Ready to lead meaningful changes in northern healthcare? As the Clinical Social Worker and Team Lead, Transitional Care Planning Team, you will provide clinical leadership while working directly with patients experiencing mental health, addictions, medical, and social challenges.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team focused on discharge planning, case management, and ensuring patients receive the services and supports they need when transitioning from hospital to community care.

Key Responsibilities: - Provide clinical leadership, supervision, mentorship, and support to the Transitional Care Planning Team. - Lead complex discharge and transition planning for patients with mental health, medical, and social care needs. - Deliver direct social work, counselling, assessment, and case management services to patients and families. - Collaborate with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, community agencies, Indigenous organizations, and government partners. - Support implementation and ongoing requirements of the Northwest Territories Mental Health Act. - Coordinate care and community treatment planning for high-risk and complex patients. - Promote recovery-oriented, person-centered, and culturally secure care practices. - Participate in quality improvement initiatives, staff development, recruitment, and program planning.

Key Requirements: - A Master's Degree in Social Work; and - At least 5 years of progressively responsible social work/discharge planning experience in a hospital setting; OR - A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work; - At least 7 years of related hospital-based social work/discharge planning experience.

Additional Requirements: - Registration with the applicable Territorial Association of Social Workers prior to employment GNWT Inquiries Note:



If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

More Information Indigenous Employment Policy Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Criminal Records Check Candidates must provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector check.

Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

Immunization Status The successful candidate will be required to obtain proof of current up-to-date immunization status.

Registrations Diversity and Inclusion The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace.

If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalencies Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case-by-case basis.

For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information Job Opening ID # 28378 Closing Date: October 13, 2026 - 23:59, Mountain Time Salary Information The salary range for this position is from $59.62 per hour to $71.22 per hour (approximately $116,259 - 138,879.) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.

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📌 Clinical Social Worker and Team Lead - Transitional Care Planning Team (Yellowknife)
🏢 Government of Northwest Territories
📍 Yellowknife