Social Worker

Are you a Social Worker who enjoys working with seniors and connecting them with essential services? Do you have experience navigating pensions, housing supports, Access Calgary, and Alberta government benefits for seniors? If you’re collaborative, compassionate, and driven to make a meaningful impact in the lives of older adults, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Do

The Alex is a beacon of hope for Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens, offering wrap-around health care, housing, social, and wellness programs. With a patient and client-centered approach, we envision a community where every individual is valued and empowered to thrive. Our mission is to improve quality of life through accessible and integrated health, housing, and social services. With five decades of experience, we have earned a reputation for tackling tough health and social issues, guiding individuals on their journey from crisis to wellness, and from challenge to change.

Reporting to the Program Manager and working collaboratively with the broader team of professionals at The Alex, the Social Worker is responsible for using a variety of approaches to support Alex clients at the Seniors Health Centre (ages 60+) to help address identified needs, develop a goal / care plan, improve and achieve outcomes, and move forward with their lives as quickly as is reasonable.

This is a full-time,  contract position until September 25, .

What You Will Do :

• In collaboration with clients, develop a service plan that is strength based, client centered, and trauma informed.
• Arrange, coordinate, and advocate for delivery and access to a range of programs and services designed to meet client needs and goals.
• Monitor client progress towards their personal goals, and improved outcomes and quality of life.
• Connect, accompany and provide clients to appropriate services and resources in the community, at home, or at The Alex, as required.
• Coordinate service providers, ensuring a smooth delivery of service.
• Complete, collect, and assist with data collection and entry as directed.
• Ensure timely communication with all service agencies providing service to our clients.
• Provide crisis support and solution-focused brief counselling and motivational interviewing.
• Maintain client confidentiality and clear boundaries.
• Represent the program and the agency in the community in a professional manner.
• Work collaboratively with all team members to provide excellent service and achieve program outcomes.
• Facilitate and / or support group programs and drop-in services as directed.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring :

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