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

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Community Liaison Worker to join the team at Adanac Park Lodge in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Community Liaison Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Provide support services to clients and their families in community health.
• Act as an advocate and/or a liaison for clients, facilitating access to community services and resources.
• Liaise and coordinate services with medical professionals within an integrated health service delivery model and a range of programs such as Community Health, Primary Care, Mental Health and Substance Use, General Practitioner (GP) partners and other external agencies.
• Support clinical staff as a member of healthcare team(s) by providing appropriate information and support related to clients with complex health care needs.
• Monitor clients, document and provide verbal reports on observations to clinicians in accordance with standard procedures or specific direction.
• Assist clinicians in planning, organizing, facilitating team based care conferences and or family meetings as required, participate in the process of case planning, and may assist clients with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).
• Provide information on community services to clients and their caregivers.
• Establish a rapport with clients based on respect and promotes clients to manage behaviors and enhance clients’ self-management support.
• Liaise, monitor and coordinate services with health care team, community services, and medical professionals.

Education & Experience

• Social Services Diploma from a recognized program, plus one year’s recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s License and access to personal vehicle, as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• 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. 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
• 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.