About The Aspen Region

The Aspen region covers several communities, including Athabasca, Barrhead, Wabasca, McLennan, and Westlock. Each community provides ample opportunity for recreational, club, and community events all year round.

About The Aspen PCN

The Aspen Primary Care Network first became operational in 2010, serving three communities. Since then, we have grown to include partnership between family physicians in Athabasca, Westlock, Barrhead, Swan Hills, Kinuso, High Prairie and Wabasca, Alberta. In total, the PCN has 43 participating physicians serving approximately 30,000 residents within our region.

Our priorities are to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention, and to enable successful self-management of chronic diseases and conditions.

This position is with the Aspen PCN

FTE: 0.5

Status: Temporary (12 Month Term)

Hours per Week: 19.38

Hours per Shift:

Reference ID: SW20260903

Primary Location: Athabasca, AB

Position Summary

The Social Worker role encompasses a wide range of client focused duties, including financial support services, housing, disability applications, and senior services. The role also involves collaboration with internal and external teams and liaising with relevant communities, external services, and resources. The Social Worker is also responsible for gathering accurate information to formulate realistic next steps and/or intervention goals for patients.

What You Will Do

- Function as a case manager to engage, interview, and assess the aspects of health and well-being, intervene,



and evaluate individuals and families in collaboration with family physicians and other multi-disciplinary team members
- Resource navigation – helping find and access appropriate programs, funding, or supports to meet the client’s unique needs
- Facilitates goal development with patients and works towards completion of identified goals
- Works with patients to build capacity to self-manage their circumstances
- Ensure that all relevant data and history is available and entered into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in accordance with practice standards and organizational policy
- Communicate with team members regarding patients’ concerns, needs, and progress as necessary
- Collaborates with community agencies as required
- Provide patient education and support programs through the collection and distribution of evidence-based research
- Provide patient/family advocacy and support
- Assist people to obtain available financial resources for their needs by linking patients to appropriate provincial/federal benefit programs and community services
- Initiate ongoing program development, evaluation, and quality improvement.

What You Need To Succeed

- Bachelor’s degree in social work (RSW II)
- Registration with Alberta College of Social Workers




- Demonstrated ability to empathize with and understand individual patient needs
- Ability to deal effectively with the difficult behaviors sometimes exhibited by people in distress
- Ability to assess and manage risk
- Ability to function cooperatively with physicians and clinic staff in a multidisciplinary setting
- Ability to build a good working relationship with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals
- Effective teaching and facilitation skills
- Ability to make evidence-based decisions based on social work practice standards
- Ability to monitor best practices, develop current skills, and apply theory to practice
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts
- Respect for privacy and confidentiality and the ability to reflect these principles in work processes
- High levels of integrity and professional behavior
- Able to work independently and demonstrates ability to be proactive in completing duties
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Disability Income Assistance (DIA) program, Employment Insurance (EI) program, social services, Seniors programs, and how to assist patients in accessing these programs as required
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle for business use

To Apply

Please email your resume and cover letter and professional references to [email protected]

Include the Reference ID in the subject line if your email.

The Aspen PCN is an equal opportunity employer. The Aspen PCN welcomes applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

📌 Social Worker – 0.5 FTE Temporary – Athabasca, AB (Canada)
🏢 Aspen Primary Care Network
📍 Canada