[B] Social Worker Regular Full Time- BHR RSW 1.00- AgeCare Holyrood

About Us

At AgeCare our mission is to empower residents to live their lives to the fullest by prioritizing their health and well-being. We firmly believe that we are working in our residents homes and we dedicate ourselves to providing a comfortable and person-centered environment. Working in long-term care is more than just a job; it is a calling for many of us.

The Opportunity :

The Social Worker reporting to the Director of Care is a key member of the interdisciplinary care team collaborating on the delivery of care to meet resident and family needs. The Social Worker provides a range of services to and on behalf of residents their families the staff and the community at large utilizing a holistic framework.

The Social Worker provides services which include a wide range of planned interventions financial / legal assistance adjustment support consultation counseling education and referral following a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.

What Is In It For You :

• Ensures all newly admitted residents have a comprehensive psychosocial assessment which includes an examination of psychological social and spiritual well-being.
• Contacts resident and family following admission to set up an initial interview session.
• Engagement establishes a rapport with the resident and / or family to enter a helping relationship.
• Conducts interviews establishing its purpose and communicating empathy support understanding genuineness trustworthiness and respect to develop a supportive and therapeutic relationship.
• Utilizes various techniques including reflecting paraphrasing clarifying informing summarizing assuring and interpreting to gather information.
• Outlines the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship with discussion of Social Worker availability confidentiality and sharing of personal information.
• Attempts to establish a therapeutic relationship of trust where the resident and / or family feel comfortable in sharing personal information related to the residents history which will form the foundation of the psychosocial assessment.
• Life Review including early life history education family of origin work relationships and interests.
• Identification of major life events : achievements losses moves illness deaths and the coping style utilized by the identified resident and key family members.

What You Will Need :

Wage Levelling Salary : $0.00 per hour

Key Skills

Motivational Interviewing,Acute Care,Crisis Intervention,Behavioral Health,Intake Experience,Hospice Care,Case Management,Home Care,Child Welfare,Experience with Children,Social Work,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1