Social Worker Degree

Position #: 166469

Expected Start Date: April 27, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Yorkton Regional Health Centre

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Mental Health Community Crisis Intervention&Mobile Crisis

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Standard Hours

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

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Provides assessments, treatments, referrals and case management of individuals, couples, groups and families who experience mental health problems and/or addictions problems. Provides professional consultation and collaborative support as an interdisciplinary team member. "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

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Competencies

• Basic - Leadership skills
• Intermediate - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Time management skills
• Basic - Case management skills
• Intermediate - Verbal communication skills
• Basic - Decision making skills
• Basic - Communication skills
• Basic - Assessment skills
• Basic - Organizational skills
• Basic - Counseling skills
• Basic - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
• Basic - Public relations skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in family violence, trauma, loss and grief, addiction, and poverty
• Demonstrates ability to accept and implement change
• Knowledge of crisis intervention and prevention programs
• Knowledge in client psychosocial living needs and interventions
• Knowledge in mental health treatment resources
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act and Family Services Act 
• Knowledge in Mental Health and Addictions
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgement.
• Knowledge in quality improvement theory and methodologies
• Knowledge in integrating mental health programming across SHA and communities
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in human development and family dynamics
• Knowledge of crisis and suicide intervention and prevention programs
• Knowledge of community resources in the addictions field.
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Ability to deliver programs w/in a holistic and culturally appropriate framework
• Knowledge of HIPA

Other Information

• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.ca/