Job opportunity
Mental Health Intake Social Worker
Nova Scotia Health
Mental health intake expertise meets centralized telephone access services at Nova Scotia Health in Provincial Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital. Apply screening, triage, and counselling skills.
As a Health Care Social Worker B, you facilitate access to Mental Health and Addictions services across Nova Scotia. The permanent full-time position includes screening tools, risk assessment, clinical triage, brief supportive counselling, and psychoeducation. You also support individuals with mental health, substance use, or gambling concerns.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate intake for Mental Health and Addictions services
Complete risk assessments, clinical triage, and dispositions
Provide brief counselling, psychoeducation, consultation, and information
Identify needs and direct clients toward appropriate support
Coordinate referrals and liaise with community resources
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work and professional registration
Three years' related licensed mental health experience
Experience supporting substance use or gambling concerns
Motivational interviewing, engagement, screening, and triage skills
Knowledge of harm reduction and recovery-oriented practice
Use social work, crisis support, and community resource knowledge to improve access throughout Nova Scotia Health's MHA services.
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Apply on source site As a Health Care Social Worker B, you facilitate access to Mental Health and Addictions services across Nova Scotia. The permanent full-time position includes screening tools, risk assessment, clinical triage, brief supportive counselling, and psychoeducation. You also support individuals with mental health, substance use, or gambling concerns.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate intake for Mental Health and Addictions services
Complete risk assessments, clinical triage, and dispositions
Provide brief counselling, psychoeducation, consultation, and information
Identify needs and direct clients toward appropriate support
Coordinate referrals and liaise with community resources
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work and professional registration
Three years' related licensed mental health experience
Experience supporting substance use or gambling concerns
Motivational interviewing, engagement, screening, and triage skills
Knowledge of harm reduction and recovery-oriented practice
Use social work, crisis support, and community resource knowledge to improve access throughout Nova Scotia Health's MHA services.
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