Social Worker (MSW) - Squamish Acute Services

Vancouver Coastal Health; Squamish; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vancouver Coastal Health invites applications for a Social Worker 1 in Squamish, BC. You will provide advanced clinical social work, conduct psychosocial assessments, and offer counselling to individuals, families and groups within a Combined Medical Surgical Nursing unit.

Applicants should hold a MSW or be eligible for equivalency with a BSW, and must be registered with BC College of Social Workers. Onboarding includes vaccination reporting and possible Criminal Records Review.

Qualifications

• BSW with equivalency consideration for MSW; outline how you meet MSW equivalency.
• Criminal Records Check may be required.
• Vaccination records onboarding policies per health authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical and consultative social work services to clients and families focusing on environmental impact on relationships.
• Conduct social and psychosocial assessments.
• Provide individual, family and group counselling services.
• Maintain client records.
• Attend interdisciplinary clinical/case conferences.
• Identify community resources and facilitate care across the continuum.

Skills

Clinical social work

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Counselling skills

Recordkeeping

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW)

BC Social Workers registration

Job description

Come work as a Social Worker for Vancouver Coastal Health!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Social Worker to join the Combined Medical Surgical Nursing team in Squamish, BC.

As a Social Worker 1 with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Be responsible for providing advanced clinical and consultative social work services to clients and families focusing on how the client’s relationships are affected by their environment.
• Conduct social and psychosocial assessments,
• Provide individual, family and group counselling services,
• Maintain client records,
• Attend interdisciplinary clinical/case conferences,
• Identify applicable community resources for clients and facilitating care throughout the continuum.

Applicants with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited School of Social Work, and a demonstrated equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. If you are applying under equivalency, please clearly outline in your application how your knowledge, education, skills and experience meet Master of Social Work (MSW) equivalency.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2026.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Education & Experience

• Master of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work and two (2) year post Bachelor of Social Work experience in an acute care health care setting.
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of systems thinking as it related to social work process.
• Broad knowledge of other health disciplines and their role in healthcare.
• Broad knowledge of research methodology.
• Broad knowledge of counselling skills and clinical practice models.
• Broad knowledge of family, group and change therapy.
• Broad knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to the client.
• Demonstrated ability to apply systems theory to practice in Social Work assessment and intervention.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct social and psychosocial assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and influence group and inter-group processes, decision making and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport with clients and families in order to explore issues that are beyond the initial presented concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families, team members, other groups and community agency personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Skilled in the use of equipment, and in the techniques appropriate for treatment.
• Basic Computer literacy.