Social Worker II
Your Opportunity:
Are you an experienced Social Worker (SW) who has a passion for complex & palliative care? Do you have an interest in ensuring healthcare professionals are educated and supported in best practice? Do you have experience in care coordination, assessment and consultation and you’re looking to expand on this experience? If you’re looking to make the difference in the lives of Albertans and impact the care they receive, the position of Social Worker II on the North Zone Specialty Programs- Palliative & Complex Care Support Team could be for you. As a SW, you will play a key role in the care of clients served in Continuing Care within the North Zone. You will be a member of a mobile/virtual interdisciplinary team providing consultation services for palliative and complex care clients. By using a client and family-centered care approach, you will work with local clinicians and other teams to provide specialized assessment, care planning and follow-up for clients in a consultative and limited direct service model. In this role you will provide coaching and education to other care team members to build capacity in the care of client with palliative and end of life care needs. There is a strong focus on multidisciplinary and collaborative processes. You will participate in assessments, case reviews & consultation with other team members. You will liaise with representatives in Continuing Care, Home and Community Care, Acute Care, community agencies & others for assessment and care planning. You will use information gathered from direct care staff to identify system and client specific barriers and provide leadership in system navigation. This position supports clients in the North Zone, located out of Whitecourt. Location may be negotiable. This position includes virtual work and in-person client consultations. Travel (of up to 2 hours) is required.
Description:
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.
- Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
- Classification: Social Worker II
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: North Zone Specialty Teams, Palliative Care & Complex Care Support Teams
- Primary Location: Whitecourt Community Health
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 11-MAR-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 06-APR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 60
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $40.91
- Maximum Salary: $54.39
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in social work Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Minimum of five (5) years’ recent Social Work clinical experience. Minimum of one (1) years’ experience, within in the last five (5) years, working with palliative care clients. Minimum of one (1) year experience, within the last five (5) years, working in Home & Community Care and/or a hospice setting. Minimum of one (1) years’ experience within the last five (5) years Continuing Care, Brain Injury, Mental Health, or other relevant clinical area. LEAP and/or palliative care training. Competent with MS Office Suite, TEAMs, ZOOM, and Tele-health. Able to work independently in different environments (weather conditions). Must be physically capable of carrying approx. 25-30lbs.
Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of Continuing Care service, including delivery options, assessment/placement criteria, and community supports and agencies. Connect Care trained. Additional preparation in Psychiatry, Mental Health and/or Palliative/end of life care. PIECES and/or Supportive Pathways trained. Completion of McMaster Case Management training- Level II. Previous experience with providing adult education.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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