Social Worker II
Your Opportunity:
As a Social Worker II, you will provide recovery-oriented, client-centered, psychosocial assessment, counselling, case management, crisis intervention, advocacy, leading client groups, education, and referral services to clients. Working within an interdisciplinary team, you will support clients in developing and achieving their recovery goals through individualized care planning, therapeutic interventions, and discharge planning. You will coordinate with community partners and support access to health, housing, financial, legal, and recovery resources to promote successful transitions and continuity of care. Strong assessment, communication, and relationship-building skills are essential. This position is primarily based at the Addiction Recovery Centre (ARC) at AHE and may provide support to the Integrated Support Centre (ISC) as operationally required. ARC is a 55-bed, 24-hour inpatient addiction treatment program that provides recovery-oriented, client-centered care to individuals experiencing substance use concerns. The ISC is a specialized 24/7 program operated in partnership with Edmonton Police Service at the Police Headquarters.
Description:
As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include: psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.
- Classification: Social Worker II
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Addiction Recovery Centre & ISC
- Primary Location: Integrated Stabilization Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 22-OCT-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 01-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $42.14
- Maximum Salary: $56.02
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications:Experience working with individuals experiencing substance use, mental health concerns, trauma, and complex psychosocial needs is preferred. Knowledge of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and harm reduction practices, as well as strong assessment, advocacy, crisis intervention, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills, are essential. Experience in Connect Care
Preferred Qualifications:Minimum 2 - 3 years experience in an addiction and mental health care environments
