Administrative Associate, Licensure
About the role
Category: Temporary, Full-Time (9 Month Term)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid in Vancouver (preferred) or Victoria Office
Territorial Acknowledgement
The offices of the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC) are located on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples — specifically, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations — the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples — represented today by the Songhees and xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt) Nations — and the WSÁNEĆ (Saanich) Peoples — including the BOKḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁ,UTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), and W̱SÍḴEM (Tseycum) Nations.
Position Summary
The Administrative Associate, Licensure, supports the Licensure team by providing administrative and clerical assistance to ensure the smooth operations of the College’s licensing process. This frontline position is tasked with a wide variety of administrative functions and licensure-related tasks, including reviewing, processing, and tracking registration applications, and providing administrative support during Committee meetings. This role also supports other functions within the College and is a back up for general administrative duties.
It is essential for all College staff to contribute to a team approach with a public protection focus, delivering efficient services that align with and allow the College to meet its regulatory, strategic, and operational goals.
Supervisory & Reporting Responsibilities/Relationships
Reports to: Manager, Licensure
Direct supervision: N/A
Duties & Responsibilities
Correspond with applicants and registrants via in-person meetings, emails, and phone calls.
Review applications to ensure all documentation has been received.
Data entry: ensure the integrity of the registration data entered into the database.
Support the development and maintenance of the records management system.
Support as necessary the scheduling, the preparation, and the follow-up of committee, project and working group meetings – confirming attendees, booking meeting rooms, travel arrangement and reservation, refreshments, etc.
Draft correspondence and process mail merge from letter templates.
Contribute to strategic goals and outcomes identified for licensure.
Other duties as assigned by the Manager.
Qualifications/Skills
One (1) to Three (3) years’ experience in health regulation or a similar field.
Strong customer service skills and excellent oral and written communication.
Experience working with database software or customer relationship management platforms.
Previous regulatory experience or understanding of legislative requirements.
Tech savvy with excellent working knowledge of cloud computing systems and Microsoft Office suite (such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion of information received while performing work functions.
Collaborative spirit and demonstrated ability to work productively within a team but also independently.
Awareness of the Health Professions Act and Health Professions and Occupations Act and their application to the work of CHCPBC.
Awareness of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019) and Action Plan (2022-2027) and their application to the work of CHCPBC, including awareness of a distinctions-based approach related to Indigenous Peoples.
Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Recon-ciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), the In Plain Sight Report’s 24 recommendations specific to healthcare in BC (2020), and the 231 Calls for Justice in Reclaiming Power and Place: National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Final Report (2019) and how they intersect across the health care system.
Commitment to ongoing learning related to Indigenous cultural safety and humility.
Salary & Benefits
The full-time compensation for this position is $54,315-$63,900 annually based on a 37.5-hour work week.
The starting salary will be determined based on factors such as the successful candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, experience; salaries of other employees in the same salary range; market conditions and other relevant factors.
The College provides competitive compensation and an attractive benefit package.
- We have a flexible work environment that includes a hybrid/remote work model with an assigned schedule. We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth; provide flexibility; strive for work-life balance; and provide an excellent and dynamic work environment where innovation, teamwork and creativity are highly valued.
The College deeply values and celebrates diversity, understanding that it is not just about representation, but about the active inclusion, empowerment, and support of individuals with a wide range of skills, backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. We acknowledge that diversity is essential to our success and resilience, and we strive to build an environment where every individual is recognized, respected, and provided with the space to thrive. We honour and actively support employees who identify with a broad spectrum of communities, including but not limited to, those who self-identify as First Nations, Metis, Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized persons, 2SLGBTQIA+, gender diverse, disabled, and neurodivergent individuals.
Our commitment goes beyond representation - we aim to create a culture of belonging, where diverse perspectives are not only heard but celebrated, and where people feel safe, valued, and supported. We are dedicated to fostering an open, welcoming and inclusive work environment where all employees can bring their full, authentic selves to their work. We recognize that true diversity requires the active dismantling of systemic barriers and the continuous support of equity deserving groups.
As a College, we aspire to employ, support, and empower staff who reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve across British Columbia, ensuring that our team is representative and responsive to the varied needs and lived experiences of those who rely on our services.
About College of Health and Care Professionals of BC
The mandate of the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC) is to protect the public. We ensure that the health and care professionals that we regulate (audiologists, dietitians, hearing instrument practitioners, occupational therapists, opticians, optometrists, physical therapists, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists) have the competencies needed to practice and that they adhere to the standards needed for safe and ethical care.
The Ministry of Health directed the following seven former regulatory health colleges to amalgamate to form a new, multi-profession college on June 28, 2024: College of Dietitians of BC; College of Occupational Therapists of BC; College of Optometrists of BC; College of Opticians of BC; College of Physical Therapists of BC; College of Psychologists of BC; and College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. This amalgamation is part of the Ministry of Health’s multi-year initiative to modernize BC’s health profession regulatory framework.
Administrative Associate, Licensure
About the role
Category: Temporary, Full-Time (9 Month Term)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid in Vancouver (preferred) or Victoria Office
Territorial Acknowledgement
The offices of the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC) are located on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples — specifically, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations — the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples — represented today by the Songhees and xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt) Nations — and the WSÁNEĆ (Saanich) Peoples — including the BOKḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁ,UTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), and W̱SÍḴEM (Tseycum) Nations.
Position Summary
The Administrative Associate, Licensure, supports the Licensure team by providing administrative and clerical assistance to ensure the smooth operations of the College’s licensing process. This frontline position is tasked with a wide variety of administrative functions and licensure-related tasks, including reviewing, processing, and tracking registration applications, and providing administrative support during Committee meetings. This role also supports other functions within the College and is a back up for general administrative duties.
It is essential for all College staff to contribute to a team approach with a public protection focus, delivering efficient services that align with and allow the College to meet its regulatory, strategic, and operational goals.
Supervisory & Reporting Responsibilities/Relationships
Reports to: Manager, Licensure
Direct supervision: N/A
Duties & Responsibilities
Correspond with applicants and registrants via in-person meetings, emails, and phone calls.
Review applications to ensure all documentation has been received.
Data entry: ensure the integrity of the registration data entered into the database.
Support the development and maintenance of the records management system.
Support as necessary the scheduling, the preparation, and the follow-up of committee, project and working group meetings – confirming attendees, booking meeting rooms, travel arrangement and reservation, refreshments, etc.
Draft correspondence and process mail merge from letter templates.
Contribute to strategic goals and outcomes identified for licensure.
Other duties as assigned by the Manager.
Qualifications/Skills
One (1) to Three (3) years’ experience in health regulation or a similar field.
Strong customer service skills and excellent oral and written communication.
Experience working with database software or customer relationship management platforms.
Previous regulatory experience or understanding of legislative requirements.
Tech savvy with excellent working knowledge of cloud computing systems and Microsoft Office suite (such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion of information received while performing work functions.
Collaborative spirit and demonstrated ability to work productively within a team but also independently.
Awareness of the Health Professions Act and Health Professions and Occupations Act and their application to the work of CHCPBC.
Awareness of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019) and Action Plan (2022-2027) and their application to the work of CHCPBC, including awareness of a distinctions-based approach related to Indigenous Peoples.
Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Recon-ciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), the In Plain Sight Report’s 24 recommendations specific to healthcare in BC (2020), and the 231 Calls for Justice in Reclaiming Power and Place: National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Final Report (2019) and how they intersect across the health care system.
Commitment to ongoing learning related to Indigenous cultural safety and humility.
Salary & Benefits
The full-time compensation for this position is $54,315-$63,900 annually based on a 37.5-hour work week.
The starting salary will be determined based on factors such as the successful candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, experience; salaries of other employees in the same salary range; market conditions and other relevant factors.
The College provides competitive compensation and an attractive benefit package.
- We have a flexible work environment that includes a hybrid/remote work model with an assigned schedule. We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth; provide flexibility; strive for work-life balance; and provide an excellent and dynamic work environment where innovation, teamwork and creativity are highly valued.
The College deeply values and celebrates diversity, understanding that it is not just about representation, but about the active inclusion, empowerment, and support of individuals with a wide range of skills, backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. We acknowledge that diversity is essential to our success and resilience, and we strive to build an environment where every individual is recognized, respected, and provided with the space to thrive. We honour and actively support employees who identify with a broad spectrum of communities, including but not limited to, those who self-identify as First Nations, Metis, Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized persons, 2SLGBTQIA+, gender diverse, disabled, and neurodivergent individuals.
Our commitment goes beyond representation - we aim to create a culture of belonging, where diverse perspectives are not only heard but celebrated, and where people feel safe, valued, and supported. We are dedicated to fostering an open, welcoming and inclusive work environment where all employees can bring their full, authentic selves to their work. We recognize that true diversity requires the active dismantling of systemic barriers and the continuous support of equity deserving groups.
As a College, we aspire to employ, support, and empower staff who reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve across British Columbia, ensuring that our team is representative and responsive to the varied needs and lived experiences of those who rely on our services.
About College of Health and Care Professionals of BC
The mandate of the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC) is to protect the public. We ensure that the health and care professionals that we regulate (audiologists, dietitians, hearing instrument practitioners, occupational therapists, opticians, optometrists, physical therapists, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists) have the competencies needed to practice and that they adhere to the standards needed for safe and ethical care.
The Ministry of Health directed the following seven former regulatory health colleges to amalgamate to form a new, multi-profession college on June 28, 2024: College of Dietitians of BC; College of Occupational Therapists of BC; College of Optometrists of BC; College of Opticians of BC; College of Physical Therapists of BC; College of Psychologists of BC; and College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. This amalgamation is part of the Ministry of Health’s multi-year initiative to modernize BC’s health profession regulatory framework.