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

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Social Worker with a Master's Degree to join the team as a Regional Social Work Educator working at Vacnouver General Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Social Work Educator with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Work in a team based environment and is charged with providing discipline specific education and expertise across the health authority.
• Provide clinical and educational support to designated staff within Vancouver Coastal Health a majority of the time and perform related specialized duties.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs, including for new graduates and other staff including employed students, provide training in practice, assist with the development and roll out of new clinical practices and provide staff with information on new or changed therapeutic procedures and practices.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other health care providers regarding clinical concerns or requirements to gather information for ongoing improvement of client care.
• Provide training in Social Work practices including leading knowledge transfer of best practice evidence, modifying techniques, assisting with the development of new clinical practices and providing staff with information on new or changed therapeutic procedures and practices.
• Gather information for ongoing improvement of Social Work services.
• Demonstrate expertise and leadership in social work services.
• Maintain and update own knowledge of clinical and professional practice, including hands-on clinical competencies by working directly with patients, clients, residents.

Education & Experience

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, plus five (5) years' recent, related broad Social Work experience in a variety of practice areas or designated program area.
• Completion of a professional instructional program for teaching. Experience creating educational materials, implementing education strategies, utilizing knowledge translation abilities, and experience mentoring students, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Master’s Degree in Education preferred.
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
• Valid BC Driver’s License as local area travel within the VCH geographical region requires the use of a vehicle.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of organization policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of provincial legislation and government policies and procedures as it relates to the rights of the client, protection of vulnerable adults and obligations of staff.
• Comprehensive knowledge of social work theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of the established provincial standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
• General 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 safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant clinical practice standards/guidelines
• Broad knowledge of education theory.
• Broad knowledge of tele-health and technology based learning.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and construct effective and dynamic education modules.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, facilitate and teach.
• Demonstrated ability in education strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a creative learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a culture of enquiry and evidence based practice.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with, and deal effectively with, co-workers, physicians, other health care staff, patients and their families, and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Computer literacy related to tele-health and technology-based learning; and with spreadsheet and database skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment.

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 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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

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.