Social Worker III
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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Job details
- Experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years mental health experience in comprehensive mental health assessment, and provision of therapy, with service provision applying the recovery approach.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Classification:
- Social Worker III
- Union:
- HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program:
- Community Mental Health Clinic - NW
- Primary Location:
- Foothills Professional Bldg
- Location Details:
- As Per Location
- Multi-Site:
- Not Applicable
- FTE:
- 1.00
- Posting End Date:
- 10-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class:
- Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available:
- 20-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date:
- 06-DEC-2027
- Hours per Shift:
- 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks:
- 4
- Shifts per cycle:
- 20
- Shift Pattern:
- Days
- Days Off:
- Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary:
- $47.40
- Maximum Salary:
- $62.97
- Vehicle Requirement:
- Not Applicable
Master's degree in Social Work.
Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications:Master's Degree in Social Work (with Psychosocial Intervention Authorization). Minimum of 3-5 years mental health experience in comprehensive mental health assessment, and provision of therapy, with service provision applying the recovery approach. Extensive knowledge of community resources tailored to clients with moderate to severe mental illness. Previous proven experience in working with the Emerging Adult Population and understanding of the initiative. Previous community mental health experience required. Understanding of the Calgary zone Outpatient community redesign required. Certification with adult mental health population to include suicide training, risk assessment, psychosocial assessment and intervention. Must have extensive knowledge and experience in CBT and DBT. Must have experience in facilitating groups in an outpatient setting and be willing to run groups frequently.
Preferred Qualifications:EMDR, ART, Exposure Therapy, NVCI.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Social Worker III at Recovery Alberta will assess and treat adults with mental illness in an outpatient community clinic. The work includes therapy, psychosocial assessment, risk assessment, connecting clients to community resources, and running therapy groups frequently.
Requirements
Candidates need a Master's degree in Social Work with psychosocial intervention authorization, and be active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers. They also need 3 to 5 years of community mental health experience, extensive CBT and DBT knowledge, experience running outpatient groups, and experience with the emerging adult population.
Skills
- Mental health assessment
- Psychosocial assessment
- Risk assessment
- Suicide risk assessment
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
- Psychotherapy
- Group facilitation
- Recovery-oriented practice
- Community resource navigation
- Case management
- Crisis intervention
- EMDR
- Exposure therapy
- Adolescent and emerging adult mental health
- Documentation
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- social worker
- mental health
- community mental health
- outpatient
- CBT
- DBT
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- dialectical behaviour therapy
- risk assessment
- psychosocial assessment
- suicide training
- group facilitation
- recovery approach
- EMDR
- ART
- exposure therapy
- NVCI
- Alberta College of Social Workers
- emerging adult
- Calgary
Seniority
Mid level
Licences and certifications
- Alberta College of Social Workers registration
Fields of study
- Social Work