Social Worker Degree Senior

Position #: 9006038

Expected Start Date: August 25, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Idylwyld Medical Centre

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: March 31, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW Senior $37.949 to $46.403

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The incumbent will provide case management, assessment and counseling services to adults who are experiencing changes in their quality of life due to the deterioration of their mental health. Working collaboratively with a number of MHAS providers and the community, the primary responsibility of the incumbent will be to provide assertive outreach case management services in a variety of community settings to a wide range of adult clients. The incumbent will work as part of a team focused on providing psychosocial case management supports to persons in need of assistance with understanding their illness, recovery planning, housing, ongoing engagement and assessment, coordination of services and supports and managing crisis as relevant. Depending on client demand the incumbent may be assigned to provide counseling supports to other MHAS Teams as required. Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 1 year experience in the area of mental health and addiction services
• 1 year of supervised clinical counselling
• Experience working with mental health and addictions clients
• Experience and training in the following: Solution-Focused Counseling 
• Experience and training in the following: Motivational Interviewing
• Experience and training in the following: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Intermediate - Organizational skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Advanced - Verbal communication skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Written Communication Skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and the community at large.
• Knowledge of cross cultural issues and cultural sensitivity
• Knowledge in marginalized populations
• Knowledge in various mental disorders, etiology, treatment and intervention
• Knowledge of substance abuse/ addictions issues and mental health issues
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of appropriate community resources related to this patient population.
• Knowledge in counseling principles, practice theory, and intervention strategies
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability for competent case management practice

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)