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Job Description
Company :IWK Health
Req ID: 209158
Department/Program: PICU Childrens Medical Care
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment: TemporaryHourly FT long-assignment (100%FTE) until x 1position(s)
Start Date:
Union Status:NSGEU Hlthcare Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $36.5798 - $49.0035/hour
Closing Date: September 9 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax Nova Scotia providing tertiary and primary care for two million children youth adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home align our work to our values and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager of Pediatric Critical Care the Resource Access Navigator practices as a member of an interprofessional team to provide resource navigation services and family-centered care with children youth and their families in the Childrens Health Program. The primary role of the successful applicant will be to connect families to health centers and community-based resources to enhance wellness related to the social and structural determinants of health. The Resource Access Navigator will also provide brief check-in interventions and psychosocial support with screening and assessment as required.
Other responsibilities include liaising with a range of health community and government services with an emphasis on building collaborative partnerships facilitating resource acquisition and advocating for resources to meet the clients needs to optimize their health and wellness. The Resource Access Navigator will have responsibilities in supervising BSW student placements teaching program development program evaluation and quality improvement as needed. The Resource Access Navigator serves as a resource to other interprofessional team members on a direct and/or consultative basis as needed.
Hours of Work
7.5-hour shifts (between 08:00 and 21:00); Monday to Friday.
Your Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in social work required.
Current license or eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) required.
Minimum of two (2) years related clinical experience required.
Knowledge of the social and structural determinants of health developmental milestones life transitions family systems human behavior mental health & addictions intimate partner violence psychosocial interventions cultural safety and childrens health and wellness required.
Knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act and other relevant legislation required.
Experience in biopsychosocial social justice assessments to identify strengths and challenges that will influence optimal health outcomes.
Experience in clinical case management advocacy and brief therapeutic interventions preferred.
Demonstrated understanding of the social structural emotional psychological and cultural determinants/factors that affect well-being.
Demonstrated ability to use an anti-oppressive framework in practice.
Demonstrated ability to reach a collaborative care plan with the client and family.
Experience with critical analyses of social economic political and cultural factors that influence health and wellness and deconstructing fundamental assumptions values and beliefs that influence professional judgement.
Demonstrated excellent time management critical thinking organization decision-making and problem-solving skills required.
Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills required.
Experience in Meditech MS Outlook and MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint etc.) preferred.
Competencies in languages other than English an asset.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee ofIWK Health please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
Employment Type
Temp
