Social Worker II
Your Opportunity:
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.
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.
- Classification: Social Worker II
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Allied Health - Social Work
- Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 07-APR-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 27-APR-2026
- Temporary End Date: 22-JAN-2027
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 7
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $40.91
- Maximum Salary: $54.39
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications: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.
Preferred Qualifications:Training in motivational interviewing. Training in Cognitive Behavioural approaches. Training and experience with a family systems approach.
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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We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
