Social Worker II

The Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) is a warm & vibrant workplace, with team members providing service to children & their families in inpatient units & ambulatory clinics. The Social Worker II, as part of the ACH site wide Social Work service, ensures their clinical practice is patient/family centered, delivered in accordance with the Social Work Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, evidence based, research informed, and aligned with program/clinic frameworks. The Social Worker II will deliver primary support to ACH outpatient units and will be responsible for providing intake; psychosocial assessment and support; specialized resource intervention; risk screening; group facilitation; family education; supportive counselling; discharge planning; and consultation with other health care providers. The Social Worker II will support collaboration within the interdisciplinary psychosocial rehab, medical, and surgical teams and a range of other service providers to facilitate positive patient outcomes. As the successful candidate, you will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team; exhibit excellent clinical reasoning & problem-solving skills including analytical thinking & conflict resolution/negotiation; be organized in managing a diverse & complex caseload; demonstrate initiative, adaptability & flexibility to meet varying clinical & operational needs; and demonstrate effective interpersonal & verbal/written communication skills. Supervision of students is required. Participation on program/clinic committees is expected.

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.

Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).

Recent experience (within the last year) and a minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in acute pediatric care; Experience working on an interdisciplinary team in a tertiary pediatric setting with complex populations; Training and ability to deliver psychosocial interventions from a trauma informed lens in the context of crisis and chronic illness management; Knowledge of child development; Education/experience supporting patients & families: adjustment to diagnosis, medical compliance and grief & loss; Experience working with intersection of child welfare and medical Social Work to address child maltreatment, neglect, and domestic violence; Experience with community resources & early intervention programs supporting special needs populations; Working knowledge of Connect Care including direct experience with documentation and referral management.

Training in motivational interviewing. Training in Cognitive Behavioural approaches. Training and experience with a family systems approach.