Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27/Hr. - CAD $52.81/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal ...

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Social Worker to join Kitsilano Adult Mental Health in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary community team to provide clinical and consultative social work services to individuals with chronic health and mental health issues, poverty and victims of violence.
• Perform professional social work services such as conducting comprehensive social and psychosocial assessments, preparing comprehensive case histories, providing psycho‑education and interventions, establishing, maintaining and enhancing therapeutic relationships, evaluating clients’ response to treatment plan and coordinating individualized goal‑oriented treatment.
• Develop and enhance community communications/relationships, provides consultation services, engages in on‑going team planning, development, evaluation and quality improvement activities to achieve excellence in client care.
• May act as a Designated Responder under the Adult Guardianship Act.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university. Two (2) years’ recent related experience working with individuals with mental health issues in a health care setting, or an equivalent combination of VCH.
• Valid BC Driver’s License and access to a personal vehicle for business‑related purposes.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply case management principles.
• Broad knowledge of case management and practice within a client and family centred care model for clients with complex health care needs.
• Broad knowledge of mental illness issues and care.
• Broad knowledge of psychotherapeutic, counseling skills and clinical practice models.
• Broad knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side effects).
• Broad 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 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 in order to explore issues that are beyond the initial presented concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, ... (full list retained from posting).

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.

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?

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your and 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

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.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2025.

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

Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub...