Social Worker 3, Community Transition Team - Coquitlam, Canada - PHSA

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Social Worker 3
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services

Coquitlam, BC


Correctional Health Services (CHS) is a province-wide, specialized program providing care for clients who are incarcerated in one of BC's 10 provincial correctional facilities.

We believe everyone deserves a chance to access healthcare treatments and heal, and CHS offers a non-judgemental place to help make that happen.

Check out what it means to be apart of the CHS team
HERE. Please indicated in your cover letter why you are interested in joining our Community Transition Team (CTT)


What you'll do

  • Conduct comprehensive health, concurrent disorder, mental health and/or substance use, and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the client and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the client and family and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
  • Provide clinical intervention in the context of evidencebased care to clients and their families through individual, family and group therapy.
  • Support clients and their families by providing education, shortterm counselling and crisis intervention after the client's release from the provincial correctional centres regarding concurrent disorder, mental health and/or substance use issues, child welfare and custody proceedings and change or loss in health functioning.
  • Facilitate comprehensive discharge planning for designated clients with the team, client, family and community agencies to ensure psychosocial followup.
  • Establish and maintain effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, including clients and families, community providers, MCFD social workers, schools, hospitals and other agencies, in order to coordinate services across the continuum of health care.

What you bring

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, including relevant graduate level mental health courses and mental health practicum.
  • Minimum 1 year recent related clinical experience working within a correctional health or other related setting; must include experience in child protection, child development and grief and loss, women's issues, women abuse and harm reduction model; or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
  • Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
  • Valid BC Driver's License. Local area travel may require the use of a personal vehicle.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice, trauma informed care.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct and document a comprehensive psychosocial and family assessment in a correctional health context.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to provide crisis intervention, short term counselling and individual, family and group therapy.
  • Knowledge of the psychosocial needs of clients and their families.
  • Knowledge of the criminal justice and corrections systems.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of common health, concurrent disorder, substance use and mental health diagnoses as they relate to inmates.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with mental health and substance use issues including DSM and mental health assessment of depression, suicide and anxiety.
  • Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight 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

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, 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 and accruement.
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