Job Description

Come work as a Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Social Worker to join the Cedarview Lodge team in North Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Be responsible for providing clinical and consultative social work services to clients and families.
• Work without general supervision to perform duties including monitoring of all clients to ensure correct degree of intervention, arranging funeral decisions, and completing care assessments in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Coordinate admission process with the facility liaison and facility staff and provide orientation for new residents and families.
• Participate in identifying applicable community resources for clients and families.
• Provide inservices to staff and represent the department on external committees as directed.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Masters of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work and three (3) years\' of Social Work experience preferably in a extended or intermediate care setting.

Experience in resident\xe2\x80\x99s and family counselling.

Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Listening and information seeking skills that promote communication and lead to a cooperative approach to problem solving within an interdisciplinary setting.
• Knowledge of developmental stages in the individual and family life cycle and of psychosocial issues that may occur in response to changing health and dependency needs.
• Basic knowledge of counselling skills.
• Basic knowledge of other health disciplines and their role in healthcare.
• Broad knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to the client.
• Demonstrated ability to gather relevant data and make a multi-dimentional assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct social assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to apply systems theory to practice in Social Work assessment and intervention.
• Demonstrated ability to draw out and honour information that will contribute to understanding the clients\xe2\x80\x99 situation.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families, staff and community agency personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the role.

Closing Statement

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.

As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Officer Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for Vancouver Coastal Health must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to our goals of creating a great place to work and delivering exceptional care. We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.

We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada\'s Top 100 Employers in 2023.

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.

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