Registered Social Worker (BSW or MSW)

at  The Newly

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Registered Social Worker
Status: Full-time | Permanent
FTE: 1.0 (40 hours/week)
Vacancies: 1
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Newly Institute Halifax, Nova Scotia (Opening Soon)

ABOUT THE NEWLY INSTITUTE

The Newly Institute was founded to provide long-lasting change within the mental health industry, our community, and with our clients. We are leading a paradigm shift in the Canadian healthcare system by building a network of purpose-built mental health clinics across Canada. By fusing a bio-psycho-social-spiritual treatment model with medically managed therapies, our intensive outpatient programs provide rapid access, rapid resolution, and rapid return to work and healthy lifestyle programs for anxiety, depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, and chronic pain.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Social Worker to join our innovative, purpose-driven, and multi-disciplinary clinical team in our brand-new clinic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This will be The Newly Institute’s 5th clinic in Canada and will be opening in September, 2024. We are looking for innovative people to be leaders for our Halifax clinic!

CLIENT CARE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide individual trauma therapy utilizing Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and/or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
• Conduct efficient and effective clinical client assessments (mental health history, risk assessment, trauma, and addictions).
• Facilitate psychoeducation groups (based on ACT, sleep education, DBT skills, mindfulness, and family support).
• Provide resource-based interventions, case management and coordination, transition, or discharge planning.
• Assist in grounding and reflection post-psychopharmacological treatment.
• Completion of client intake assessment and documentation.
• Demonstrate expertise and skills to support clients presenting with:
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Psychological injury
• Addiction
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Other mental health diagnoses

TEAM COLLABORATION ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Participate in weekly case consultations and complex case discussions with an interdisciplinary team.
• Work collaboratively with other therapists by sharing a client caseload, within a rotating therapist model.
• Communicate with other clinicians on a regular basis about issues related to client care.
• Participate in mental health promotion activities and contribute to establishing and maintaining mental health and addictions community resources.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure same-day completion of session notes.
• Complete assessment reports in a timely manner.
• Provide reporting to third parties and community referral sources.
• Attend relevant clinical meetings, including but not limited to WCB (Return to Work) and other programs.
• Engagement in professional consults and supervision.
  Other responsibilities related to the role and scope of work may be assigned.

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Registered Social Worker is required.
• 2+ years of experience in mental health assessment/triage and treatment is a strong asset.
• 2+ years of experience treating complex PTSD is an asset.
• 2+ utilizing EMDR or ART for treatment of PTSD
• Experience treating addiction is a strong asset.
• Experience with individual, group, and family counselling is an asset.
• Equivalences of experience may be considered.

EDUCATION

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Social Work or related field is required.

ACCESSIBILITY

The Newly Institute welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities or those seeking accommodation based on any other protected ground. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please email careers@thenewly.ca.

Reporting to the Manager of Clinical Services you be responsible for conducting intakes, case management, group facilitation, and providing therapy for individuals struggling with complex mental health conditions. Working with a rotational therapist model, you will collaborate as an integral member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team towards positive outcomes for clients, while sharing our core values of communication, community, excellence, health, and innovation.