Social Worker Masters Senior

Position #: 176057

Expected Start Date: March 31, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Social Work

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Weekends, Standby

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 Description: TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER MSW SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER, THE INCUMBENT WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND CASELOAD COORDINATION FOR THE SOCIAL WORK STAFF AT RUH. THE SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROVIDING QUALITY SOCIAL WORK SERVICES THROUGH ADVANCED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELLING SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL/SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.THE CURRENT CLINICAL ASSIGNMENT INCLUDES DIRECT SOCIAL WORK SERVICE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ON THE WARDS. THE CLINICAL ASSIGNMENT MAY VARY FROM TIME TO TIME. THE SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER WILL DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN PROGRAM REVIEW AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN SERVICE DELIVERY PATTERNS. THE INCUMBENT WILL PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL WORK COVERAGE FOR VACATION AND ILLNESS RELIEF.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Two years experience with social work practice in a medical setting

Education

• Master of Social Work (MSW)

Licenses

• Registered Social Worker (RSW)

Competencies

• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Research skills
• Intermediate - Computer skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Basic - Supervisory skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in the SHA, community resources and applicable programming
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Ability to work in a high stress, fast paced work environment with complex cases
• Ability to mentor, train, and clinically supervise SW's and related disciplines
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Other Information

• 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/
• Supervisory experience relevant to the specific clinical assignment preferred
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)