Position #: 9010783
Expected Start Date: To Be Determined, posted until filled.
Union: HSAS
Facility: St Josephs Hospital - SHA
City/Town: Estevan
Department: Community Health Services Administration
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: March 01, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW Senior $37.949 to $46.403
Travel Required: Yes
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
Competencies
- Demonstrates leadership skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
Experience
- Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal skills
- Requires highly developed clinical assessment skills and critical thinking
- 2 years SW experience working with issues of capacity, dementia, grief, and loss
Knowledge & Abilities
- Ability to conduct client assessments and engage in effective treatment planning
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, independent judgment & organizational skills
- Ability to work under stress
- Sound judgment, tact, initiative and high standards of integrity/responsibility
- ability and willingness to travel within service delivery area
- Ability to prioritize work
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.
- Ability to work in a team setting in a positive manner
- Ability to communicate with clients from diverse social backgrounds
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to perceive and analyze problems and effect innovative solutions
- Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure
- Ability to effectively counsel and work with individuals, families and groups
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office programs (Word/Excel/Outlook)
Other Education & Training
- Experience in medical social work is an asset
Other Information
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
- Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
About Us
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.
