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Social Worker I

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Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
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Posted 7 days ago
Job Details:
In-person
$40.07 - $48.73 / hour
Full-time
Permanent
Experienced
Benefits:
Bonuses & Incentives

Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone
Location: LHC - Goose Bay - Labrador Health Centre
Social Worker I - MCR
Labrador Grenfell Zone - HCS MH&A COUNS WALKIN 3
Permanent Full-time
55936POS

Hours: 75 (Shift Work; Days, Evenings, Weekends)

Salary: CGHP39 (CAD40.07 - CAD48.73 per hour) plus applicable Labrador Allowance The following incentives may be applicable: Signing bonus up to $16,000Student Bursary up to $10,000Relocation Assistance For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [email protected]

Competition Number: VAC0008905

Posted Date: 2025-03-25

Closing Date: 2025-03-31

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Social Work;
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in assessment and counselling preferred;
  • Experience in mental health and/or addictions, including individual, family and group counselling;
  • Experience in in crisis intervention, suicide intervention, and the ability to respond to the emergent needs of clients;
  • Strong analytical, facilitation, written and oral communication skills;
  • This position exercises a significant degree of independent clinical judgment;
  • Eligibility for registration with the NLASW;
  • Valid driver’s license;
  • The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check.

Duties: (Included but not limited to):

  • Attend mental health crisis calls in the community, in collaboration with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, and provide assessment and clinical intervention competently and calmly to ensure a quality service;
  • Participate in clinical case conferencing activities and community mental health research and quality assurance;
  • Provide walk-in clinic service to individuals and to individuals who present to the Emergency Room or admitted to Inpatient Services after regular working hours;
  • The incumbent will conduct mental health assessments, obtain collateral information from nursing/medical staff, family members, etc. and coordinate with other disciplines and available community resources to provide follow-up care, to enhance service to clients;
  • Documentation of all patient contacts and outcomes is also required;
  • Other related duties as required Travel maybe required, maybe required to work alone;
  • Provide clinical consultation to other clinic team members and to individuals who are seeking or requiring service. These clinical services include screening, comprehensive assessments, treatment, and intervention in the context of an interdisciplinary team, etc.;
  • Other related duties as required, travel may be required, may be required to work alone.
Competition Number: VAC0008905
Company Website: https://NLHealthServices.ca/
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About NL Health Services

About NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

If you’re looking to grow your health career in a place with adventure around each corner and a strong sense of community, then let’s put on the kettle and have a chat. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services might just be the perfect fit for you.

Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
  • Student placements and clinical residencies.
  • Remote work options available.
  • Fast pathways to nursing for out-of-province applicants.

With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

For more information, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/.