161160 - Community Social Worker - Family Therapy

Work Location
Mental Health / Substance Use
Department
Assessment - Treatment Services
Home Worksite
69 - HOpe Community
Labour Agreement
Health Science Professionals
Union
401 - HS Professional BCGEU
Position Type
Baseline
Job Status
Temporary Part-Time
FTE
0.51
Standard Hours / Week
19.13
Job Category
Social Work
Salary Grade
P1
Min Hourly
CAD $42.27/Hr.
Max Hourly
CAD $52.81/Hr.
Shift Times
0900-1530/1000-1600/1000-1800
Days Off
Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday
Work Schedule Details
Tuesdays 0900-1530, Wednesdays 1000-1600, Thursdays 1000-1800
Position Start Date
As soon as possible
End Date
10/6/2026
Position End Date - Incumbent
Position ends on the listed end date or upon the return of the incumbent.

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

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

As a Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team by carrying out social work assessments, developing treatment plans and providing evidence-based supportive counselling on an individual, group and family basis.

Education & Experience

• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW).
• Master of Social Work from an accredited education institution, plus two (2) years’ recent related experience as a social worker or a clinical social worker who provides services to families, or equivalent education, training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated skills in individual supportive counseling, family and group work.
• Current professional knowledge including a working knowledge of the DSM V diagnostic classification system.
• Understanding of available community agencies and resources to assist client; aiding in identifying new services that should be offered.
• Applies skilled family supportive counselling theory and practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to independently organize and carry out work assignments.
• Ability to determine and deal effectively with emergent situations and exercise reasonable judgment when dealing with patients, families and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to apply Trauma Informed Principles to practice.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a harm reduction approach.
• 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 the scope of practice, code of ethics and standards of practice for the Registered Social Work designation under the BC College of Social Work.
• Demonstrated understanding of health care ethics and ability to incorporate ethical decision making in practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures as it relates to the rights of clients and obligations of staff including understanding of the Mental Health Act.
• Broad knowledge of application of standard of practice related to professional boundaries.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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 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, 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.