Social Work Site/Unit Educator

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $47.31/Hr. - CAD $59.10/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Social Work Site/ Unit Educator with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

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

As a Social Work Unit Educator with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Work in a team-based environment and is charged with providing discipline specific clinical support, training and education to designated staff for the designated program area a majority of the time.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate site educational programs to support access and flow and meet the needs of the clinicians and site.
• Provide training and at the elbow support; provides education on applicable legislation and its application, therapeutic approaches and discharge planning processes.
• As a Designated Responder Coordinator, provide clinical support, guidance, direction and education, and ensures Designated Authority of statutory obligations are met per Adult Guardianship Act.
• Work under the direction of the Manager and/or Clinical Operations Supervisor to set the priorities of the designated program.
• Collaborate with the Regional Clinical Education team, Regional Educator for Social Work, and other educators across VCH to ensure alignment of best practices for educational theory and remain connected with developing best practices in the profession.
• Collaborate with the Professional Practice and Clinical Education team to ensure awareness of best practice evidence and newly emerging practices and engage with subject matter experts as appropriate.
• Maintain and update own knowledge of clinical and professional practice, including clinical competencies by working directly with patients, clients, residents.

About the Recovery Response Team:

Recovery Response Team (RRT) is an interdisciplinary substance use transition team that provides low-barrier access to recovery-based supports for clients accessing care within Specialized Substance Use Services. RRT offers short term support for clients navigating recovery across the substance use continuum, providing Access Central waitlist support, residential treatment application completion, and transition support between WDM, stabilization and treatment centers, and recovery community connection. The RRT Social Worker is responsible for providing transitional support, advocacy, and advanced psychosocial services to clients with variety of substance use, who have high levels of service utilization, and/or experience barriers connecting to substance use services.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Master's Degree in Social Work, five (5) years' recent, related social work experience in the designated practice area.
• Completion of a professional instructional program for teaching. Experience creating educational materials, implementing education strategies, utilizing knowledge translation abilities, and experience mentoring students, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of organization policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of the established provincial standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
• Extensive knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures as it relates to the rights of patients and obligations of staff.
• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated application of the ethical decision making framework.
• Broad knowledge of Adult education theory, and recognized experience with curriculum and instructional design principles and practices.
• Broad knowledge of tele-health and technology-based learning.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• 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.
• General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and construct effective and dynamic education modules.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, facilitate and teach.
• Demonstrated ability in education strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a creative learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a culture of enquiry and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing and deal effectively with, co-workers, physicians, other health care staff, patients and their circle of care, and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Computer literacy related to tele-health and technology-based learning; and with spreadsheet and database skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment.

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?

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 Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2025.

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

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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.