Social Worker (BSW) - Community Transitions

​Req ID: 209378
Location: Central Zone, Joseph Howe Centre  
Department: OPCZ STRAT-TCU HOGAN ADMIN-HTC
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 18-Sep-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Community Transitions the Social Worker provides assessment, consultation and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide client and family centered care planning and interventions. The Social Worker also collaborates with the outreach team members and community partners to assist with system navigation, advocacy and resource location. They will also work closely with team members to continue to develop resource directory.

This position is based out of West Bedford Transitional Health (WBTH) – Hogan site but will work within the community, providing services to clients throughout Central Zone who have transitioned from WBTH. If you have inquiries about this position, please send you inquiry with the requisition number to recruitment.services-nsha@nshealth.ca.

The successful incumbent for this position will specialize in providing the following support to clients:

• Housing - liaise with in house (Shannex team) to gain priority access to housing, refer to by-name list, liaise with community partners when clients are housing insecure. The social worker will build rapport and communication links to community resources for clients who are recently housing and food insecure.
• Financial - Assist clients who are experiencing difficulties with access to drug/ medication programs, Pharmacare advocacy, sleep machine equipment and funding, other funding programs not related to TESS and CESS, financial supports for medical supplies, deep cleans to homes etc. Assist clients after transition from WBTH with applications for programs such as I.E, CPP, GIS, OAS, CPP-D.
• Family/Care Partner Support - Along with interdisciplinary team members and in close collaboration with BRC the SW will identify care partner stress and offer support and resource location. Involved in the development of new pathways and approaches for supporting family and care partners.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor of Social Work
• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW)
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience as a Social Worker
• Experience with community and/or care of the elderly is preferred
• Maintain current CPR/RQI or BLS-C Certification
• Expert knowledge of resources
• Proficiency in understanding organizational and program policies and procedures
• Ability to establish partnerships and develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders both within the organization and community
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Permanent Full Time; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Currently the model of work is 5 days/ week, but this may change in the future to a 7-day working model
• Some opportunity to work from home may be available

Compensation and Benefits

$36.58 - $47.35 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.