Social Worker

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

Bachelor of Social Work degree from a recognised university.

Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers ; post-degree preparation in program specific areas, such as Mental Health, Child Youth & Family, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation preferred; and one (1) year recent, related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of applicable legislation.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of community resources, such as social, health and welfare programs, acts and policies.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of emotional and mental health issues related to illness and injury and patient/family cultural dynamics.
• Demonstrate comprehensive counseling skills, including crisis counseling, brief therapeutic interventions and methodologies, and loss and grief.
• Educate and provide consultation to patients/families, support groups, and other health care professionals, including development and coordination of in-services, presentations and facilitation skills.
• Meet deadlines.
• Determine and deal with emergent situations.
• Organize, prioritize and coordinate workload in a complex environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the frameworks of other health care disciplines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, staff and other health care providers.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Foster good public relations.
• Work independently and as a member of, and/or provide leadership to, a multidisciplinary health care team.
• Problem-solve.
• Resolve conflict.
• Operate related equipment, including computerized systems.
• Keyboard at 30 wpm.
• Initiate, develop and carry out research activities.
• Physically and emotionally perform the duties of the position.