Come work as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor to join the team in Richmond, BC.

As a Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor at Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide a specialized counselling service to assist clients with disabilities to explore vocational potential and address barriers to employment.
• Duties include:
  • receiving referrals, screening and assessing clients' vocational potential
  • counselling and guiding clients in the selection of sustainable occupational goals
  • developing vocational plans
  • assisting with accessing resources for job finding or training, including liaising with sponsorship agencies and other service providers
  • contacting insurers and previous employers to assist with return to work
  • monitoring client progress

Education & Experience

• Master of Arts Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling plus one years' recent related experience working with individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Certification or eligible to apply for Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional (CVRP), Certified Rehabilitation Counsellor (CRC) and/or Registered Vocational Professional (RVP).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of disease processes and understanding of the ways in which health conditions affect employability.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Broad knowledge of research process and methodology.
• Knowledge of human rights legislation as it pertains to disability and employment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation.
• Demonstrated vocational rehabilitation counselling skills, including intake and assessment skills, individual and group counselling skills, case formulation skills, case management skills, and goal planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to administer and interpret Level B measures of interests, values, personality, and abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, physicians, other health care staff, and clients and their families, both one-on-one and in groups.
• Broad knowledge of trauma informed practice and harm reduction approaches and strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safety care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations
• Demonstrated ability/sensitivity to working with a diverse population of clients with health-related barriers to employment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment including word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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 in 2024.

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


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.