Social Worker - New Grads Welcome!

Vancouver Coastal Health; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health organization as a Social Worker, where you'll make a significant impact on the lives of individuals and families. This role offers the opportunity to work across various care settings, including acute inpatient, community health, and mental health services. You'll leverage your expertise in systems thinking and counselling to provide holistic support to clients, ensuring their needs are met in a compassionate and effective manner. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this organization fosters a collaborative environment that prioritizes professional growth and community connection. If you're passionate about creating healthy lives in healthy communities, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits package

Employer-paid training

Leadership development opportunities

Wellness supports

Recognition programs

Qualifications

• Current registration with BCCSW is required.
• 1 year post-BSW experience in a healthcare setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive social and psychosocial assessments.
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to support clients.

Skills

Systems thinking

Counselling skills

Clinical practice models

Social and psychosocial assessments

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master of Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work

Tools

Software applications for social work

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27/Hr. - CAD $52.81/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Relocation Assistance may be available. Vancouver Coastal Health is hiring Social Workers into a variety of units and sites. Apply today and our Social Work Talent Acquisition Advisor will be in contact regarding opportunities in all of our areas of care, including:

• Acute Inpatient (ie: Medicine/Surgery, Hospitalist, Complex Activation Medical Unit, Neurosciences, Ortho/Trauma, Palliative, and more!)
• Community & Home Health
• Primary Care Network
• Long Term Care
• Mental Health and Substance Use, including the Downtown Eastside
• Rural & Remote
• and more!

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW).
• Master of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work and one (1) year post Bachelor of Social Work experience in a health care setting.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of systems thinking as it relates 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.
• Skilled in the use of equipment, and in the techniques appropriate for treatment.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

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.

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 in 2024.

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

Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.