Are you a passionate Social Worker looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals navigating substance use and mental health challenges? Join Providence Health Care’s Road to Recovery after care team, a transformative and expanding initiative dedicated to holistic, person-centered, and trauma-informed care.

Why Join Us?

At Providence, you'll become part of an innovative, interdisciplinary team leading a new model of recovery care. With the launch of our stabilization unit in Fall 2023 and continued program expansion, now is an exciting time to contribute to a system of care that truly supports clients through every stage of their journey—from detox to transitional care to aftercare outreach services.

About the Role

In alignment with the Mission, Vision, Values, and strategic directions of Providence Health Care, the Social Worker promotes a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for patients, families, and staff. You will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team under the direction of the Patient Care Manager, with clinical guidance from the Social Work Site Leader, Professional Practice Leader, and Research, Education and Practice Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic clinical counseling to individuals with complex substance use and mental health needs.

• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to inform treatment planning.

• Act as a leader in discharge planning, collaborating with care teams, families, and community partners.

• Offer consultative services on community resources and access pathways for clients and families.

• Coordinate and lead clinical/case conferences and in-service education sessions for staff.

• Actively participate in committees, working groups, and quality improvement initiatives.

• Maintain up-to-date clinical documentation and stay informed on professional developments and best practices in Social Work.

Qualifications:

• Master’s in Social Work from an accredited university
• One year of recent related experience in a designated program area, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers
• Bachelor of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work, with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients/residents, families, staff, physicians, and other healthcare providers
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies related to healthcare
• Ability to gather relevant data and conduct biopsychosocial assessments
• Experience in conducting patient/resident assessments
• Knowledge of other healthcare disciplines and their roles in patient/resident care
• Ability to draw out information to understand the patient's/resident's situation and explore issues beyond initial concerns
• Proven ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Skill in conflict resolution, including guiding others through resolution issues
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Strong independent work skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and workload
• Proficient in operating related equipment
• Willingness and ability to participate in research
• Experience in providing supervision and teaching to students
• Ability to facilitate and influence group and inter-group meetings, processes, and decision-making

• Competitive Salary: The salary range for this position is $42.27 - $52.81 per hour, depending on experience.

• Inclusive Culture: We respect the diversity, dignity, and interdependence of all individuals. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Meaningful Impact: As a Social Worker in the Road to Recovery program, you will make a real difference by providing evidence-based, person-centered care to individuals facing substance use challenges. Be part of a trauma-informed, stigma-free approach that supports clients through every phase of their recovery journey, even during setbacks. Your work will help deliver innovative, compassionate care that promotes lasting wellness and recovery.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits Package: Includes dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a pension plan.
• State-of-the-art Facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will offer the most innovative approach to integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to meet the future health needs of patients, families, and communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital will continue to lead in care, research, and teaching. The new hospital is expected to open in 2027

Your Day to Da your day-to-day responsibilities:

• Provides therapeutic clinical counselling services to patients/residents, families and groups in designated program area by methods such as exploring the client's present situation in order to identify problems, personal concerns and treatment objectives, facilitating change in coping styles, behaviors, attitudes and feelings, participating with patients/residents, families, community supports and interdisciplinary treatment teams to coordinate services, facilitating meetings and making referrals to appropriate resources.

• Conducts comprehensive social work and psycho-social assessments in designated program area by methods such as interviewing the patient/resident and/or family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient/resident's family, environment, culture, living situation and financial status and interpreting the data to therapeutically impact the patient/resident's and family's coping abilities.

• Maintains patient/resident records by methods such as documenting patient/resident assessments, charting patient/resident information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, and policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and documenting for future reference.

• Contributes to the discharge planning process as a member of the interdisciplinary care team by methods such as interviewing the patient/resident and/or family and assessing and determining care needs, eligibility and type of service required. Liaises with community partners to assist in developing and coordinating discharge plans for patient/resident with complex needs. Collaborates with hospital and community services to determine discharge needs and alternate level of care for patients/residents to ensure effective utilization of patient/resident resources within the region.

• Provides consultative and direct services to patient/resident, families, staff and community health professionals regarding community resources and access to these resources by methods such as identifying applicable resources including financial assistance, sharing available resource opportunities and suggesting contacts in order to facilitate optimal planning.

• Contributes to clinical care team conferences as a member of the interdisciplinary care team for patient/resident reviews, admissions and discharges.

• Supports patients/Families/Teams in the understanding legislative process and criteria particularly related to: Identifying Substitute Decision Makers under Health Care Consent and Care Facility Act (HCCCFAA), Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying, Providing Rights Advice under Mental Health Act, Acting as an Incapability Assessor under HCCCFAA , and acting as a Designated Responder under Adult Guardianship Act.

• Provides on-going program evaluation through methods such as providing input from a social work perspective on a variety of care issues related to the patient/resident and program effectiveness to ensure appropriate and effective treatment of the patient/resident.

• Develops, coordinates and delivers in services, presentations and/or training related to designated program for the staff in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team by performing duties such as determining relevant content and required audiovisual/handout aids, conducting literature searches and planning and coordinating seminars.

• Participates as a member of local committees by methods such as engaging in program/practice evaluation, identifying opportunities for change, assessing available resources, analyzing outcomes and identifying areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance patient/resident service within hospital programs and reduce gaps in services in the community.

• Facilitates/participates in group meetings by performing duties such as facilitating group, providing clinical counseling services and providing therapeutic and/or psycho-social education as required.

• Maintains broad knowledge of developments in the Social Work profession by methods such as reviewing literature in specialty area, consulting with clinical and community experts within the field, and participating in professional development activities in order to evaluate clinical practice and to improve care through new practices.

• Maintains a variety of records such as workload statistics by methods such as recording information into approved formats, collating data, analyzing trends, accounting for variances and recommending an action plan to the Professional Practice Leader, Social Work.

• Develops research protocols and conducts approved social work interdisciplinary research and special projects in collaboration with appropriate personnel through methods such as identifying current trends/gaps in literature, writing research proposals/grant applications, following through with research methodology and disseminating research findings. Ensures clinical practices and protocols are consistent with current research findings.

• Provides teaching and supervision to social work students as assigned by methods such as providing guidance and the opportunity to observe and take an active role in the treatment of social work patients/residents.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.