Posted 11 months ago
Social Worker I
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a full-time Social Worker I in St. Anthony to identify and coordinate mental health and addiction services for people with severe and persistent mental illness. The role involves crisis intervention, counselling, discharge planning and community education on stigma, working within an interdisciplinary team. The posting states 75 hours biweekly, a pay range of $40.88 to $49.71 per hour, and a signing bonus up to $16,000.
Responsibilities:
- Provide assessments, counselling and crisis intervention for mental health and addiction clients
- Lead discharge planning for clients and inpatients
- Develop and deliver education on stigma and the Mental Health Care and Treatment Act
- Link clients with provincial, regional and community resources
- Document clinical care in the Client Referral Management System
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor of Social Work required
- Minimum 2 years of counselling and community capacity-building experience
- Experience developing and delivering education and training
- Proof of registration with a regulatory association
- Valid driver's licence and use of a private vehicle
- Satisfactory certificate of conduct
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Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-11-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | Registration with the appropriate regulatory association |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Social Work |
| Perks mentioned | Relocation assistance, Signing bonus, Performance bonus |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,001 |
| Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone Location: ST. ANTHON - Y Social Worker I Labrador Grenfell Zone - STA MH/Add Case Mgmt Permanent Full-time NAPE HP 55934POS |
|---|
| Hours | 75Hours biweekly (8 hours; Days) |
| Salary | CGHP39 (CAD40.88 - CAD49.71 per hour) The following incentives may be applicable:
For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [email protected] *subject to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approval annually This position may be eligible for consideration in the Rural Student Loan Forgiveness Program Under incentives: https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/safelinks/2/atp-safelinks.html |
| Competition Number | VAC0019049 |
| Posted Date | 2025-12-01 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Reporting to the Manager of Mental Health and Addictions Services, this is a highly responsible and specialized position. The primary purpose of this position is to identify and coordinate services for consumers living with severe and persistent mental illness. The incumbent will be responsible for identifying and providing education and awareness initiatives on a variety of topics, specifically stigma. The incumbent will function as a member of an interdisciplinary team which provides a range of mental health and addiction services to the residents of St. Anthony & surrounding areas. Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Work required Minimum 2 years’ experience in individual, family and group counseling, and community capacity building Clinical education and experience pertinent to the mental/addictions health needs of individuals, families and communities Experience in the development and delivery of education and training programs The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct Proof of registration with the appropriate regulatory association Must possess a valid driver’s license; use of private vehicle Duties and Responsibilities (Including but not limited to): Provides, comprehensive assessments and intensive treatment and intervention in the context of an interdisciplinary team Provides crisis intervention and management, invoking Mental Health Care and Treatment Act provisions as required Develops and facilitates education sessions related to Mental Health Care and Treatment Act Provides counseling to client including concurrent disorder and psychiatric rehabilitation Monitors clients for medications & treatment compliance Assumes a leadership role in discharge planning for current clients/inpatients Completes accurate and timely clinical documentation through the Client Referral Management System Develops and facilitates linkages between provincial, regional and community-based resources and identified community mental health needs Provides consultative services to and works in collaboration with health care providers and a variety of Provincial and Federal Government Departments to provide mental health services Facilitates educational and training sessions to internal and internal and external partners as required As a member of the Regional Mental Health and Addiction Services Team, provides support to other members of the interdisciplinary team, which may include providing coverage and/or traveling to various parts of the Region to assist with service delivery Maintains a specialized level of knowledge and skill pertaining to cultural issues and mental health addictions treatment Participates in service planning as part of the interdisciplinary team Participates in clinical supervision and continuous quality improvement initiatives As we continue to implement other recommendations from “Towards Recovery: The Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador”, the incumbent will assume other responsibilities Other related duties as required |
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