Social Worker Masters Senior

Position #: 132273

Expected Start Date: October 28, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Saskatoon City Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Social Work Rehab Services

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: April 28, 2026

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 - MSW Senior $44.261 to $54.125

Travel Required: No

Job Summary: The Senior MSW provides clinical and administrative supervision to other social workers; is accountable for the work (quality, quantity, and timeliness) for those they supervise; for coordinating their performance appraisals, and for recommendations in selection of staff to be hired. The Senior MSW maintains an administrative overview of the group they supervise, and makes recommendations to the Manager about systems issues.  The Senior MSW has responsibility for professional psycho-social assessment and intervention in very complex situations with chronic issues pre-dating current health concerns.  The position requires advanced assessment and intervention skills for work with individuals, families and groups, in issues involving social, emotional and instrumental aspects. The Senior MSW exercises a range of intervention skills related to a number of conceptual models.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experienced in medical terminology
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Two years experience with social work practice in a medical setting

Education

• Master of Social Work (MSW)

Competencies

• Advanced - Crisis management skills
• Intermediate - Computer skills
• Advanced - Research skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Basic - Supervisory skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in education and program development, implementation and evaluation
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Knowledge in the SHA, community resources and applicable programming
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work in a high stress, fast paced work environment with complex cases
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/