Social Worker Degree

Position #: 166469

Expected Start Date: December 07, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Yorkton Regional Health Centre

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Mental Health Community Crisis Intervention&Mobile Crisis

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: December 07, 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: Standard Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW $35.137 to $42.966

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Provides assessments, treatments, referrals and case management of individuals, couples, groups and families who experience mental health problems and/or addictions problems. Provides professional consultation and collaborative support as an interdisciplinary team member. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Competencies

• Basic - Counseling skills
• Basic - Organizational skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Intermediate - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Case management skills
• Basic - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Time management skills
• Basic - Communication skills
• Intermediate - Verbal communication skills
• Basic - Public relations skills
• Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
• Basic - Decision making skills
• Basic - Leadership skills
• Basic - Assessment skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of crisis and suicide intervention and prevention programs
• Knowledge in family violence, trauma, loss and grief, addiction, and poverty
• Knowledge of community resources in the addictions field.
• Ability to deliver programs w/in a holistic and culturally appropriate framework
• Knowledge in human development and family dynamics
• Knowledge of HIPA
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgement.
• Knowledge in quality improvement theory and methodologies
• Knowledge in client psychosocial living needs and interventions
• Demonstrates ability to accept and implement change
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in integrating mental health programming across SHA and communities
• Knowledge of crisis intervention and prevention programs
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Knowledge in mental health treatment resources
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act and Family Services Act
• Knowledge in Mental Health and Addictions

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.ca/
• Travel within the region and provincially