Job Description

Position # 150256

Expected Start Date: May 11, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Addictions Outreach Office

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Addiction Serv Res Care Unit&Trtmt Facil-Adlt Outreach&Target Prev Services

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: November 02, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Number of Hours per Rotation: shifts of 224 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Field Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW $35.137 to $42.966

Travel Required: No

Under the direction of the program area manager, as applicable, and as part of an interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker BSW provides a range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case coordination services to a primarily adult community mental health and addiction population. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience working with mental health and addiction community outreach

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Basic - Computer skills
• Basic - Presentation skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Writing skills
• Basic - Conflict resolution skills
• Basic - Problem solving skills
• Basic - Verbal communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in various mental health disorders and stability interventions
• Knowledge in various mental health and addiction and harm reduction strategies
• Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
• Knowledge in recovery philosophy
• Knowledge in various intervention strategies for individuals and groups
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in applicable Acts
• Ability to enter and retrieve data in computer database systems
• Knowledge in community resources and services in the clinical area
• Ability to work independently

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.