Social Worker MSW or Registered Counselling Therapist

Lifemark Health Group • Dartmouth, NS

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you a passionate Social Worker looking to belong to a collaborative healthcare community to implement our bold vision to optimize the benefit of integrated health services, including stepped-care mental health, to diverse audiences, including military Veterans in need of psycho-social intervention? If so, join Lifemark Health Group and grow with us, as we build and expand provincial teams in support of our national mental health strategy.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Social Work or Masters in Counselling Psychology
• Registration with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers as an autonomous practitioner in good standing or Registration with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists as an autonomous practitioner in good standing
• 2 years + of experience (preferred) in case conceptualization and psychotherapy/social work interventions for a range of mental health symptoms and psycho-social barriers with a variety of adult clients
• Experience providing social work services to military, first responders, and veterans an asset
• Experience working as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team
• Experience writing clear and concise assessment, progress and discharge reports
• Excellent interpersonal skills, autonomy, and integrity

Responsibilities

• Provide clients, primarily military veterans, with goal-focused psychotherapy to address mental health and psychosocial problems that are barriers to better health and family/community engagement.
• Provide veteran clients with social work assessments and social work interventions in the client’s social milieu in order to improve social and community functioning.
• Utilize a primarily cognitive-behavioral approach to intervention based on an overall client-centered philosophy.
• Provide group psychoeducational services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences to discuss clients’ treatment plan and goals, progress, and any barriers to functional goals.
• Deliver quality reporting and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Benefits

• Annual continuing education allowance with a wide variety of internal training opportunities
• Career development pathways, including clinical leadership
• Flexible benefits plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level