Social Worker II
Your Opportunity:
To work with a small but very busy primary care network in rural, remote Northern Alberta. The job is challenging and very rewarding. We provide services to multiple communities in the area and to a very diverse population. The candidate may be eligible for relocation assistance and paid housing for three months. You will be eligible for a northern allowance and you may be eligible for a northern residents tax deduction. Northern Allowance: In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Northern Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $6,300. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. Travel Expense Reimbursement: Permanent and temporary employees working in excess of one (1) year whose work sites are above the 57th parallel are also eligible to receive an annual reimbursement of personal travel expenses to an annual maximum of $1,235. Eligible employees will be reimbursed for the cost of one (1) round trip, per calendar year, to any destination within Alberta. Travel must originate from a community above the 57th parallel to any destination within Alberta and cannot be carried over.
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 Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Northwest Primary Care Network
- Primary Location: Northwest Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 13-MAY-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 23-MAY-2026
- Hours per Shift: 77.5
- Length of Shift in weeks: 6
- Shifts per cycle: 30
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $42.14
- Maximum Salary: $56.02
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications:You must be registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers. You must be fully licensed and not provisional in nature. You must be a great team player and an excellent communicator. You must be comfortable working with clients of different backgrounds. You must be comfortable driving during winter months and to rural communities. You must have at least three years of experience as a fully independent practitioner and familiar with assisting our patients with government forms; securing housing; arranging financial assistance etc.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience as a Clinical Social Worker. Familiarity with Connect Care. Familiarity and comfortable dealing with clients from indigenous and multiple cultural backgrounds.
