Social Worker Degree

Position #: 173423

Expected Start Date: To Be Determined

Union: HSAS

Facility: Battlefords Community Health

City/Town: North Battleford

Department: HIV Strategy

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.82

Hours of Work: 3 shifts of 6.5 hours and 9 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW $35.137 to $42.966

Job Description:

The Social Worker (Outreach) will apply the principles of health promotion, population health, and harm reduction to positively impact individuals, families, groups and communities. In addition to providing client care coordination and support, will aim to improve the social determinants of health in the region through advocacy and partnerships. The Social Worker (Outreach) collaborates within a multidisciplinary team to establish, monitor and carry out specific care plan activities to link, engage and retain clients to care using a harm reduction model.

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Advanced - Communication skills
• Basic - Assessment skills
• Basic - Organizational skills
• Basic - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Ability to work independently

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• Travel required
• For more information on the city of North Battleford please visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/