Multiple Opportunities - Vancouver, Canada - PHSA

PHSA

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Multiple Opportunities - Social Worker I - MSW Standard
BC Children's Hospital / SunnyHill Health Centre / BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

Vancouver, BC

The Social Worker provides consultation to team members and relevant community agencies regarding child welfare concerns.

Intervention services provided by the Social Worker includes crisis intervention and short-term counseling, advocacy, liaison with community services, coordination of resources, consultation with teams, collaboration with community agencies, education, program planning and research.

What you'll do

Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
Support patient and their family by understanding the nature and treatment of the presenting issues by providing education, shortterm counseling and crisis intervention to families and other relevant caregivers.
Provide comprehensive clinical counseling with women, children and their families by focusing on their social, emotional and cultural needs, including adjustment to diagnosis and treatment decisions, loss of functioning and dealing with emotional and family crises in the context of evidence based care.
Support women and their families by organizing and facilitating psychoeducational, counseling and bereavement groups for partners and their families.
Facilitate in complex discharge planning with the team, patient, family and community agencies by coordinating regular meetings to ensure psychosocial followup.

What you bring

Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.
Minimum 1 year recent related experience with patient and their family with a health condition relevant to the service/program area within BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre/BC Children's Hospital, including clinical skills in crisis intervention, assessment, shortterm counseling, individual, group and family counseling; must have experience in mental health, child protection, women's issues, intimate partner violence, harm reduction model and grief and loss in a health care or hospital setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

You also have:

Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice.
Foundational knowledge and understanding relevant to the specific care area.
Ability to conduct and document a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
Ability to provide individual, family and group counseling.
Knowledge of the psychosocial needs of children/families with medical, disabilities, and/or mental health conditions.
Knowledge of child development theories.
Knowledge of child protection issues and relevant legislation concerning children, consents and FOIPPA.
Knowledge of formalized agreements between C&W and MCFD relevant to child protection protocols and other formal agreements with community agencies.
Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Site Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and antiracism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).

What we bring
Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families.

Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future.

That's why we're focused on your care too - offering health, wellness, development programs to support you - at work and at home.

Join one of BC's largest employers with provincewide programs, services and operations offering vast opportunities for growth and development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
Access to professional development opportunities through our inhouse training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement