
  • Individual Therapy
  • Couples Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Counselling
  • Operational Trauma
  • Occupational Health
  • Substance Abuse
  • Suicide Ideation
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams
  • Psycho-Social Interventions
  • Psychoeducation
  • Telemedicine
  • Virtual Reality Therapy
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Confidential Client Reports
  • Manitoba College of Social Workers
  • CPR Level C
  • AED
  • Reliability Security Clearance

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