Salary Details
The salary range for this position is CAD $44.85/Hr. - CAD $56.02/Hr.
Job Summary
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. Apply today to join our team!
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 facilitate care throughout the continuum.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Master of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work and two (2) years 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 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 to explore issues beyond the initial 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.
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.
Benefits
- 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 available to employees and their immediate families.
- Award‑winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
EEO Statement
At Vancouver Coastal Health, we support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments. 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.
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